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Financial staffing specialist Allemby Hunt has appointed Martin Guntrip as non-executive chairman.

Guntrip is the current club secretary of the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

The former professional tennis player is also an office supplies and print industry entrepreneur.

Candidate Manager, a global provider of web-based applicant tracking systems, has appointed Tim Ellis as business development manager.

Before joining Candidate Manager, Ellis worked for Candidate Manager’s sister company, MyJobGroup.

The Hydrogen Group plans to build on its improved financial results by continuing to expand internationally.

The group’s international operations played a big part in helping the recruiter increase its net fee income (NFI) by 64% in 2010. International NFI of £8.8m now represents 32% of Hydrogen’s total NFI compared to 22% in 2009.

Multi-sector recruiter McAdam King has appointed marketing and communication agency McGann Media to develop its marketing and communications strategy.

Maureen Blenkharn, director of McAdam King, explained the move saying: “Our business continues to grow and as we expand the range of services we offer to clients, we will be investing in a marketing strategy that reflects our ambition.”

The government should help UK business retain top overseas digital talent after graduation, according to Julie Markey, head of HR at dedicated online firm Ocado.

Online recruitment platform staffbay has launched offering candidates greater interaction.

The platform enables candidates to upload a ‘CMe’ instead of a CV, with video, personal profiles and certificates. Through providing employers with greater searchability the service aims to connect the right candidate to the right job.

It is critical that new recruitment agencies are given access to face-to-face support when starting up, according to Anna Drobycz-Maher, director at commercial recruiter A&L Recruit.

Last June, business minister Mark Prisk announced the government would be shutting down the Business Link network, which helps small and medium businesses.

Multi-sector recruiter Parisa UK has appointed Dominique Reiter as division manager.

Reiter will lead the firm’s IT & marketing division.

Eight in 10 of over 55s never plan to change employers, according to research from talent consultancy Chiumento.

The research also reveals a third of the workforce will be over 50 by 2020.

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