Hospitality recruiter Berkeley Scott has announced that Simon Tucker-Brown is to join its executive and board-level search practice isis to head up the re-established brand.

Tucker-Brown’s appointment and the development of the isis division will allow the firm to respond to changes in the economy and further extend its client portfolio from its core business of predominantly operational staff, chefs and general management, into new executive level markets.

For over a decade, Tucker-Brown has worked in executive search, focusing on the hospitality & leisure sector both domestically and internationally, managing assignments across a range of disciplines at senior executive and board level.

Mark Darby, managing director of Berkeley Scott, says: “Re-establishing isis is about Berkeley Scott giving a strong commitment to, and demonstrating our confidence in, the growth of the market, the wider industry and our own business.

Ross Eades, chief executive of Berkeley Scott’s parent the Kellan Group, called the appointment ‘significant’: “The strength of the Kellan Group search and selection businesses has allowed us to focus growth in this area.  The strategy I am pursuing with the board is based on acquisition and organic growth, and the formation of isis to complement our strong Berkeley Scott brand is the first of many exciting developments for Kellan Group.”