New REC Council Members Elected

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) council election results were announced at the Annual General Meeting on today.

Using online voting, 5% of recruitment businesses in REC membership voted for their preferred candidates to fill the corporate positions on the board, and 7% of members of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) voted for candidates to represent the IRP.

The four corporate members elected today are:
• Mandy Brook, Recruitment South East Ltd
• Tracy Evans, Pertemps Ltd
• Michael Cooper, The Best Connection Group
• Chris Kenny, Levy Associates Ltd

The two individual members elected today are:
• Louise Hewett, Hewett Recruitment
• Philip Higgins, Rullion Engineering Ltd

REC chief executive Kevin Green said:

“The REC council plays a vital role in helping us drive up professional standards in recruitment and improve the profile and reputation of our industry. Today’s successful candidates have campaigned hard and I am pleased to see so many REC members taking the time to vote to choose who represents them at this strategic level.”

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