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Anna Knight

Managing Consultant - Permanent Division

I have been with Head Resourcing for 7 years – I enjoy my role immensely and every day offers a new challenge. I get a lot of satisfaction from helping people to find their dream job or next career move and still get a buzz when clients phone me to tell me how well their new employee is getting on.

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Loves: Her two Daughters Libby and Charlotte, and cheese
Hates: Raisins and Driving
Favourite word: Yes
Favourite song: Changes all the time! in the office it’s Happy Feet (by Kermit the Frog)
Happiest memory: Most of my happiest involve wine, so are a bit vague. Ask me another question.

Anna Knight

Jilly Anderson

Senior Consultant - Contracts Division

I joined Head Resourcing as a resourcer before joining the Contracts Team in 2009 and becoming Senior Consultant.  I’ve been fortunate enough to work with some of our biggest clients and have enjoyed building relationships, meeting people & being able to help. I love how much our team care about each other and about what we do – joining Head has been the best decision I’ve ever made.

 

Loves: holidays, crème brulee, family, friends, spending money, the E! channel, men with good manners.

Hates: getting up in the morning, cheap shoes, marzipan, bad grammar.

Favourite word: plum

Favourite song: The Calling – Wherever You Will Go/ Amy Winehouse – will you still love me tomorrow

Happiest memory: sitting on the beach in Monterey– beautiful, warm, peaceful, very happy.

Jilly Anderson

Paul Atkinson

Chairman & Founder of Head Resourcing

Its a real pleasure to work with such a talented bunch of people at Head. I see my role as working with the leadership team (Head honchos) to make sure they have the tools and resources to grow a highly successful business and make Head a great place to work. I am also a Partner in a venture capital business, Par Equity, which invests in young technology companies with the potential to grow and become international players.

Loves: Family, opportunity, ideas, people who get things done

Hates: Arrogance, skinflints, negative thinking

Favourite word: Vacation

Favourite song: Wish you were here – Pink Floyd

Happiest memory: Seeing my children grow up

Paul Atkinson

Matt Bradley

Consultant – Permanent Division

I pride myself in building long term relationships, and I have placed candidates across a range of roles. My degree in computer science certainly helps when it comes to understanding programming and development requirements! I will be taking an active role in our IT and HR forums, with the aim to grow our network and show people the valuable help we can give them.

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Loves: The football season

Hates: When it’s not the football season

Favourite word: Nice one

Favourite song: Sally Cinnamon – Stone Roses

Happiest memory: Aguero scoring an injury time winning to clinch the title for Manchester City and watching the face of the United fans as they realised what had just happened!

Matt Bradley

Lucy Burnley

Senior Consultant - Permanent Division

I am a deeply experienced consultant specialising in IT & business change recruitment. I work closely with my clients to build long term working partnerships and have experience fulfilling a broad range of assignments including software development, project management, infrastructure specialists and senior management.

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Loves: Cheese and Sunshine

Hates: Washing up

Favourite word: Potentially

Favourite song: Jermaine Stewart – We don’t have to take our clothes off

Happiest memory: Tenerife – girls holiday in 2006 relaxing and gossiping by the pool!

Lucy Burnley

Robin Chambers

Consultant - Permanent Division

My job involves matching candidates to client requirements, delivering the best service and understanding their needs.  Building lasting and quality relationships with candidates and clients is also essential for my role.

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Loves: My wife, my family, football, golf, being out with friends.

Hates: People who chew food loudly, people who push in queues, bad drivers and glee.

Favourite word: Happy

Favourite Song: 99 Problems – Jay Z

Happiest Memory: At the time of writing its getting married but will be replaced by the birth of my son when he arrives

Robin Chambers

Ross Coverdale

Marketing and Communications Executive

I’m a publishing media graduate from Angus and joined Head in May 2012 to drive the marketing and communications strategy. Head Resourcing have a great story to tell, and it’s my job to help tell it!

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Loves: Shiny shiny gadgets, music, rollercoasters

Hates: Incorrect apostrophe usage, fruit in savoury dishes.

Favourite Word: Shoogle!

Favourite Song: The Story – Brandi Carlile.

Happiest Memory: When I got married in Rhodes in September 2011 surrounded by our family and friends.

 

Ross Coverdale

Graeme Cox

Senior Consultant - Contracts Division

Joined Head Resourcing in 2006 and have progressed up through from Resourcer, Consultant to now Senior Consultant. Enjoy helping Clients/Candidates as that’s why we’re here right?

 

Loves: A little bit of banter, Dumb N Dumber, Vegas!

