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About Simpson Judge

The trusted partner for Professional Services Recruitment Solutions. We are the leading specialist professional services recruiter, with dedicated divisions covering Accountancy & Finance, IT, Legal, Executive Appointment, PA & Secretarial, Consumer and HR.

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Why Simpson Judge?

Over the last 3 years we have seen over 500% growth, our 50 strong team of consultants embody our company values and goals. We have built trusted and respected reputations across our chosen specialist markets with unrivalled industry knowledge and network our dedicated divisions covering Accountancy & Finance, IT, Legal, Executive Appointment, PA & Secretarial, Consumer and HR.

Our dedicated divisions work in partnership with clients to understand your business and its needs and how the candidate will fit into your overall team and growth plans, ensuring that we find you the perfect candidate at the right time! We pride ourselves on our outstanding service and our team’s ability to outperform the competition, we know what a good team looks like and assist many clients with a hiring strategy and team planning to build their teams with the right people.  With dedicated support, we build trusted relationships with our clients, staying in touch periodically to ensure that we understand the businesses future plans and are there to support you to help achieve your business objectives and goals!

Covering multiple specialisms with dedicated teams in four offices national wide, our aim is to become the go to professional services recruitment partner for the UK, Continental Europe, and the USA. We pride ourselves with our Simpson Judge STARs and our ability to deliver a tailored solution to any recruitment project you may be looking to complete.

Our story

Timeline

Simpson Judge was founded in March 2013 by Ben and Rob. Based in Preston, they wanted to redress the balance in the recruitment industry and offer a multidisciplinary professional recruitment service. Learn more about key moments in the Simpson Judge story through our timeline below.

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March 2013

First placement made.

Headcount 2

July 2014

Signed PSL terms with a global Engineering group and shared service centre.

Headcount 2

August 2014

We move into our first office on Preston Docks

Headcount 3

January 2015

We hire our first member of staff with a focus on Accounting &
Finance.

Headcount 5

May 2015

We outgrew our office and moved to a bigger office in Preston employing a team of 5.

Headcount 5

June 2015

Signed PSL terms with 2 Major Bulge Bracket Banks.

Headcount 5

December 2015

100th placement made.

Headcount 10

September 2016

Our team doubled in size to support our growing client base.

Headcount 10

January 2017

A new Manchester office is opened to meet the needs of our expanding northwest client base more effectively.

Headcount 10

September 2017

The IT Division was launched to support the ever-changing technology landscape and ensure our client base had the specialist they required for their transformation project.

Headcount 10

October 2017

Approached to join PSL of a major multi-national manufacturing business.

Headcount 13

November 2017

A new London Team is started to support clients and candidates more effectively in the south of England.

Headcount 13

November 2017

The PA/Secretarial Division launched to specialise in providing clients with talented individuals to enhance business leadership functions.

Headcount 19

July 2020

he HR Division was launched to support businesses needs for Human Resource professionals within the pandemic.

Headcount 29

July 2021

The Legal Division was launched to provide the client base with assistance in recruiting specialist legal roles.

Headcount 29

February 2022

Simpson Judge launched its Recruiter 360 trainee academy aiming to ensure that recruiters are the full package and had their first successful graduate from the programme.

Headcount 29

March 2022

Joined PSL of a major multi-national retail business.

Headcount 40

May 2022

With an increasing client base looking for specific talent within the Consumer Goods Industry, the Consumer Goods Division was launched.

Headcount 40

September 2022

Second cohort of the Recruiter 360 trainee academy produces their second graduate.

Headcount 40

October 2022

Account Director appointed to look after and manage large and volume accounts.

Target Headcount 50

January 2023

We move to a larger Manchester office with double the capacity to accommodate our expanding Manchester Team and recruitment specialisms.

Target Headcount 50

February 2023

Simpson Judge celebrates its 10th birthday, and a decade of ‘Doing things differently in Recruitment’.

Meet the team

We are our people; they are at the heart of everything we do and fundamental in what we are looking to achieve. Our clients don’t engage with a brand name they deal with individuals who are advocates of the Simpson Judge brand. Therefore, we only hire the exceptional, the individuals who understand the importance of the personal touch and supporting others to achieve their goals, ensuring highest level of service is maintained.

If you are looking for more information, we have a team of industry experts that would be happy to help, you can find their details below.

Directors

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Rob Simpson

Managing Director

Senior Appointments

Midlands & London

[email protected]

01772 789372

07584 656614

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Ben James

Managing Director

Senior Appointments

North

[email protected]

01772 789706

07823 777739

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Oliver Underwood

Director

Systems & IT

Nationwide

[email protected]

0161 249 7115

07867 431186

Sam Greenslade Associate Director Finance - London

Sam Greenslade

Director

Accountancy & Finance

New York

[email protected]

07776528750

US Number (718) 719-6105

Senior Management Team

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Oliver Underwood

Director

Systems & IT

Nationwide

[email protected]

0161 249 7115

07867 431186

Sam Greenslade Associate Director Finance - London

Sam Greenslade

Director

Accountancy & Finance

New York

[email protected]

07776528750

US Number (718) 719-6105

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Millie Ebbrell

Associate Director

Legal

North West & Manchester

[email protected]

0121 758 7465

07384 687762

Darren

Darren Guttridge

Senior Business Manager

Legal

London

[email protected]

07586 700981

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Ric Seear

Senior Business Manager

Accountancy Practice

North West & Manchester

[email protected]

