• Adderley featherstone: Martin Thayne is the new managing director of the executive search firm.

• Adecco: Steven Kirkpatrick takes up the new role of MD – general staffing for the group, responsible for the Adecco Retail, Elizabeth Hunt, Office Angels and Spring Personnel brands. David Clubb, previously Office Angels’ MD, has left the business. Robert P Crouch becomes regional head of North America for Adecco.

• Alexander Daniels: The financial, corporate governance and executive recruiter has appointed Steven Underwood as principal consultant.

• Alcoa: The global metals producer has promoted Mike Barriere from chief talent officer to vice president, HR.

• Aston Taylor: The rec-to-rec firm has made Andrea Saunders MD.

• Boyden: The search firm has appointed Grant Hodgetts as executive director for Australia, and Sue Smith becomes a partner in London.

• Brightpool: The financial services recruiter has appointed Angela Hickmore as MD.

• Cititec: Steven Ewer becomes permanent team manager at the IT recruiter.

• Eames Consulting Group: Ceri Burns has joined the financial and professional services recruiter as a senior consultant in Singapore.

• Evenbase: The digital recruitment group has appointed John Frith as HR director.

• Four Financial: Carl Meyler becomes business manager at the financial recruiter.

• Frazer Jones: The HR recruiter has appointed Kayne Steinborn-Busse as associate director.

• Garwyn Group: Anne Thorne is the newly appointed HR director at the liability loss adjuster.

• General Motors: Kenneth J Barrett becomes chief diversity officer at the global auto maker.

• H1 Healthcare: Jackie Edwards becomes recruitment and compliance manager at the healthcare agency.

• JAM Recruitment: Alison Humphries leads the new internal training division of the manufacturing and engineering recruiter.

• Laurence Simons: Laura Rusche is the managing consultant of the legal recruiter’s new Chicago office.

• Oakleaf Partnership: Zoe Bradley, Michelle Greensword and Lucy Nadler become senior consultants at the HR recruiter.

• Pedersen & Partners: The global executive search firm has made Ewan Walton head of the Gulf region, with Amjed Shacker taking on his previous role as head of Saudi Arabia.

• Platinum Recruitment Services: Naomi McCarthy is business manager and Trevor Anderson and Andy Gray business development managers at the multi-sector recruiter.

• Proco Global: Matt Hill has been appointed to regional MD for Asia Pacific for the executive search firm.

• Sellick Partnership: Nives Feely is the new finance director at the financial and legal recruiter.

• Slayton Search Partners: John P Doyle is executive vice president at the Chicago-based search firm.

• Swan iT Recruitment: The specialist SAP recruiter has appointed Sean Young as director of EMEA sales. 

• The ReThink Group: Steve Wright becomes chief financial officer at the business and technology recruitment group.

• Twenty Recruitment: The multi-sector agency has made Peter Kitchin director of commerce.

• Volt Information Sciences: Ron Kochman is the new president and CEO of the talent and technology consultancy.

• Work Group: Hayley Brooks-bank becomes MD of Work Communications.