The promotions come as Lloyd Banks steps down from the employee-owned national recruitment consultancy after 24 years at the helm. 

Rubicon, which is headquartered in Poole, Dorset, became one of the first recruitment consultancies in the UK to become 100% employee owned in 2021.

Comolly-Jones joined the business as a trainee in 2005, rising to commercial director. Porter joined the following year, also as a trainee, and rose to director of operations.

Commenting on the new promotions, Lloyd said: “Both Jess and Terry have very different skillsets and work very well together. Passing the baton to them was a no-brainer. They’re inheriting a solid and successful business and have the energy and the personal motivation to take it forward.”

Rubicon employs 37 people and has an annual turnover of more than £12m, serving sectors including technical, manufacturing, logistics, commercial and executive/C-suite positions.

Future plans include continuing to expand across the UK, as well as new initiatives such as the recent relaunch of Rubicon Executive.

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L-r: Lloyd Banks, Jess Comolly-Jones and Terry Porter, Rubicon People ©Andrew Diprose