John Maxted, the founder and CEO of HR staffing specialist Digby Morgan has resigned.

Current chief operating office and executive director Alistar Cook has taken over as CEO.

Maxted says: “I’m fantastically proud of what we have achieved at Digby Morgan over the last 23 years, and will, of course, miss everything about the company. However, the time has come for me personally to look for new challenges. I’m looking forward to becoming more involved in public life and also in exploring some different business opportunities.”

He adds: “I have worked closely with Alistair for almost 14 years and he has played a key role in helping me to build a brand leading international recruitment business.  I’m delighted that Alistair has agreed to take on this new challenge and wish him all the best for the future.”

Digby Morgan is a subsidiary of Randstad