Rec-to-rec specialist Atlantic Executive is rolling out its retained search function as a result of improved market conditions.

The firm told Recruiter that it is working on an assignment to recruit two directors to start in January and March 2010.

Simon Healy, director at Atlantic Executive, says: “We have just won our first retained assignment, as the market dictated contingency for the first three quarters of this year. Our first assignment is to locate two partners in London and in mainland Europe for a leading search boutique within the telecommunications, media and technology sector.