Global executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International has appointed Dave Winston global managing partner of its aerospace, defence and aviation practice.
Winston, who joined Heidrick & Struggles in 2005 with the acquisition of retained executive search firm Highland Partners, will concurrently lead the firm’s Dallas office as partner-in-charge.
The results of the vote for the Association of Professional Staffing Companies’ (APSCo) 2011-12 Executive Committee were revealed yesterday (Thursday, 31 March 2011) at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting.
Full members voted onto the Executive Committee were:
Irish recruiter Cpl Resources has acquired healthcare staffing specialist Runway Personnel.
Runway supplies public and private hospitals, care homes and allied health facilities across Ireland.
Jobsite Totaljobs.com has entered into partnership with Championship football club, Queens Park Rangers (QPR), and its charitable arm, QPR in the Community Trust.
Through £25k of charitable funding donated over the next year, the partnership will seek to help 12-24-year-olds and over-35s in the local West London area to improve their employability and job prospects.
In response to your article ’Red Tape challenge website will boost SMEs, says Longman’ (recruiter.co.uk, 11 April), we welcome the move to reduce unnecessary regulations, but while too much regulation can be viewed as a burden, a certain amount is essential to ensure the safety and wellbeing of businesses, their customers and their employees.
Training provider Vi International has joined with not-for-profit professional body the Institute of Recruiters (IOR)to offer tailored training workshops for consultants, managers and consultancy.
Professional staffing recruitment consultancy Barclay Meade, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Matchtech Group, has appointed Michaela Poust as lead consultant at its St Albans office.
IT recruiter Square One Resources has strengthened its team with a number of new sales consultant appointments.
Based in the firm’s London office, Jakub Wojewski joins the firm’s SAP international team focusing on the German market, while Ludovic Trebeau will target the French market.
Recruiters that did not cut headcount excessively in the downturn are reaping the rewards as the economy picks up, according to Ruth Moran, director at rec-to-rec firm Ruth Moran Consulting.