IT staffing specialist InterQuest Group has appointed Mark Braund as chief executive.
From mid April, current joint CEO and executive chairman, Gary Ashworth, becomes executive chairman, focusing on the acquisitive growth strategy of the business.
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Multi-sector recruiter Cummins Mellor Recruitment has appointed Adam Pollard as business development manager for personnel checks in its criminal record checks division.
Pollard will concentrate on working with new and existing clients, looking to develop long-standing relationships.
Technical recruiter MBN Recruitment Solutions has appointed Marc Crichton as account manager, IT.
Crichton was previously with Networkers International and Search Consultancy.
Recruitment giant Manpower Inc has changed its name to ManpowerGroup.
Reed.co.uk has announced a shortlist of 12 films for its Short Film Competition 2011.
Selected films will go before a panel of judges who will select the winner of this year’s £10,000 Grand Prix, as well as the Judges’ Commendation award (£1,000).
The shortlist includes:
· ‘A Bunch of Idiots’ directed by Paul Coppack
Recruitment giant Hays has had its fine cut by the Competition Appeal Tribunal from £30.36m to £5.88m following an appeal against the level of a fine imposed by the Office of Fair Trading in September 2009.
Hays was one of six recruitment firms fined by the OFT for price-fixing and the collective boycott of another company in supplying candidates to the construction industry.
The government needs to do more to encourage women to enter IT professions, according to specialist recruitment consultancy IntaPeople.
The firm’s research shows that the percentage of applications made by female workers has dropped by 1.7% in the last 12 months.
Online network of regional job boards MyJobGroup.co.uk has appointed Geraldine Finn as managing director.
Finn, previously operations director of shipping quoting service Freightquote’s European operations, will be charged with building growth while spearheading further expansion as the UK jobs market continues to recover.
Information management provider Achilles Group has appointed Paul Wesley as group HR director for its global operation.
Wesley joins from the SHL Group where he was group HR director.
Recruitment software provider eploy has signed up Norman Broadbent.
The executive search firm will use eploy’s core web-based recruitment system and applicant tracking software.