GILBERT MEHER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Senior Business Consultant
Ben has joined the team with almost a decade of experience in recruitment in the health and social care sector.
Having obtained a Level 3 Diploma in recruitment, he understands the best methods to support organisations in recruiting for executive roles in health and social care. He is overseeing our South Wales and South West England regions, and has a personal approach that he uses along with his industry expertise to support organisations.
When he's not scrolling LinkedIn in the office, Ben can either be found in the kitchen attempting to improve his cooking skills, or in the net of his local football team!
Corrie is the Head of Elderly Care. He is responsible for building and maintaining client relationships for both the Clinical and Care Home Management Teams. Corrie joined Gilbert Meher in 2016 in the Clinical Division and has worked closely with Tom to develop an established clinical and home management recruitment team.
You may recognise Corrie from ‘The Hundred' cricket tournament where he took arguably the best crowd catch of all time. Away from the office (and spotlight) Corrie excels at golf, cricket, football, lifting weights and running. He's also got a small following on Instagram where he posts step-by-step recipes that vary from a mouth-watering beef wellington, spicy jerk chicken and elegant risotto's. Is there anything he can't do?
Job Titles:
- Senior Consultant
- Senior Business Consultant
Craig is an accomplished senior consultant with an impressive track record spanning over 7 years, specialising in cultivating strategic partnerships with prominent Care Home Providers across the East Midlands, Home Counties and East Anglia. Craig's personable approach, combined with his industry knowledge, has consistently delivered excellent results, solidifying his reputation as a trusted advisor to both candidates and clients alike.
Craig is a passionate football supporter and his prize possession is his beloved Manchester United shirt signed by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Teddy Sheringham.
Dawid is our Operations Manager, Idibu Guru, IT Phenomenon and Office Yoda. Dawid makes sure that we are operating at optimal levels and supports the end to end process of resourcing and recruitment. Despite the daily office challenges/chaos Dawid remains calm and collective. He is happy to fix any issues when asked for help, EXCEPT forgotten passwords.
Dawid is fluent in English, Polish and common sense. After hours Dawid enjoys walking his two dogs, binge-watching box sets and baking brownies.
Emily is an Associate Director here at Gilbert Meher, responsible for our science division. She has extensive experience throughout the Diagnostics and Life Sciences Markets. She has a proven track-record in placing mid-senior and highly technical candidates throughout the market on a global basis, with a particular specialism in partnering with small to medium Biotechnology firms.
She has a strong global network throughout the industry, and places true importance upon building and maintaining relationships from both a candidate and client perspective.
Job Titles:
- Credit Controller
- Finance Manager
With over 10 Years' experience working in Finance, starting as a credit controller Francesca quickly developed a love for finance deciding to study AAT and has been on a continuous development plan ever since growing both academically and professionally. Having completed AAT in 2018 Francesca started her journey to become Chartered and is currently studying ACCA.
Joining Gilbert Meher at a very exciting time as the company has impressive growth plans in place, Francesca is looking forward to playing a key part in supporting the business's growth plans. She manages the Finance team working alongside Alina who is currently studying AAT with Francesca's support alongside her studies.
In her spare time Francesca enjoys spending time with her family, as a mother of three her weekends are usually spent at the side of a football pitch watching her son's team, or at dance/gymnastic classes with her girls. She loves to travel with her family and spends a lot of her free time in south Spain visiting family.
Graeme is one of the Director's at Gilbert Meher and heads up the Specialist Services team that recruits across Mental Health, Adult Specialist Care, and Children's Services. His focus is on senior appointments across all functions including Operations, Finance, Business Development, HR and IT. He is supported by a large team of Consultants who also recruit from mid-level management upwards.
In his free time, Graeme enjoys sport and travel. He also holds the Gilbert Meher Fantasy Football title and has done for the last 4 years consecutively.
Graeme Dobson joins the business
Graeme Dobson joins the company as a self-employed consultant.
