• Envision Pharma Group has appointed Carolyn Bartholdson as its chief people officer and member of the executive leadership team. Bartholdson previously held a chief HR role at Omnicom Health Group where she led a global team overseeing HR strategy and operations for the healthcare division.

• Recruitment agency Forward Role has announced three new hires across the UK, Europe and the US. Matt Bettis has been appointed associate director, AI and machine learning, Europe. Bettis has more than 11 years’ experience and will lead on the firm’s expansion into the German AI market. Greg Wade has been appointed associate director – functional programming, bringing over eight years of recruitment experience. He will work on the firm’s expansion contract capabilities in the scala and functional programming space across the UK and Europe. Nadya Aytekin joins as associate director in the US recruitment team to strengthen the firm’s global growth and expand its search offering.