Global recruiter the FiveTen Group has launched its HR recruitment arm Ortus in the UAE with an office opening in Dubai.

Ortus follows FiveTen Group brands Marks Sattin, (finance and accountancy recruitment), EMR (marketing), Laurence Simons (legal), and Greythorn, (IT and telecoms) already present in the region. 

FiveTen has also appointed Mark Baxter as regional director to lead operations in the Middle East.

Baxter has 13 years of management experience including the last four years based in the Middle East, during which he worked at Beresford Blake Thomas (BBT) before its acquisition by Randstad and subsequent merger with Hill McGlynn.