Hates: Cucumber and Seafood

Favourite word: It has to be “Boom”

Favourite song: Tough one – probably Elbow – One Day Like This

Happiest memory: The night I can’t remember :-)

 

Graeme Cox

Leigh Dickson

Consultant - Contracts Division

I work in the contracts team here at Head, sitting in a team of 12 my role is to speak with both candidate and client contacts across all the clients that we currently service.  Mainly I work with some of our key corporate customers supplying all levels of skills and experience.

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Loves: Family, Noel Gallagher, and would love love love to sleep past 6am.

Hates: hangovers

Favourite word: ‘bobble’ and ‘basically’

Favourite song: You’re a Superstar – Love Inc

Happiest memory: Birth of my Son Dale.

Leigh Dickson

Michael Durkin

Senior Consultant - Permanent Division

Mike recruits great people for SME Technology businesses. Mainly developers. Likes working with good clients, finding out about them and then finding them excellent staff!

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Loves: Penguins, Hotel Breakfasts and BBQ (separately)

Hates: Apathy

Favourite word: Palindrome

Favourite song: Don’t It Make You Feel Good – Stefan Dennis (not really!)

Happiest memory: My wedding day

Michael Durkin

Sam Fergusson

Consultant - Contracts Division

As a consultant, my role consists mainly of focussing on the candidate side of things, ensuring our candidates skills are matched to each requirement from our clients. Meeting and calling candidates, assessing where their particular skills lie and ensuring both candidate and client are getting the best from Head!

 

Loves: Cricket, Rugby, seeing the world, and all things New Zealand

Hates: Aubergine, bad drivers and shopping

Favourite word: Spoon

Favourite song: Orion, Metallica – or anything by the Foo Fighters.

Happiest memory: Sitting in the sun, beer in hand with great mates on top of a boat sailing the Adriatic.

Sam Fergusson

Martyn Gill

Consultant - Permanent Division

I am a specialist Consultant within technology & business change recruitment working on a range of assignments for clients throughout Northern England. I take a lead on our IT leadership programme; facilitating forums, making connections and sharing market analysis amongst our senior technology community.

 

Loves: Rugby League

Hates: Being hungry

Favourite word: Peri-peri

Favourite song: Set you free

Happiest memory: Experiencing Nando’s for the first time

Martyn Gill

Rachel Homer

Contractor Support Administrator

I joined Head Resourcing in April 2012 after working at Edinburgh College of Art for 9 years.  I’m enjoying being part of a professional and dynamic company and I’m looking forward to getting out and about and meeting our Contractors.

Loves: New experiences, watching football and rugby, reading
Hates: Heights and horses
Favourite word: Oakey-doakey
Favourite song: Friend of the Devil – Counting Crows
Happiest memories: Any that involve my friends and family

Rachel Homer

Hakim Islam

Consultant - Permanent Division

A recruiter since 2010, I’d describe myself as a tenacious Head-hunter! I aim to find the best employees for our clients. Honesty and integrity is a key aspect of my role. I believe being yourself is the best policy in building relations for the long run.

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Loves: The Weekend!

Hates: When it rains!

Favourite word: Reem

Favourite song: Beautiful People

Happiest memory: When I passed my Driving test…!

Hakim Islam

Katie Jankovic

Finance Assistant

I work closely with other members of the finance team on a range of tasks including processing supplier invoices, invoicing of permanent placements and liaising with contractors and customers.

 

Loves: Summer, dancing, weddings

Hates: Scary films, meanness

Favourite word: Serendipity

Favourite song: The Cranberries “Linger”

Happiest memory: The birth of my son (cheesy but true)

Katie Jankovic

Heather Kenmuir

Finance Assistant

I work with other members of the finance team on a range of tasks including processing supplier invoices, invoicing of permanent placements and liaising with contractors and customers.

Loves: Chocolate, Wine and Tapas

Hates: Onions & Rainy Days

Favourite word: Toatie

Favourite song: The Scientist by Coldplay

Happiest memory: The first time my three year old said “Night Night… Love you”

 

Heather Kenmuir

Tori Long

IT & Quality Manager

I look after all things tech & make sure we’re ISO 9001 compliant in all we do. Originally from Northern Ireland, but been living in & loving Edinburgh since 2002. Joined Head in 2007 to do IT Support & now well & truly one of the family here.

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Loves: A good cuppa tea & my homemade carrot cake, Saturday nights, nail polish, my iPhone

Hates: Mice & when people misuse apostrophes

Favourite word: Fab

Favourite song: The Killers – Mr Brightside

Happiest memory: On holiday in Marseille in 2010 & watching the sunset from our balcony with a glass of wine in hand every night before dinner.

