InterSearch Worldwide has reported a +45.6% increase in the number of cross-border assignments last year, compared to 2009.
Patricia Epperlein, chairwoman of InterSearch Worldwide, says: “I’m delighted to see that our 2010 results confirm the positive trend in cross-border business, which began towards the end of 2009, despite the sluggish economic recovery in some countries.
International engineering staffing specialist Talascend has appointed Peter Sharpe as business development executive responsible for the defence and aerospace sector.
Sharpe was most recently defence programme director at technical, professional, and construction services provider Jacobs Engineering.
RPO provider Resource Solutions has appointed Oliver Harries as chief executive officer.
Harris has been with the Robert Walters Group for 13 years, and was most recently managing director for the firm’s UK contract business and South Africa. He will be responsible for driving business growth, initially focussing on Europe and Asia.
Staff retention is the main concern for IT directors, according to research from technology staffing specialist ReThink Recruitment.
The research shows 85% are either very concerned or concerned about staff retention in the year ahead.
Up to 800 jobs could be created in the UK’s steel industry after the takeover of a Middlesbrough steel works by Thailand’s biggest steelmaker.
Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI) paid India’s Tata Steel £291m ($469) to take over Teeside Cast Products.
Commercial and industrial recruiter Blue Arrow has appointed Karen Orton as regional director for the Midlands and West region.
Orton was a regional manager at Adecco and then Hays. She will be responsible for the operational management and strategic development of her regions.
Jaguar Land Rover has doubled the number of graduates it plans to recruit this year.
The company plans to hire 280 graduates in 2011 compared to 135 last year.
Provider of interim managers Interim Partners has appointed Jo Sands as head of food and drink.
Sands previously spent more than four years at Odgers Berndtson where she built a successful interim consumer practice specialising in FMCG, consumer durables and food and drink.
Indian executive search firm, Positive Moves, has opened its second European office in London.
According to the firm, London is a key office, given its strategic advantage as a financial centre of the world.
Square One, a resources specialist in SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Technologies, digital media, testing and infrastructure, has implemented SABER Analytics across its entire business.