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Graham Lucas

Managing Director , Michael Page

Having joined the recruitment industry in 2004, Graham stepped onto the UK Board of Page Group in 2014. Currently responsible for Page Personnel and Michael Page across the North and Midlands. In addition to this he runs the Manufacturing, Logistics and Healthcare UK business units. With a team of over 300 people they deliver talent solutions across a broad range of sectors in over 4,000 organisations each year.

: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamlucas?miniProfil

Mike Scotney

Managing Director, Applause IT

Mike is the Managing Director of Applause IT, an independent Birmingham based IT, Marketing and Technical Sales Recruitment business, established over 20 years ago. Our aim is to stand-out and make a difference in providing a range of solutions, in being the 'go-to guys' for many successful technology-driven businesses and delivering the best recruitment experience to our candidates.

Mike is personally striven to ensure that Applause IT is an excellent employer of choice to experienced and aspiring consultants, and that they continue to be a valuable and lasting partner to the many organisations that we recruit for. 

: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikescotney?miniProfil

Verity Stokes

Director, Katie Bard

After graduating from The University of Birmingham in 2003 with an Honours degree in Mediaeval Studies, Verity joined Katie Bard via the Angela Mortimer Graduate Development Programme and quickly advanced to become a Permanent Consultant.

In 2006, Verity was invited to create a team specialising in temporary and permanent office recruitment. The team also have a strong interest in Graduate Recruitment which led to Verity co-founding the Angela Mortimer Group Graduate Recruitment Programme and Graduate Recruitment website AM CityGrad.

In May 2015, Verity was awarded Birmingham Young Professional of the Year in the HR, Recruitment and Training category. Verity became a Director of Katie Bard in February 2018, and in February 2021 launched a division in London under the Angela Mortimer brand. Today, she runs a division of teams in London and Birmingham.

Gordon Webb

Director of Growth and Partnership , Firefish Software

Gordon Webb has been advising recruitment business on recruitment technology for over 20 years. Gordon’s knowledge of the full recruitment cycle from, sourcing candidates to pay & bill has led him to Firefish where he now helps recruitment agencies turn their database into an active network of candidates and their website into a powerful candidate engagement engine that drives more placements. Join him, get inspired and find out why challenging the norm is the only way to stay ahead of the competition.