People: Frontline Recruitment; FRP Corporate Finance; Link ICT

Frontline Recruitment is expanding with two new hires.

The firm, which has offices in Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Chesterfield, Mansfield, Hull and Weymouth, has hired Lorna Turner as marketing specialist and Clare Talbot as contract manager for Castle Donington.

Talbot returns to the recruitment industry after a spell working in healthcare. She said: “Frontline really made me feel at ease and after my first interview I knew I wanted the job and was lucky enough to be offered the position.

“I can bring dedication and commitment to our client which I feel is paramount when working in recruitment. I want to build a relationship with our client that is based on trust and with that look to build the business up with the mindset that we may be asked to fulfil other roles outside of the client’s usual request.

“I am really enjoying working with Frontline. I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to the business, client and team.”

Meanwhile, Turner is a recent graduate and says she has been given a “great opportunity” by Frontline to kick start her career.

She added: “I wanted to join a successful company, and Frontline have expanded to different areas around the UK, as well as winning and being nominated for awards. I hope to help the company and each branch along the way with everything marketing.

“As a graduate and having studied marketing and advertising for 4 years, I hope to bring fresh and new ideas to the role which I have never used before and to share my creativity, I hope to bring a positive impact with being passionate about marketing and I know the importance of getting this correct for a company. I also hope to bring motivation and enthusiasm, as I enjoy what I do and I am determined to make a difference here at Frontline.”

David Essam, operations director at Frontline, said: “Lorna and Clare are the perfect additions for these two key positions within the company, and I couldn’t be happier to have them on board.

“Both have slotted into our culture and way of working seamlessly, and I’m looking forward to working with them both as we go forward.”

Oliver Taylor

FRP Corporate Finance has appointed Oliver Taylor as associate director working from its Leicester and Nottingham offices.

He joins FRP from a boutique advisory firm, where he provided corporate finance advisory to organisations across a wide range of industries.

Harry Walker, partner at FRP Corporate Finance, said: “The East Midlands has a thriving community of growth-focused firms, with strong demand for corporate finance support and advice.

“Oliver brings a breadth of experience to the team, with a track record of working on a range of private equity and corporate M&A, across industries as diverse as technology, healthcare and consumer products. His appointment continues the expansion of our presence in the region and ultimately bolsters the strength of our 60-strong corporate finance team nationwide, putting us in an even stronger position to help our clients make their strategic ambitions a reality.”

Derby-based ICT provider Link ICT has added to its technical team following the appointment of Max Briggs as an IT technician.

Briggs will join a team of experts that deliver IT advice, training and IT support for clients.

Max Briggs

Mark Fryers, Link ICT managing director said: “Max has already shown great promise and based on feedback so far from clients he is settling in well and already becoming part of the onsite team at clients.”

Briggs said: “All schools and businesses have different IT infrastructures that quite rightly are designed according to what works best for them. What I like best about Link ICT is that they really understand this ethos and are willing to be flexible and adopt a customer-focused approach to how they go about resolving issues. They are really committed to ensuring users understand the technology they have available so that the organisation can operate efficiently and productively. Whilst at first it took a little time to adjust to new systems or processes, get up to speed with the different equipment and understand how each client set up operates – I’ve found that this is building up my experience which is something I wanted from my new role.”