These are: the appointment of Kurt Schreurs, global chief revenue officer; the opening of a German office and appointment of a German country director, Guido Sieber; and the news of the opening of a further presence in Northern Europe shortly.

As chief revenue officer, Schreurs will be responsible for advancing the company's sales efforts and expansion plans and steering the sales teams towards significant breakthroughs from 2023 to positively impact global revenues. 

Schreurs joins Gravitas with more than 25 years of international recruitment experience at SThree, the FTSE-listed international STEM specialist recruiter. There, he led more than 1,200 employees across the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain, the UK, Ireland, Dubai, Singapore and Japan, having identified many of those markets for growth, opening offices and creating long-term client relationships in those. Schreurs’ role will be to work globally and focus on Northern Europe and Asia, as well as the UK markets.

Managing director Jonathan Ellerbeck, on behalf of the founders of Gravitas Recruitment Group, said: “We are thrilled to welcome both Kurt and Guido, who bring valuable experience in international technology and STEM and recruitment and have both grown recruitment businesses internationally, with Kurt particularly having deep experience in the geographies we operate in.”

He continued: “As I prepare our company for significant growth, alongside my co-founders Dan Wallis and Alex Naylor, over the next several years, it is important that we continue to build out our senior executive team and attract professionals like Kurt who have unparalleled experience in the industry.

“We look forward to deepening our presence in the UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and China, while expanding into new markets internationally, as we execute on our mission to deliver solutions to empower ambitions for clients and candidates across more countries and sectors.”

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