AppointmentsTech recruiter appoints MD and eyes up US growth

Tech recruiter appoints MD and eyes up US growth

A fast-growing tech recruitment firm has appointed a new managing director as part of its strategy to expand internationally.

Manchester-based Fairmont Recruitment has promoted Mark Pugh to the role of MD while CEO Jack Donohue and director Andy Ward focus on new opportunities in the USA and UAE.

Fairmont Recruitment recently signed a five-year lease on 2,100 sq ft of space in 53-55 Mosley Street, Manchester and plan to grow their headcount from 13 to 20 by the end of the year.

Donohue said: “It’s an exciting time for Fairmont Recruitment. Since we moved into Manchester city centre we’ve focussed on growing our brand internationally and not just in the UK.

“As part of that, I’ll be looking at locations internationally, most noticeably in the US and then the UAE.

“As a result we needed someone to run the UK operation and Mark was the perfect choice to continue our success.”

Fairmont was founded in 2018 and is on track to double its turnover to £3.5m in the current financial year.

Pugh said: “We’ve exceeded all our financial targets and remain extremely ambitious in terms of our future growth.

“We know the US is a buoyant market and less saturated than the UK. Jack and Andy will embark on opening up a foothold in the US while my role will be to look after the UK, both from a delivery perspective and operationally.”

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