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Luke Parker

Managing Director
After spending 7 years playing professional cricket for Warwickshire CC, Luke joined Vivid Resourcing as a consultant in 2008. Since then, he has established himself as a key figure in Vivid’s exponential growth, rising through every rank to his current position as Managing Director. He now oversees the implementation of Vivid’s strategies and ethos, guiding the brand through rapid international expansion.

Luke Parker

James McNulty

James McNulty

Global Sales Director
Back in 2009, James joined Vivid, specialising in the Engineering and IT markets. Shortly after, he began his management career, leading with an elite mentality and ambitious growth plans. James has proven to be instrumental in the development of sales staff across the UK and Europe. He continues this work as a Sales Director, continually taking the business from strength to strength.

James McNulty

William Bridges

William Bridges

Director of Benelux
William joined Vivid in 2013, shortly after graduating from King’s College London. He quickly became one of our first consultants to successfully break into European markets, paving the way for business to thrive outside of the UK. Subsequently, William has established the largest, most profitable cost centre in the Group, whilst overseeing our Amsterdam and Antwerp offices as our Director of Benelux.

William Bridges

Ryan Woods

Ryan Woods

Regional Sales Director
After playing professional football in the US, Ryan returned to London in 2011 and began working for Vivid. His exceptional performance and impeccable standards laid the foundations for his management career, with him opening Vivid’s second office in Manchester in 2013. Since then, Ryan has been appointed as Regional Director of Sales, overseeing our Manchester and Glasgow offices.

Ryan Woods

Alasdair Grant

Associate Director
As a First-Class Business Management Graduate, Alasdair decided to take the dive into recruitment back in 2011. Since joining Vivid, he has consistently performed above and beyond expectation, placing him as the all-time Top Biller across the Group. He has successfully worked his way to becoming Vivid’s first Associate Director, heading up the highly profitable Life Sciences Sector.

Alasdair Grant

James Walter

Head of Netherlands
Shortly after his graduation at the University of Exeter in September 2016, James kickstarted his career with Vivid. He rapidly advanced in our IT and Infrastructure markets, opening Vivid’s first European office in Amsterdam in 2020. Now, James continues to grow his team as Head of Netherlands, acting as a brand ambassador for our company outside of the UK and setting the standard for our other European offices to follow.

James Walter

Sagar Patel

Head of Belgium Contract – IT
Sagar’s journey at Vivid started in 2016, after graduating from the University of Portsmouth. By 2018, he was promoted to Executive Consultant and began building the Benelux Web Development team, which is now highly established. In 2021, Sagar was presented with Vivid’s Team of the Year award, which was followed by his promotion to Head of Belgium Contract – IT.

Sagar Patel

Michelle Nadim

Michelle Nadim

Head of Germany
Michelle completed a BSc. in Psychology in 2015 and joined Vivid shortly after. After a successful start to her career working on the UK sector, Michelle took on the challenge of setting up the German market for Vivid. Five years on, she is our Head of Germany, managing a team in London whilst spearheading the opening of our Munich Office.

Michelle Nadim

Alex Lyon

Alex Lyon

Regional Head of Government
Following his graduation in 2014, Alex joined Vivid, and was presented with the monumental challenge of starting up the Government division on his own. Since then, Alex has driven the sector’s growth, creating two clear regions which represent Vivid’s 2nd and 3rd highest billing cost centres. Now, he continues this work as a Regional Head of Government.

Alex Lyon

James Willsher

Regional Head of Government
In 2016, James joined Vivid, getting off to a flying start by winning the Best Newcomer Award in his first year. After a highly successful run, notably as our Highest GP Government consultant of all time, James commenced his management career, leading the Property division of the Government Sector. He now serves this role as a Regional Head of Government.

James Willsher

Leon Perez

Head of Benelux Perm
Leon joined Vivid after graduating in 2015, as the first dedicated Perm consultant specialising in the Benelux IT market. His consistently strong performance led to him winning the Best Newcomer Award in 2017, giving him a platform to begin managing other consultants. Now, Leon continues to grow his team as a Sales Manager for Benelux Perm.

Leon Perez

Grant Reid

Head of Glasgow
After graduating from Robert Gordon University in 2016, Grant joined Vivid as a consultant specialising in our European Engineering market. Since then, he has proven himself to be a key player, receiving multiple promotions before he began managing his own team of consultants. Now, he leads a quickly expanding office as our Head of Glasgow.

