The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has appointed five people to chair sector groups.

Yvette Cleland, chief executive of Clinical Professionals, joins Matt Beedle, team leader at Non-Stop Pharma, as co-chair of the pharma and life sciences sector group, while Lee Brammer, managing director of Celsian Education, steps up to co-chair the education sector. Lorna Harvey of The Education Network remains a co-chair, while Eddie Austin, MD at Sugarman Education, has stepped down as co-chair. 

Derek Scott, MD of Project Resource, and Ed Stevens, co-founder and MD of Eximius, have been appointed co-chairs of the engineering sector group, replacing Stephen Rookes, group commercial and legal director at NES Global Talent. 

Niomi Cowling, senior marketing executive at Sphere Digital Recruitment, has been appointed co-chair of the marketing forum working alongside Anna Gibbons, corporate communications director at Sellick Partnership.