Scientific staffing specialist SRG has appointed Audrey McCulloch as operations director for national accounts.
She will be responsible for driving forward the firm’s national account delivery strategy.
Kelly Morton, managing director for SRG, says: “We are delighted to welcome Audrey to SRG and we will draw on her considerable experience in the scientific recruitment industry.”
Keeping a tight rein on cost has seen profits rise at Irish recruitment firm Cpl Resources, according to the group’s half year results ended 31 December 2010.
The group’s results reveal:
GPs need the requisite procurement skills if they are to manage multi-million pound budgets, according to Paul Marriott, managing director of Hays Health & Social Care.
Marriott’s comments follow the House of Commons’ debate of the new Health & Social Care Bill yesterday.
Growth remains muted in the construction sector in Scotland with firms set to turn to refurbs rather than new builds, according to Brian Smith, managing director at construction recruiter Vanguard.
Interim management staffing specialist Interim Partners has appointed Angela Hickmore to its management team.
Hickmore was most recently managing director at Albemarle Interim Management. She is also a former director of management resources at recruiter Robert Half.
Eden Scott is “very optimistic” on job prospects in the oil & gas sector due to increased hiring activity across the North Sea, EMEA and Australia, according James Milne, head of the Scottish multi-sector staffing specialist’s Aberdeen business.
InterSearch Worldwide has reported a +45.6% increase in the number of cross-border assignments last year, compared to 2009.
Patricia Epperlein, chairwoman of InterSearch Worldwide, says: “I’m delighted to see that our 2010 results confirm the positive trend in cross-border business, which began towards the end of 2009, despite the sluggish economic recovery in some countries.
International engineering staffing specialist Talascend has appointed Peter Sharpe as business development executive responsible for the defence and aerospace sector.
Sharpe was most recently defence programme director at technical, professional, and construction services provider Jacobs Engineering.
RPO provider Resource Solutions has appointed Oliver Harries as chief executive officer.
Harris has been with the Robert Walters Group for 13 years, and was most recently managing director for the firm’s UK contract business and South Africa. He will be responsible for driving business growth, initially focussing on Europe and Asia.
Staff retention is the main concern for IT directors, according to research from technology staffing specialist ReThink Recruitment.
The research shows 85% are either very concerned or concerned about staff retention in the year ahead.