• Advantage Resourcing: The multi-sector recruiter, part of Japan’s Recruit Co, has taken on Peter Donoghue as managing consultant for its IT division.

• Antal International: The global recruiter’s founder Tony Goodwin has become executive chairman, as Tremayne Elson is promoted to chief executive officer (see p6, Recruiter November 2013 for more).

• Argyll Scott: The tech recruiter has appointed Richard Prentice as the head of financial services technology, permanent division.

• Campion Willcocks: Richard Clifford has been promoted to MD at the interim management and resourcing consultancy.

• Castlerock Recruitment Group: Paul Allen has joined the firm as group strategic business development manager.

• ConSol Partners: The tech recruiter will move manager Mike Cain and co-founder Marc Cohen to its new Santa Monica, California offices.

• Darwin Recruitment: APSCo chair Miles Hunt has joined the IT recruiter as non-exec chair, succeeding Harvey Nash founder David Higgins. Alf Davis and Simon Lawton also join the board.

• FWB: The search firm has taken on new director Charles José McGarry.

• King.com: Ciara Smyth is the new chief people officer at the maker of notoriously addictive smartphone game Candy Crush.

• Heidrick & Struggles: The search firm has taken on Chad Hesters as head of natural resources for the Americas, while Mark Livingston is promoted to global managing partner.

• Matchtech: The technical and professional recruiter’s chair George Materna steps down on 2 December to become non-executive deputy chair, with the post filled by former Randstad executive Brian Wilkinson.

• Oil Consultants: Jon Marrs joins as regional CEO heading the specialist recruiter’s new Houston office.

• PageGroup: The recruitment group’s chief financial officer Andrew Bracey has left, with Kelvin Stagg the new acting CFO.

• Poolia: Stockholm-listed staffing group Poolia has appointed new CEO and MD, Morten Werner.

• Prime Time Recruitment: Daniel Redfern has joined the multi-sector agency as a corporate sales manager, while Allena Clarke joins as managing consultant in executive division Grosvenor Boston.

• Proco: The specialist recruiter has taken on Vanessa Sproedt to lead its new Frankfurt office, while its new Melbourne base is led by new hire Mike Ward.

• Proffice: The Nordics-wide recruiter has taken on new CEO Henrik Höjsgaard.

• Randstad: Ben Noteboom will stand down as CEO at the end of February, to be succeeded by internal hire Jacques van den Broek.

• Resourcing Solutions: The rail, power and built environment recruiter has taken on Tom Holbrow as group business development director.

• Sodexo: Jon Hull is the new head of resourcing UK & Ireland at the on-site services group, succeeding Melanie Hayes.

• Spencer Ogden: Andrew Roberts has joined the global energy recruiter to launch its Berlin office. Ross Ellingham arrives to lead the new Perth, Australia office.

• Talent International: Jonathan Butterfield, founder and ex-CEO of AIM-listed recruiter Rethink Group, has become an adviser to the board of Australia’s Talent International.

• Talentmark: The life sciences recruiter has hired Paul Duffy as managing consultant of its interims offering.

• USG People: The staffing group halves its executive board to two on 1 December, with chief corporate officer Albert Jan Jongsma departing, while chief operational officer Eric de Jong retains an advisory role.