The Recruitment and Employment Confederation, the industry’s trade body, unveiled its newly elected board members last week.

The members offer a mixture of experience ranging from smaller firms to the largest in the country.

Their priorities will be to raise the standards within the industry, lobby the government and Brussels against controversial legislation and increase the UK’s potential as a leading skills supplier.

Mark Adams, chief executive of Blue Arrow, will act as chairman.

The new members include:

•Jeanette Robinson, managing director, Cavill

•Ian Wolter, managing director, Eden Brown

•David Winterburn, regional manager, Ramsey Hall

•Kim-Marie Freestone, managing director, Lifeline Personnel

•John O’Sullivan, operations director, Spring IT