Recruitment platform听Hiring听Hub has appointed industry veteran Peter Searle as Chairman.
With over 30 years鈥� experience in the recruitment sector, Searle was the CEO of Adecco (UK & Ireland) for more than ten years, and Spring Group in between 2006 and 2009.
Searle is also the Executive Chairman of听Airswift听and a Non-Executive Director of Manchester-based recruitment tech company Broadstone.
Hiring听Hub, also based in Manchester, is ranked among the UK鈥檚 top companies in the recruitment sector by independent review site Trustpilot. The marketplace is used by over 500 employers, including Deliveroo, Dyson and SSE, who use听Hiring听Hub鈥檚 network of vetted, rated and reviewed recruitment agencies to find quality candidates for hard-to-fill roles.听
Based in Manchester鈥檚 Northern Quarter,听Hiring听Hub听raised a further round of investment from existing investors Maven Capital Partners,听VentureFounders, and Manchester Tech Trust Angels late last year, and is led by听founder and CEO, Simon Swan.
Swan said: 鈥淧eter is excited by our vision to place transparency and trust at the heart of recruitment.听听
鈥�Our goal has always been to champion the value of recruitment agencies while using technology to facilitate better relationships between them and employers.听听
鈥�Peter is right behind our mission, validating听Hiring听Hub鈥檚 ambition to make people feel good about recruitment.听Peter鈥檚 knowledge of both the recruitment industry and scaling companies is exceptional.听听
鈥淗e joins听Hiring听Hub听at an exciting time. It has weathered the pandemic well and Peter supports the company鈥檚 plan to expand its products and services to further grow what is an enviable client base and recruiter community, capitalising on employers鈥� shift to web-based platforms.鈥�听
Searle joins former N Brown boss Angela Luger and the ex-MD of Lorien PLC, Ian Brookes, on听Hiring听Hub鈥檚听board as the company looks to use the recruitment sector鈥檚 COVID-accelerated transition to cloud-based recruitment platforms to its advantage.听
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