Harry has joined Gilbert Meher working as a Business Consultant within the Homecare and Clinical team. Covering the North West sector, Harry recruits clinical staff from registered nurses, all the way through to senior management positions.
He obtained a degree in Biomedical Science from Leeds Beckett University in 2023.
Outside of work and life in the office, Harry loves to travel and trying new foods! His favourite place he's ever visited is Naples, being a massive lover of Italy! In his spare time he enjoys a gym session and cooking for his friends and family.
After spending 8 glorious years recruiting within Health & social care with Gilbert Meher, Jade now provides administrative support to the senior leadership team.
In her spare time, Jade loves to fit in a gym session when she's not chasing her 2-year-old son around.
James is part of our Interim team and specialises in sourcing first-class talent across the public and private sectors. He also provides support for our team and ensures that both candidates and clients have as smooth a journey as possible.
Outside of work, James is a huge Liverpool supporter and a massive fan of gaming, even going so far as to achieve a master's degree in Game Design. Alongside his girlfriend, he is constantly seeking new adventures and travelling to new places.
Jonathon has over 10 years' experience in executive search, covering Clients within the UK as well as International markets. His expertise covers a wide range of sectors including Professional Services, Health & Social Care and Management Consultancies. He has made numerous C-Level appointments across these sectors, plus placements for more highly specialised roles. With his commercial acumen, drive, and passion, Jonathon wants only the best for his Clients and Candidates.
In his free time, Jonathon enjoys spending time with his two young sons and playing football.
Jonny is a Director based in the Leeds office. He manages and develops key Client relationships, plays a key part in the direction of the firm as well as overseeing the Healthcare practice at all levels. Prior to joining Gilbert Meher in 2013, Jonny had a career in Corporate Banking before setting up the Healthcare division for a Leeds-based Executive Search firm, overseeing the development of executive search and advisory work internationally within Health and Social Care - with a focus on the private and third sectors.
In his free time, Jonny enjoys spending time with his family and is a keen Newcastle United supporter.
Job Titles:
- Head of Children 's Services
Jorden is a Children's Service specialist at Gilbert Meher. She manages and develops key client relationships and plays a key part in the direction of the Children's Services team. Jorden set up the Children Services division from scratch and is the go-to consultant across the country. Working within the sector for over 8 years, she has a great understanding of the sector and has an extensive network of senior Children Service specialists across the UK, including exclusive representations.
Prior to her recruitment career, Jorden toured the UK as a dancer for Opera North in the production of Carmen. In her free time, Jorden loves to go on holiday, watch live music and socialise with friends and her large family.
Job Titles:
- Digital Marketing Executive
Leah works within our marketing team, playing an active role in the digital marketing sector. Dedicated to the curation of creative designs and insightful marketing strategies, generating brand awareness, and cementing internal branding, Leah wishes to further develop her career within the field of marketing.
Leah's interest in this sector came from her experience with social platforms through her Fashion Marketing degree she obtained from Leeds Beckett University.
When not in the office Leah enjoys going out for cocktails with friends and going to festivals in the summer. You can always find her in Jakes Bar on a Saturday night!
Job Titles:
- Head of Social Car
- Head of Social Care
Matthew is an established Business Consultant based in the Leeds Office. He manages and develops key Client relationships with a focus on Adult Specialist Care (incorporating Learning Disabilities, Mental Health and Brain Injury) from mid-senior to an executive level. He has delivered on a broad range of projects within the sector across all functions and has established himself as one of the top recruiters within the sector.
Prior to working at Gilbert Meher, Matthew graduated from the University of Nottingham with a degree in Mathematics. In his free time Matthew enjoys travelling, socialising with friends and coffee runs!
Job Titles:
- Associate Director at Ada Meher
Matthew heads our Development & DevOps teams, coming from a long-standing background in IT recruitment he has access to a well-established candidate network across the UK and overseas. He has a thorough understanding of the technical nuances in his market space, making him the right person to find a true match for the skill set you need. Matthew specialises in the IT Dev & DevOps sector covering languages such as PHP, Java, JavaScript, Python and .NET in high growth areas such as AI/ML, Blockchain and AWS Cloud Tech."
