Alexander Mann Solutions’ chief executive Rosaleen Blair has been awarded Ernst & Young’s London Business Products & Services Entrepreneur of the Year.

Blair, who is recognised as being the first person in Europe to establish recruitment process outsourcing, founded Alexander Mann Solutions in 1997.

“Rosaleen Blair is a dynamic entrepreneur who, with her innovative business solution model, is changing the way that people do business in the recruitment sector,” the independent judging panel said.