Senior Management Team

Peter Searle, Chief Executive Officer 
 
Peter Searle was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Adecco Group UK&I in October 2009. Prior to his, Peter held the role of Chief Executive Officer for Spring Group plc since October 2006.
 
He initially joined Yellow Pages in a marketing capacity and later moved into field sales and sales management, before becoming involved in the recruitment industry.  To date, he has spent 19 years working in recruitment, 12 of which were with Computer People.
 
Whilst Peter worked in the capacity of Managing Director of the Delphi Group in 1999, the company was bought by Adecco. He took on responsibility for the Group’s professional services offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific under the brand name of Ajilon; his remit covering 16 countries with a combined turnover of almost £1 billion.
 
In 2005, Peter became the Chief Executive of Adecco UK. His role encompassed a number of brands, including Office Angels, Jonathan Wren and Roevin Engineering, and covered the General Staffing, IT, Engineering, Finance and Recruitment Process Outsourcing.  As Chief Executive, Peter held responsibility for 320 offices, 3,700 employees, 57,000 temporary staff and sub-contractors, and a turnover of £1.2 billion.

Neil Martin was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Adecco Group UK & Ireland in October 2009. Prior to this, Neil was the Chief Financial Officer at Spring Group plc.

Before joining Spring Group plc, Neil was the Chief Financial Officer at Barkers Group Ltd. He also held several senior finance positions at Exxon Mobil International and Esso Petroleum in Italy and the UK.

Neil is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).


 
Steven Clancy, Chief Integration Officer

Steven Clancy was appointed Chief Integration Officer in October 2009 following the acquisition of Spring Group plc. Prior to this, Steven held the role of Finance Director of Adecco Group UK & Ireland from August 2007. Before moving to the UK and joining Adecco Group, Steven’s career was spent in the Americas from San Diego, Washington DC and Virginia in the North to Brazil and Venezuela in the South. 
 
A certified public accountant, Steven’s most recent role was Vice President, Corporate Development at the wireless telecom company NII Holdings, Inc. Prior to this he held several senior leadership positions at the global power company AES Corporation including CEO of AES Eletropaulo in Brazil and CFO of AES Venezuela. The first decade of his career was spent at the international accounting and consulting firm Deloitte & Touche. 
 
Steven holds a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration/Accounting, Cum Laude from the San Diego State University.

 
Steven Kirkpatrick, Managing Director, General Staffing
 
Steven Kirkpatrick was appointed Managing Director of General Staffing in October 2009. Prior to this, Steven led Spring Group’s General Staffing division, after moving from Adecco where he initially joined as a consultant in Belfast in 1998.
 
Whilst at Adecco, he became the Country Manager for Ireland before moving up the ranks to become Managing Director in 2005. Steven also worked as Managing Director of the specialist banking and finance recruitment company; Jonathan Wren (now Ajilon).
 
Steven has spent time in corporate sales and, before becoming involved with recruitment, had an early career in media advertising with the Irish News, a morning newspaper in Northern Ireland.  He served as a Board Member for the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) for two years and was a judge for many of the industry’s top awards.

David Clubb, Managing Director, Office Angels
 
David Clubb was appointed Managing Director for Office Angels, the UK’s leading office support and secretarial recruitment consultancy, in December 2006. His role involves continuing the growth of the business, driving marketing and PR activity to guarantee the growth of the brand and the coordination and planning of branch openings.
 
David has been part of the Office Angels team for over a decade. He began his career in recruitment working as a consultant, Branch Manager and Regional Manager for a major high street competitor.
 
He joined Office Angels in May 1997, having gained valuable large volume recruitment experience, and soon established himself as an Area Manager, increasing market share and expanding his branches. After opening several top-performing locations, David was promoted to Head of Operations, where he spearheaded the company's branch expansion programme.
 
David holds an honours degree in Business and Finance from the University of Westminster.


 
Neil Jones, Managing Director, RPO and Corporate 
 
Neil Jones was appointed Managing Director of RPO and Corporate in October 2009. Before this, Neil held the role of Managing Director for Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) at Spring since June 2007.  Neil previously held board level positions at both Adecco, where he was Head of Managed Services and Corporate Sales, and Elan.
 
With over 16 years of experience and a track record for optimising operational efficiency in the nurturing of complex accounts, Neil is responsible for ensuring the profitable growth of the solutions offered to the Group’s major corporate and outsourcing customers.



Jim Albert, Managing Director, Modis International

Jim Albert is President and Managing Director of Modis International, which focuses on the IT and Engineering sectors of the European market.

Prior to taking the MD role at Modis International in 2007, Jim ran the global IT consultancy Idea Integration, based in the United States. 

Earlier in his career, he was one of the original members of AT&T’s global outsourcing division. An electrical engineer by education, Jim worked at Bell Labs and in other technical and sales positions within the IT business segments of AT&T.


  
Lynne Hardman, Managing Director, Badenoch & Clark Professional Services

Lynne has enjoyed a 25 year career in sales and business leadership in media, marketing and business services in the UK and internationally.

Prior to joining Badenoch & Clark she was a member of the Hays UK board where, as Divisional MD, she enjoyed a successful 12 year career establishing and growing a portfolio of specialist businesses in HR, Legal, Executive Search, Purchasing & Supply, Retail and Marketing.
        
                                 
 
Nicola Linkleter, Managing Director, Badenoch & Clark Public Sector

Nicola has 25 years' experience in the recruitment business. Having worked in various specialist markets she joined Badenoch & Clark in 2006 as Executive Director of Public Sector, IT and Procurement. 

Her previous roles include CEO at Nigel Lynn, prior to its successful purchase by Premier Group, Managing Director responsible for the start up of Accountants on Call and various roles during her nine years with Brook Street.
 
                       
 
Chris Moore, Group Sales and Marketing Director 
 
Chris Moore was appointed Group Sales and Marketing Director in October 2009.
 
Before joining Adecco Group UK&I, Chris was Divisional Head at Active Web Solutions, a niche software house. Prior to that, Chris held a series of senior roles at Kelly Services, joining as Account Director and earning promotion to Director of Sales, Marketing and Corporate Accounts and Operations Director.
 
In his most recent role as VP and Regional General Manager for the UK and Ireland for Kelly Services, Chris built and developed the UK Board of Directors, facilitated the development of a comprehensive business plan and led the creation and implementation of a major change management programme.
 
Chris spent several years working in the media for the Sunday Times and News International and began his recruitment career at Manpower plc.