Finance director Ian Ketchin is to step down from the boards of IT services organisation Parity Group and its subsidiaries on 31 March.
Alastair Woolley, who has worked with Parity’s new management in the past, joins on an interim basis to ensure continuity until a new finance director is appointed, while Roger Antony will continue as chief accountant.
Specialist technology recruiter Consol Partners has appointed Jonathan Blabber as consultant.
Blabber joins from Eurobase and will work within the mobile communications team working with vendors and integrators across Europe.
Amelius Consulting, a specialist consultancy, coaching and training business for recruiters, has appointed Simon Harrington as a director.
Harrington helped established RK Accountancy and is a former director of Search Consultancy.
Payroll provider for Intercomp Global Services has appointed Luc Bossaert as chief executive.
Bossaert was a founding executive with Arinso International and most recently following its acquisition by Northgate, executive vice president with NorthgateArinso.
Web-based job matching engine SalesMatch has merged with specialist mobile & telecoms recruiter Wye Recruitment.
Procurer of temporary agency labour de Poel has signed up healthcare provider Four Seasons Health Care.
Matthew Sanders, chief executive of de Poel, says: “We are delighted to be working with another leading provider of social care services. We are now making a real difference in the care sector, and are overjoyed with the positive responses we have had.
Students think accountancy offers their best chance of landing a job, according to research from Milkround.com.
A poor work-life balance and family responsibilities are the biggest barrier to women securing top jobs, according to research from Opportunity Now, the gender campaign at Business in the Community.
North American-based Caldwell Partners, a retained executive search firm, has recruited Adam Charlson as a partner based in the company’s San Francisco, California office.
Charlson, with 15 years’ executive search experience, joins from Korn/Ferry International, where he served as a senior client partner and leader of the firm’s global software practice.
Interim management provider Russam GMS has revealed a 10 point charter advising Business Secretary Vince Cable on how to accelerate the economy and help small businesses.
The 10 point charter, based on questions that Russam asked its database of around 11,000 interim managers, calls for: