Mon, 18 Feb 2013Veredus, the executive recruitment arm of outsourcing giant Capita, has launched eight new private sector practices as it looks to specialise beyond its public sector and third sector operations.

The new divisions are: asset and wealth management; energy and the built environment; life sciences; manufacturing and infrastructure; SME and private equity-backed enterprises & business services; telecoms, media & technology (TMT); and transport.

The expansion will also see the firm offer further interim management recruitment services, in particular in the life sciences and manufacturing & infrastructure areas.

Veredus managing director Jerry Gray comments: “Despite the fact that the UK economy has been in the doldrums for several years, McKinsey’s infamous war for talent is still a reality when it comes to identifying and sourcing the sort of people who make things happen at leadership level.

“At the same time, the increasing confidence we are detecting among our clients has led us to share Mervyn King’s guarded optimism about recovery. Consequently we believe this is exactly the right time to invest in strengthening our capabilities across the private sector.”