Oil and gas executive search firm Maxwell Drummond International has strengthened its team with a number of board and management appointments.
Steve Cardno, chief financial officer, and Scott MacDonald, vice president of corporate services join the board.
International recruiter Harvey Nash has won a multi-yearcontract worth €43m (£37.4m) with Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland.
Harvey Nash will provide line delivery and technology engineering services in the field of fixed telecommunications for several Alcatel Lucent products.
Kevin Green, REC
The number of short-term staff billings rose at its fastest rate in more than two years, according to the latest REC/KPMG Report on Jobs.
The banking industry’s demand for talent in infrastructure areas such as finance and IT is approaching the dizzy heights of 2006, according to the founder of multi-sector Twenty Recruitment Group.
Talent and career management consultancy Right Management, a Manpower company, has appointed Tony Thornell as head of public sector.
Thornell has been with Right Management for 16 years, holding various director level appointments within the company.
Interim management provider Russam GMS has appointed Paul Fleming to lead its healthcare practice.
As head of healthcare, Fleming will develop the practice’s interim management offering to NHS and private healthcare organisations.
The Employers Forum on Age is disappointed with the new coalition government’s plan to phase out the default retirement age (DRA).
Specialist car insurer Admiral is seeking ‘enthusiastic’, ‘customer service’ driven people to fill 750 new roles.
The group announced this week that it would be seeking to recruit contact centre roles for its claims, new business, customer service, outbound and renewals departments at its offices in Cardiff, Swansea and Newport.
Employers who wish to take advantage of the business opportunities arising from the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics Games have been urged to act now rather than wait until the last minute.
International recruiter Advantage Technical Resourcing wants to add “volume” to its business, following its acquisition of Atlan Resource Solutions, according to managing director Simon Trippick.
The acquisition includes all of the UK recruiter’s offices in Winchester, London and Sale, including a managed hosting and data centre operations.