Meet the Directors

Like many others in the industry, I wasn't looking for a career in recruitment... It found me! After obtaining my Bachelors Degree in Multimedia Journalism, I began a career in hospitality, managing hotels and events teams before falling into recruitment... as they say. 

That interpersonal and people skills I developed in Hospitality has served me well in recruitment where I now specialise in connecting top recruiters with roles across the Industrial, Commercial, Construction, FMCG, and Logistics recruitment sectors. I thrive on building strong relationships with both clients and candidates, taking the time to understand what makes each workplace tick — and what each person is truly looking for in their next move.

Outside of work, I love long walks with my dogs - Millie and Rambo. I love to cook, I love to eat, I love music and for my sins, I am a massive Manchester United fan. 

I began my career in a busy agency environment, relocating experienced professionals from across the globe into high-profile roles with world leading energy clients in the Middle East.

Before moving into the world of recruitment, I spent six months in door-to-door sales—an experience that significantly toughened my resilience and developed my communication and persuasion skills in real-world conditions. It was here that a customer, who happened to be a senior level recruiter, picked up on my fine tuned sales skills and suggested i take their number and call them to discuss a position with their company. I felt truly drawn to taking that call despite having no prior understanding of what a recruitment role would entail, and after some research, i picked up the phone thus taking the first step into my future.

Prior to that, I worked in the hospitality industry for over a decade, managing multiple pubs/bars/ restaurants. These roles were instrumental in building my people management and customer service skills to name a few, all of which have proved invaluable in my recruitment career.

Today, I work as a REC2REC specialist at Ruth Moran Consulting, supporting experienced recruiters and clients in the Health and Social Care space to make the right career and hiring decisions. My background across multiple industries and international markets gives me a solid understanding of both client expectations and candidate aspirations.

Outside of work, I love to travel (even if it's only back to Middlesbrough to see my family and my beautiful cat Bruno), spend time outdoors, cooking, going to gigs, reading, drawing, journaling and kettlebells... and Bob Mortimer.

I've been working in recruitment since 1989. After graduating in Law at Manchester University I 'fell' into Legal recruitment much to the disappointment of my parents who had visions of me becoming a QC..at that time recruitment wasn't viewed as the 'profession' it is now. Being young and impetuous, however, I decided that it was a much easier way to make money as a 21 year old and thankfully I was right. I also quickly realised that I actually loved the job!

I set up divisions for two businesses in Legal, Financial Services/Insurance and Accountancy in my 20's, gaining rapid promotion with my first firm to Director before moving into recruitment to recruitment with the market leader at the time.

In 1999, I set Ruth Moran Consulting up and still fee earn - it's my passion and even after all these years still gives me a huge amount of satisfaction. Many of our clients and candidates have 'grown up' with us and are also now people we would call friends. There's also no doubt that we have one of the strongest businesses in our market when it comes to network and reputation. Roles covered are from Consultant level through to C.E.O both nationally and internationally.

Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family, walking our dogs, eating good food and travelling whenever possible to anywhere from Cape Town to Rome!

I've been working in recruitment since 1995. I started as a Branch Manager with ABC contract Services running a successful Industrial and Driving Office.

I then went on to run the BT Call Centre contract at Kelly Services managing over 700 call centre staff. I was headhunted from Kelly by Hays and stayed at Hays for 6 years as a Regional Manager building and developing a Logistics recruitment business from zero to five offices in 3 years.

After Hays, I had a complete change of sector and became Regional Manager of 8 Social Care offices for Reed Social Care managing over 70 staff and a T/O in excess of £25m per annum.

I strongly believe that my recruitment background and specific sector experience puts me ahead of my competitors in terms of understanding my clients needs and my candidates aspirations.

Outside of work my main passion and stress reliever is Manchester City. I have been a season ticket holder for over 30 years and still make the commute to Manchester for every home game, rain or shine. I also play the occasional game of golf (badly) and enjoy quarterly 'men only' golf trips without the wife, which is one of my top tips for a successful marriage.

I am a rec2rec recruiter with a focus on the following sectors across the UK: Legal, Financial Services, Finance & Accounting, IT Technology, Business Support, Professional Services, Sales & Marketing, Executive & Retained Search. 

When working with me, you can be assured that descretion and confidentiality is of the upmost importance. My approach is a consultative one, where I gather information based on your skills and experience and match those to existing opportunities and clients that I have chosen to work with. I will also give you the name of the business and seek your prior approval before engaging in any introduction. If I don't have an immediate opportunity that matches your requirements, I can go to market discreetly to find opportunities that would match your own expectations. 

I am also interested in building long term relationships, which is why the recruitment process and candidate experience is so important to me. Nothing gives me more pleasure than helping to find a recruiter a new job opportunity, who then in the future becomes a trusted client. 

Like most people, I too ‘fell’ into recruitment. After graduating from Queen Margaret University Edinburgh in Psychology, Sociology & Politics I then went to Liverpool Hope University & completed my Primary PGCE. A few years in the classroom was enough for me!

A few twists of fate later & I landed at an education recruitment agency called justteachers where I progressed from novice, to Senior Consultant & then to one of their top billers. I learned so much during my eight years at JT & really felt that I had found my passion in helping people find a job, especially people who were disillusioned & disheartened in their current role & the job hunting process. I always get great satisfaction when candidates tell me they are happy in their dream role!

Now I have joined Ruth Moran, I am looking at transferring my skills to helping fellow recruiters find their perfect role & the next step up in their career.

When I’m not in work, you will find me either trying out the latest new restaurant, cooking (food is a theme here!) or spending time with my two dogs, Sidney & Beth on long walks. My other passion is holidays and my goal is to spend New Years’ Eve in as many different places as possible. The best so far have been Sydney Harbour & New York!