07768 811336

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Marcus Polledri

Senior Business Manager

Accountancy & Finance

London

[email protected]

07385 259963

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Jessica Tebay

HR & Finance Manager

[email protected]

07767 667969

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Beth Harris

Senior Business Manager

Accountancy & Finance

Manchester

[email protected]

07776 685187

Accountancy & Finance Division

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Beth Harris

Senior Business Manager

Accountancy & Finance

Manchester

[email protected]

07776 685187

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Ric Seear

Senior Business Manager

Accountancy Practice

North West & Manchester

[email protected]

07768 811336

Jen Dowson

Jen Dowson

Senior Business Manager

Accountancy & Finance

Merseyside & Cheshire

[email protected]

07968 144419

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Marcus Polledri

Senior Business Manager

Accountancy & Finance

London

[email protected]

07385 259963

Jordan Dyer

Jordan Dyer

Business Manager

Accountancy & Finance

London

[email protected]

07555 804971

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Spencer Gornall

Business Manager

Accountancy Practice

Midlands

[email protected]

07774 353964

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Calen Gallagher-Allison

Senior Consultant

Accountancy Practice Tax

London

[email protected]

07831 180803

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Sophia Collier

Senior Consultant

Accountancy & Finance

London

[email protected]

07748 176401

Bradley Gosling

Bradley Gosling

Senior Consultant

Accountancy Practice

South

[email protected]

07990 285667

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Nile Farndon

Senior Consultant

Finance

West Midlands

[email protected]

07389 824227

Oscar Scott

Oscar Scott

Recruitment Consultant

A&F London

[email protected]

07748522535

Lakhvir Singh

Lakhvir Singh

Senior Consultant

A&F East Midlands

Manchester

[email protected]

07501 253648

Harry Laight

Harry Laight

Associate Consultant

Accountancy & Finance

London

[email protected]

07748846629

Ben Cargin

Craig Trickett

Business Manager

A&F North West

Manchester

[email protected]

07867580815

Millie Hasty

Millie Hasty

Associate Consultant

Accountancy Practice

Preston

[email protected]

07879490799

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Sonia Sidje

Senior Consultant

A&F North West

Manchester

[email protected]

07341958851

Thomas Thornton

Thomas Thornton

Senior Consultant

A&F North West

Manchester

[email protected]

07880763628

Consumer Division

Stephanie Houghton

Stephanie Houghton

Senior Business Manager

Cosmetics

Preston

[email protected]

07901 905980

Legal Division

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Millie Ebbrell

Associate Director

Legal

North West & Manchester

[email protected]

0121 758 7465

07384 687762

Darren

Darren Guttridge

Senior Business Manager

Legal

London

[email protected]

07586 700981

Stephan Zip

Stephan Kuhn

Senior Consultant

Legal

West Midlands

[email protected]

07555 616996

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Callum Chisnall

Business Manager

Legal

London

[email protected]

07990 740728

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Beth Hinton

Recruitment Consultant

Legal

Yorkshire

[email protected]

07585 297299

Vic Quinlan

Victoria Quinlan

Recruitment Consultant

Legal

London

[email protected]

07831 573604

Cait Woodrow

Cait Woodrow-Smith

Recruitment Consultant

Legal Manchester

Preston

[email protected]

07776919668

Joey Mullen

Joey Mullen

Senior Consultant

Legal

London

[email protected]

07831 592157

Marina Pongourou

Marina Pongourou

Senior Consultant

Legal North West

Preston

[email protected]

07990809589

Katie Beaghan

Katie Beaghan

Senior Consultant

Legal London

Preston

[email protected]

07786872274

Bethany Astbury

Bethany Astbury

Recruitment Consultant

Legal North West

Preston

[email protected]

07876352867

Jessica Stephen

Jessica Stephen

Associate Consultant

Legal London

Preston

[email protected]

07831217888

PA & Executive Support

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Emma Jenkins

Senior Business Manager

PA & Executive Support

London

[email protected]

07881 276850

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Vanessa Grey

Senior Business Manager

PA & Executive Support

North West & Manchester

[email protected]

07585 114015

Systems & IT Division

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Oliver Underwood

Director

Systems & IT

Nationwide

[email protected]

0161 249 7115

07867 431186

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Frankie Mather

Senior Business Manager

Systems & IT

Nationwide

[email protected]

07813 454295

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Joel Farrer

Business Manager

Systems & IT

Dynamics 365 Business Central / NAV

[email protected]

07796 906433

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Lachlan Graham

Senior Consultant

Systems & IT

Microsoft Dynamics (CE/F&O)

[email protected]

07825 290558

Christie Mercer

Christie Mercer

Recruitment Consultant

Systems & IT Nationwide

Preston

[email protected]

07770 109301

Head Office Team

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Jessica Tebay

HR & Finance Manager

[email protected]

07767 667969

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Inka Ratajczak

Office Manager / PA to Managing Directors

[email protected]

07554476530

Craig Nicholas

Craig Nicholas

Financial Controller

[email protected]

07768 105 821

Keady Jackson

Keady Jackson

Data Administrator

[email protected]

US Team

Sam Greenslade Associate Director Finance - London

Sam Greenslade

Director

Accountancy & Finance

New York

[email protected]

07776528750

US Number (718) 719-6105

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Ben Cargin

Business Manager

Audit and Tax - New York City

New York

[email protected]

07824671963

Shauna Kitson

Shauna Kitson

Recruitment Consultant

Legal US

New York

[email protected]

07470605523