Tori Long

Callum Lyle

Finance Director

As Finance Director I need to ensure that more money comes into the company than goes out. I spend time negotiating contracts, liaising with our bankers, auditors and lawyers. The most enjoyable part of the job is interacting with colleagues, clients, contactors and candidates.

 

Loves: Watching and playing sport, friends and family, beetroot, cheese and chips

Hates: Inability to play golf, musical instruments and to learn a foreign language

Favourite word: Squeeze

Favourite song: Money, money, money

Happiest memory: Going skiing with the family

Callum Lyle

Amanda MacDonald

Resourcing Consultant

I have joined the perm team at Head as a Resourcing Consultant which is great as I enjoy building and maintaining relationships with candidates. I am happy to be a part of the team at Head and really looking forward to getting stuck in with different roles.

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Loves: Shoes (especially heels), strawberries, snow and shopping

Hates: Being short, wasps, jags

Favourite word: Bramble – also my favourite cocktail

Favourite song: Son of a Preacher Man by Dusty Springfield

Happiest memory: Running across the Williamsburg Bridge with my Dad and seeing the New York Sky Line for first time.

Amanda MacDonald

Roya Manouchehri

Business Support Consultant

Mainly responsible for the weekly and monthly preparation and submission of client and company MI, whilst providing continual support to the business.  My role ranges from looking at processes within the company, meeting contractors and looking at lots of spreadsheets!

 

Loves: Travelling, good food, happy people!

Hates: Dishonest people, football (unless it’s the world cup!)

Favourite word: Chubchub

Favourite song: All these things that I have done by the Killers

Happiest memory: Going to the cinema with my big brothers every Fri night when I was young & playing with baby monkeys in Costa Rica in 2011

Roya Manouchehri

Huw Martin

Managing Director

I am the Managing Director of Head Resourcing. My role is to grow the business, provide a great place to work for our staff, continually develop our employees and ensure that we always strive to provide excellent customer service to clients & candidates and never promise things we can’t deliver.

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Loves: Singing, Rugby & driving anything with an engine

Hates: Mushrooms

Favourite word: Ratatouille

Favourite song: The Strange Museum – Paul Weller

Happiest memory: Watching Wales play at the Millennium Stadium for the first time! (They lost by 30+ points to the all blacks)

 

Huw Martin

Lisa McGhee

Consultant - Contracts Division

Along with my colleague Arlene, I manage some of our key corporate client relationships.  I’m responsible for sourcing potential candidates, account management, attending annual client reviews and everything in between! I have been with the team since 2009 and have gained extensive valuable experience and knowledge in recruiting for Business Change and IT contract roles.

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Loves: Family, Friends and my dogs, music and travelling.

Hates: Dishonesty, shellfish and being cold

Favourite word: Bulb

Favourite song: Everything, Michael Buble or anything Michael Jackson

Happiest memory: Lying on a deserted beautiful beach in Koh Samui with my fiancé, with nothing to hear but the sound of waves crashing on the sand

 

Lisa McGhee

Kim McLeod

Contract & Compliance Administrator

I am part of the compliance team within Head Resourcing, I am responsible for conducting rigorous Pre-employment screening of all contractors before they go on-site and also to provide administrative services to Head Resourcing colleagues.

 

Loves: My family, mint choc chip ice cream, camping, gardening and reading to my wee boy

Hates: clowns, lifts, grumpy people

Favourite word: Sweetie

Favourite song: Ludovico einaudi (the waves)

Happiest memory: New York, having my little boy, Venice, being proposed too

Kim McLeod

Nick Middleton

Manager, Head Resourcing (North)

I split my time between growing and managing our Northern England office in Leeds and delivering search and recruitment services to our clients across the region. I have now specialised in technology and business change sectors for over 10 years. I also lead the facilitation of our HR and technology leadership forums in this region.

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Loves: Being happy

Hates: Lying, cheating scoundrels

Favourite word: Pontificate

Favourite song: Midnight Marauders by Fat Freddy’s Drop

Happiest memory: On my stag do, at Sonar festival in Barcelona, surrounded by my closest friends and hearing the above song live for the first time! (Oh and also my Wedding day – obviously!!)

Nick Middleton

Janice Millhouse

Contractor Support Manager

I joined Head Resourcing 5 years ago when we had around 80 contractors and now head up the Support team responsible for initial pre-engagement screening, contracts and post-placement support.  I am immensely proud of the growth of our contractor numbers and the professional, but personal, service provided to all our contractors.

