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Owner & Director
F45 Training West Edinburgh | The Body Lab PT | Edinburgh PT Academy | Prodigy Kids CoachingOwner & Director
May. 2021Edinburgh, UK• Own and lead an F45 franchise studio and associated brands covering group training, personal training, youth coaching and fitness education. • Oversee day-to-day operations, staffing, programming delivery standards, and member experience. • Drive commercial performance across multiple revenue streams (memberships, PT packages, academy cohorts and youth programmes). • Lead local marketing activity and community initiatives to grow trials, conversions and retention.
Managing Director
QuestManaging Director
May. 2018 - Apr. 2021• Managed a team of 25 recruitment professionals. • Managed multi-sector recruitment delivery across FMCG, Oil & Energy, Automotive, HVAC, Hospitality, Pharmaceuticals, IT & Telecomms, and Banking & Finance, with additional focus on Retail and E-commerce. • Led the end-to-end lifecycle of major RPO projects: winning new programmes, solution design (process, governance, SLAs/KPIs), mobilisation, and execution/delivery.
Regional Business Manager (MENA)
Randstad MENARegional Business Manager (MENA)
Feb. 2016 - May. 2018• Managed a team of 20 recruitment professionals across FMCG, Oil & Energy, Automotive, HVAC, Retail, Hospitality, Pharmaceuticals, IT & Telecomms, and Banking & Finance. • Recruited across a wide range of skill areas including Finance, IT, Marketing, Sales & Distribution, Procurement & Supply Chain, E-commerce, and HR/Talent. • Managed regional business activity across the Middle East and North Africa. • Led sales and delivery performance across permanent and/or contract recruitment lines.
Director
LA Recruitment (Wholly owned subsidiary of TEC Group International)Director
Jul. 2015 - Feb. 2016Qatar• Led a Qatar-focused recruitment and manpower business supporting ~100 contractors across Oil & Gas, infrastructure and development sectors. • Operated as a wholly owned subsidiary within TEC Group’s global portfolio following acquisition (Aug 2015).
Regional Director
TEC Group InternationalRegional Director
Feb. 2014 - Feb. 2016United Arab Emirates• Built the Middle East team and go-to-market strategy following leadership transition. • Delivered UAE labour law compliance and operational readiness for permanent and contract/manpower recruitment. • Implemented onboarding processes (visa/medical/payroll partners using WPS), training and development programmes, and KPI cadence (weekly/monthly/quarterly reviews). • Designed hiring, retention and growth planning frameworks (organigrams, job specs, incentive and commission structures). • Introduced account manager structure and commission override model to mature client portfolios. • Enhanced advertising and CV acquisition strategy through improved CRM utilisation. • Partnered with offshore resourcing to improve delivery of recruitment projects.
Recruitment Manager, Manpower & Permanent Solutions (MENA)
SThree / Huxley Associates / Progressive GERecruitment Manager, Manpower & Permanent Solutions (MENA)
Sep. 2012 - Dec. 2013United Arab Emirates• Managed an initial team of 5 consultants; expanded headcount across 360 recruitment and offshore resourcing. • Built, trained and developed a resourcing team in Mumbai to support high-volume delivery. • Scaled an EPC/PMC desk to peak structure of 7 recruiters and 4 resourcers delivering high interview volumes and revenue. • Played a leadership role in rebranding Huxley Associates to Progressive GE and led the shift in market focus. • Took ownership of contracts business; trained consultants from trainee level and established contract recruitment capability. • Developed compliant contract delivery via local partners for visas, payroll solutions, security and evacuation procedures.
Permanent Associate Sales Team Manager
SThree / Huxley Associates / Progressive GEPermanent Associate Sales Team Manager
Jan. 2012 - Sep. 2012• Managed daily reporting and team performance cadence while continuing personal billing. • Led day planning and follow-up discipline; reported performance to regional leadership. • Delivered office-wide training and managed additional remote team responsibilities.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
SThree / Huxley Associates / Progressive GESenior Recruitment Consultant
Sep. 2010 - Jan. 2012• Delivered 360 recruitment across IT markets, managing client and candidate pipelines.
Recruitment Consultant
SThree / Huxley Associates / Progressive GERecruitment Consultant
Jan. 2008 - Oct. 2010• Supported end-to-end recruitment delivery, developing core sales and candidate management capability.
Consultant
SThree / Huxley Associates / Progressive GEConsultant
Jan. 2008• Early-career role supporting recruitment delivery and business development activity.

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