• Antal: Tremayne Elson re-joins the global recruitment group to drive growth in the Asia-Pacific region.

• Argyll Scott Technology: The recruitment firm has appointed Laura Eaton as head of permanent recruitment. 

• Association of Graduate Recruiters: Chief executive Carl Gilleard is to step down next year after 15 years in the post.

• BIE Group: Dan Harden joins the executive recruitment firm as managing director of its search practice; Louise Beales and Jim Whelan join as directors in its interims division.

• Brakes: The food services supplier has appointed Rebecca Martin-Cortez as head of resourcing.

• Eden Brown: The multi-sector agency has appointed Paul Winchester as sales director.

• Four Seasons Recruitment: Claire Ashley has moved to the luxury fashion and retail recruiter as a director. 

• Forum for In-house Recruitment Managers: TribePad co-founder Lisa Scales is a non-executive director (NED) at The FIRM.

• Harrier: Paula Baskus is the new director of managed services at the Asia-Pacific HR and resourcing firm.

• Hydrogen Group: New NEDs Barbara Anderson, Anne Baldock and Stephen Puckett have joined the professional recruiter.

• Impellam: The staffing group has taken on Angela Entwistle as a NED. 

• Interim Partners: Martin Luise joins the interims provider as director to lead a new permanent recruitment brand.

• IOR: Director of sales Dave Barber has left the Institute of Recruiters to concentrate on interests in the rec-to-rec space.

• Kellan Group: Quentin Spratt takes on a NED role at the staffing company.

• Leap29: Brendan O’Connell has been appointed to lead technical search agency Leap29’s first overseas base in Canada.

• Leonard Cheshire Disability: The pan-disability charity has appointed Vicky Hemming as its new people director. 

• Macmillan Davies Hodes: The HR recruiter has promoted Noreen Curtin to associate director. 

• Matchtech Group: The recruiter has appointed Keith Lewis, MD of flagship brand Matchtech UK, to its board. 

• Michael Page: The recruiter has taken on Simon Boddie as a NED.

• Pedersen & Partners: The international search firm has hired Grace Pedreira as country manager for Brazil, and Akmal Nasridinov in the same role in Uzbekistan, while new senior consultants Omar Al Hajjaj and Carl Bosman join in Saudi Arabia and South Africa respectively.

• RSA: The pharma search firm has made CEO Nick Stephens executive chairman. John Callagher replaces him as CEO and Sarah Wilding joins as a NED.

• Russam GMS: Melissa Baxter joins the interim management recruiter as principal for the not-for-profit and charity division. 

• Seymour John: Ex-Hays directors Emlyn John and Mark Seymour have founded the corporate governance and regulatory recruiter.

• Vanquish Recruitment: Laura Dutton joins the rec-to-rec firm as a director.

• VMA Group: The HR and comms recruiter has appointed Willem de Ruijter as head of Europe.

• Webrecruit: The online recruiter has appointed Courtney Sapire to run its new US office in Nashville.