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Loves: All my holidays,  singing, elephants, weekends and wine

Hates: The Jeremy Kyle show, being disorganised

Favourite phrase: “Sweary words”

Favourite songs: Reason to believe – Rod Stewart, A kiss from a rose – Seal

Happiest memories: Birth of my 2 daughters, 3 days riding, swimming and playing polo with my own elephant at an elephant camp in the North of Thailand.

Janice Millhouse

Lee Murray

Deputy Managing Director / Commercial Director

Key responsibilities of my role include working with Board colleagues to set and manage our strategic and operational activities. I am also responsible for identifying new commercial opportunities and driving growth across the organisation.

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Loves: My family & friends, ambition & success, good food & wine, socialising and having fun!

Hates: Insincerity, laziness, poor service and being late.

Favourite word: Lecker

Favourite song: ‘She’ by Elvis Costello

Happiest memory: The birth of my beautiful little boy

Lee Murray

Andy Murray

Consultant – Permanent Division

I’ve been a recruiter since 2010 and found my calling instantly with a job that requires me to speak to people all day. I love the challenge of seeking out candidates that best fit my clients’ needs and pride myself on providing a pragmatic and transparent service.  If I can’t help you I know someone who can!

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Loves: All inclusive holidays & BBQ’s

Hates: Pineapple on Pizza!

Favourite word: Doozy

Favourite song: Kick out the Jams – The MC5

Happiest memory: 26th May 1999 at roughly 10.30pm, Ole Gunnar Solskjær pokes the ball into the roof of Bayerns net and 5 minutes later Man Utd lift the European Cup… #OleOleOleOle

 

Andy Murray

Kellie Patterson

Contractor Support Consultant

I’m part of the extremely busy contractor support team at Head Resourcing.  My role within the team involves providing post contractor care support to our contractor base.  What I enjoy most about my job is meeting lots of interesting people.

 

Loves: rollercoasters, holidays, empire biscuits and girly chats

Hates: public transport, clutter, spiders and dark nights

Favourite word: teuchter

Favourite song: ‘one’ by U2

Happiest memory: my wedding day

Kellie Patterson

Calum Peterson

Consultant - Contracts Division

I get to speak to the candidates about a variety of different types of roles and clients. Also I am (supposedly) a part time Hollywood Actor.

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Loves: Sport, Food (chocolate specifically), a refreshing beer on a hot sunny day

Hates: Accidentally eating fish thinking it is chicken, people cracking their knuckles

Favourite Song: Bittersweet Symphony – The Verve

Favourite Word: Wee (…. As in the Scottish for small)

Happiest Memory: Scotland playing in the Football World Cup – it is a pretty distant memory now

Calum Peterson

Kevin Renton

Senior Consultant - Permanent Division

Having recruited IT specialists in London for around five years, it’s good to be home in Scotland working with a talented team at Head Resourcing. It was a long road home via Canada and London again – working on various digital and publishing projects. I enjoy working with my great clients, spending time in Aberdeen and finding  candidates for those clients!

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Loves: Finding money in my trouser pocket just before I put them in the washing machine.

Hates: Raisons in scones and crowded subways.

Favourite word: Polymorphism

Favourite song: Silent Shout – The Knife

Happiest memory: Completing manic miner!

Kevin Renton

Alun Roberts

Consultant - Contracts Division

Working on all client contract accounts, enjoying talking to and meeting candidates on a daily basis.

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Loves: Rugby, Frisbee, being active, Summer, Tea

Hates: Mushrooms, Aubergines, Winter

Favourite word: Cracking

Favourite song: Rock You Like a Hurricane by the Scorpions

Happiest memory: Wales Grand Slam win of 2005/Wales Grand Slam win of 2008/ Wales Grand Slam win of 2012

Alun Roberts

Arlene Robertson

Consultant - Contracts Division

I look after contract recruitment for some of our large customers alongside my colleague Lisa, and generally we are responsible for ensuring our client and contractors are happy.  We manage large volumes of vacancies on a daily basis with some of our larger corporate accounts, making sure quality CVs are sent for each vacancy to very tight deadlines.

Loves: Christmas

Hates: Chicken

Favourite word: Muckle

Favourite song: Jingle bells

Happiest memory: Christmas!!!

Arlene Robertson

Jenna Roche

Assistant Accountant

I’m part of the accounts team and responsible for processing supplier invoices, generating customer invoices, managing purchase orders, paying suppliers and credit control.