Matthew would like it to be known that he has never played quidditch.
Job Titles:
- Talent & Development Partner
With over 15 years of experience in recruitment, including, contingent, specialist and retained appointments across UK and European markets. Natalie's position at Gilbert Meher is to identify and build new talent for the business, alongside the development and delivery of a structured training programme for new and existing employees. In addition, Natalie will play an integral part in leading the team on business development activities and initiatives.
In her spare time, Natalie simply loves spending time with her 6-year-old daughter and when she is not with her, you can find Natalie at her local fitness class banking calories to allow her to enjoy some well-earned dinner and cocktails out with friends.
Job Titles:
- Senior Consultant
- Senior Business Consultant
Naya is a senior consultant with over 4 years of experience and a successful track record of expertise in the Elderly care and senior living sector securing C-suite and Mid-management appointments across the UK and US. Naya's industry knowledge, professionalism, passion for identifying and delivering results, and personalised approach in consistently building and partnering with clients and candidates are matchless.
Naya is an Arsenal fan who loves cooking and exploring the world. She is also a strict Christian.
Job Titles:
- Business Consultant - Elderly Care & Clinical
- Business Consultant for Elderly Care
With a background in sales, Ollie has joined the GM team as a business consultant for Elderly Care and Clinical industry, specialising in assisting care home providers across Yorkshire, the North East, and Scotland to recruit clinical staff from registered nurses to senior management level.
Outside work, Ollie is an avid sports fan, supporting Tottenham Hotspur and following horse racing. He is also passionate about music of all genres, especially house music.
Job Titles:
- Engineering & Manufacturing
- Head of Engineering & Manufacturing
Patrick heads up the Engineering & Manufacturing Sector, working with both SMEs and Larger businesses globally. Working predominantly in the UK & US Markets working with Senior Executives and Professionals who have experience in the Chemicals & FMCG Markets.
After Graduating in English Language in 2015 Patrick went straight into Manufacturing & Technical Recruitment. In his spare time, he enjoys listening to music, bouldering on the climbing walls and going hiking/running on a weekend. When he can he also likes to travel the world and specifically likes skiing in the Alps during the winter.
Job Titles:
- Head of DevOps Recruitment - Ada Meher
Sam is Regional Lead at Ada Meher; Gilbert Meher's sister company. Sam is the go-to guy for all things Tech recruitment. A crowded market - Sam is working hard to raise the bar and deliver a genuine, client-focused process, rather than the mediocrity that plagues the industry. Sam joined Ada Meher in 2020 and is based in our Leeds office. He has experience placing developers in the UK, and internationally.
Sam prides himself on delivering a truly genuine, client-focused process, helping organisations find talented developers and build successful tech teams. His focus areas include: JavaScript (React, React Native, Vue & Node) and PHP (Laravel).
Job Titles:
- Associate Director
- Company Director
Suzanne Jaeger is the Company Director of Gilbert Meher GmbH, and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.
She established the company business in continental Europe and, through her ability to identify business opportunities and develop strong client relationships, has overseen significant growth and market share.
She has an enviable track record in identifying and placing elite candidates in niche roles across diverse industries. Suzanne's technology specialism includes IT, Trading, Crypto, MedTech and Life Science.
Prior to her current role, Suzanne held a number of Executive positions with a leading American Information Technology company. Her portfolio of roles included Business Consultancy, Business Development and Sales & Marketing.
Suzanne holds qualifications in Computing & Mathematical Science and graduated as a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems.
Job Titles:
- Senior Executive Resourcer - Mental Health
Job Titles:
- Business Consultant
- Business Consultant - Ada Meher
Tom is a business consultant who has learned to utilise strategic networking to help people progress and reach their full potential. He works within the Ada Meher team.
Tom is also heavily into his leisure time where you can find him powerlifting, socialising or routinely sipping espresso martinis at the weekend.