Grant Reid

Charlotte Tustin

Head of Talent and Learning & Development
Charlotte graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2014 and started her recruitment career at Sphere, opening the company’s first office outside of London. She moved to Vivid in April 2021, joining as an Induction Systems Trainer, and was quickly promoted to Learning and Development Consultant. Charlotte’s proven track record now sets her as the Head of Learning and Development across UK/EU Offices.

Charlotte Tustin

Lydia Straw

Office & Facilities Manager
Having graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2020, Lydia joined Vivid as an Office Admin Assistant, and has since progressed to become our Office & Facilities Manager. Her responsibilities include providing daily support to Senior Management whilst liasing with facility management vendors and suppliers, as well as being a key stakeholder in office moves.

Lydia Straw

Katie Parker

Principal Talent Acquisition Consultant
Katie graduated from the University of Chester in 2018, shortly before joining Vivid as a Public Sector consultant. In mid-2020, she made the switch to internal recruitment and was promoted the next year to Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant. Now, she is responsible for overseeing a team of consultants and has produced an abundance of fantastic hires to date.

Katie Parker

Amelia Cameron

Senior Marketing Executive
Amelia joined Vivid as the Office Manager for our busy London HQ in November 2021. Six months into the role, after demonstrating her value and passion towards a more creative avenue, she was promoted to our first ever Marketing Executive. Amelia is responsible for growing the new department, managing social media accounts and working on exciting projects alongside senior stakeholders.

Amelia Cameron

G2V Group Leadership

James Gorfin

James Gorfin

Chairman
James started his recruitment career in 1997; his outstanding performance supported founding his own company, g2 Recruitment, in 2004. Shortly after, a second brand, Vivid Resourcing, was founded in 2008. Since then, the Group has grown rapidly, opening 21 offices across the UK, US, and Europe. Now, G2V follows the strong fundamentals laid out by James, combining an elite performance culture with a customer-centric approach.

James Gorfin

Colin Martin

CEO
Colin has been the CEO of G2V since 2019, having joined the Group in 2015 as the GFD and brings extensive leadership experience in scaling businesses. He has worked across a range of sectors, in the UK and internationally. He is responsible for the Group’s strategy and providing advice and guidance to his fellow board members and senior managers.

Colin Martin

Sam Bell

Group Finance Director
Prior to joining G2V Group in July 2021, Sam spent 10 years at KPMG, where he moved into the firm’s Corporate Finance practice. Sam is responsible for financial strategies and activities across G2V, prioritising the modernisation of the Group’s finance infrastructure. This enables Sam to support our market leading growth and improve the user experience for both candidates and clients alike.

Sam Bell

Ryan Morrow

Group Operations Director
Ryan has developed multiple business areas, encouraging G2V Group’s diversity and growth. He is responsible for our global operational functions; supporting the business through its expansion worldwide and ensuring the operational strategy supports G2V as it continues to strive for greatness.

Ryan Morrow

Peter Gwillam

Head of Litigation
Peter is a qualified solicitor with over 13 years of experience working in the recruitment industry, managing teams and working with disputes resolution. After joining G2V in June 2019, Peter moved from running our Disputes Resolution team to the Interim Head of Legal in October 2021. He now helps with enforcing our terms and business protection clause, whilst assisting the Legal Department where required.

Peter Gwillam

Marc Christophides

Marc Christophides

Head of IT
Marc’s extensive experience working in IT comprises of 12 years in the Recruitment sector at SThree and Airswift. He is deeply passionate about how technology, processes and above all, people, deliver business value and uses that passion to ensure we operate with a world-class IT service. Marc leads the Global IT function, supporting people and offices worldwide.

Marc Christophides

Lauren Paterson

Head of HR
Lauren is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, CIPD Level 7 qualified and has undertaken various HR roles, including Learning & Development and Change Management. Since joining, she has injected a sense of professionalism; growing and developing the HR team, to deliver a comprehensive HR service to the business.

Lauren Paterson

Vivid Resourcing

A talented team to help you meet your goals

Our elite team is made up of talented consultants and experienced leaders who are embedded within our technical sectors. The wealth of knowledge at our disposal means that we know how to find the best candidates for our clients, across a wide variety of complex fields.

Our expert consultants are rewarded for their excellent work and have a range of options to progress through our organic growth model. That’s how we make sure every member of our team is motivated to become best-in-class in their role.

 

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