 

Loves: Jamie Redknapp, BBQs, Chocolate

Hates: Rain, Tuesdays, Waiting

Favourite word: Muppet

Favourite song: Lifehouse – Hanging by a moment

Happiest memory: Buying my first house

Jenna Roche

Michael Soovik

Desktop Support Analyst

IT Support Guru & Tech Enthusiast.  Lover of all gadgets and gizmos and can’t resist a challenge.  Joined Head Resourcing straight after leaving school and has been growing up with the company since.  Remains one of the youngest in age, but arguably not in maturity.

 

Loves: Music, Astronomy, Computer Programming, Sunshine

Hates: Being put on hold, Running for the bus

Favourite Word: Kaleidoscope

Favourite Song: “Pretty Pet” by Aberdeen City

Happiest Memory: Hanging out with friends in the summer

Michael Soovik

Cate Stephenson

Resource Consultant

I joined in January 2012 as a Resource Consultant within our Permanent Team. I focus on finding candidates for a variety of roles within IT and business change.

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Loves: Travelling, socialising & cycling

Hates: Bad manners & rude people

Favourite word: Gin!

Favourite song: You Got to Show me Love – oldie but goodie!

Happiest memory: Too many to mention!

Cate Stephenson

Kerry Torley

Office Administrator

I joined Head Resourcing in March and my role here is to provide overall admin support. I have recently finished school and achieved business administration qualifications, and am now working towards my SVQ in Business Admin with Head Resourcing and QA.

Loves: Friends, Family and most importantly my iPhone

Hates: Clowns!!

Favourite word: WAG

Favourite song: Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls

Happiest memory: My first girls holiday in Magaluf

 

Kerry Torley

Aisha Ulhaq

Contracts & Compliance Administrator

I have just joined the Contracts & Compliance team in February 2013 after graduating in International Business and Management from the University of Strathclyde. I am currently getting to grips with all aspects of the pre-engagement screening and am enjoying building relationships and interacting with contractors.

 

Loves: sun, holidays, shopping and weekends away

Hates: spiders, being cold

Favorite Word: Amazing

Favorite Song: Lifehouse You & Me / Hanging By a Moment

Happiest Memory: South Carolina study abroad

 

Aisha Ulhaq

Walker Wares

Consultant - Contracts Division

I’m one of the consultants in the contracts team – I manage various client accounts and seek quality candidates for our various positions.

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Loves: Rugby, snowboarding, football

Hates: Reality TV shows, mushrooms

Favourite word: Numpty

Favourite song: Little Talks – Of Monsters & Men

Happiest memory: Bungee jumping in New Zealand

Walker Wares

Clare Watson

Contracts and Compliance Consultant

Delivering contractor compliance support to the IT contracts team (pre and post placement) along with general business support.

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Loves: Macaroons, jalapeños (not together cause that would just be weird!) & stripes

Hates: Wasps, escalators & ironing

Favourite word: Indubitably

Favourite song: Raspberry Beret by Prince

Happiest memory: Getting engaged in Paris

Clare Watson

Claire Webster

Resource Consultant

I’ve been working as a Resource Consultant in the permanent team since January 2011.  I source suitable candidates for the consultants live roles.  I enjoy building rapport with candidates, and try to meet as many as possible.

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Loves: My friends, festivals, sleep, summer and my lovely niece and nephews

Hates: Grumpy people, putting petrol in my car, being cold, fish (food or in a bowl)

Favourite Word: Totally

Favourite song: Gem of a Bird, The View

Happiest memory: getting the keys to my very own flat

Claire Webster

Jill Wilson

Financial Controller

I work in Accounts. My main role is to pay people. This sounds quite straightforward but it can be surprisingly difficult.

 

Loves: Cakes, Faraway Holidays and sleeping babies

Hates: Trams, Midges and awake babies !!

Favourite word: Blether

Favourite song: Bat out of Hell – Meatloaf

Happiest memory: The moment that I realised that my parachute had opened on my first Parachute jump.

 

Jill Wilson

Charlie Wood

Senior Consultant - Contracts Division

Senior Consultant aka Contract Recruitment Ninja. I provide Contract IT and Business Change recruitment services to clients and contractors, focusing on quality and service – passionate and dedicated to matching the best candidates to the best roles – it’s great to have a job you love!

Loves: Spending time with my family, Books, Movies & geeking out.

Hates: Wasps, Marmite and massive wastes of public money (e.g. Trams)

Favourite word: Absolutely

Favourite song: No Children – The Mountain Goats

Happiest memory: The birth of my sons.

Charlie Wood

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