Meet the Team

Utilising two decades of experience in overseeing end-to-end sales, delivery and management of fulfilment and delivery models, including On-site, Managed Service and RPO services, David – Chief Operating Officer for Impellam UK and Europe – is at the heart of driving growth, innovation, and excellence across our STEM portfolio.

Proudly leading market-leading brands within the group, including Lorien – Specialists in Technology, Digital and Professional recruitment; Carbon60 – experts in Project Engineering and Technical Workforce solutions; and SRG – leaders in Life Sciences, Clinical, and Engineering recruitment, David’s focus is on creating scalable, unified models, embedding best practices, and ensuring exceptional experiences for clients, candidates, and contractors.

David is passionate about STEM talent, believing it’s what sets businesses apart and helps customers thrive in a competitive market. It is his goal to not only connect great people with meaningful opportunities but also ensure that every client and candidate gets to experience and benefit from the best that Impellam’s STEM experts have to offer.

A qualified Prince 2 practitioner specialising in design, implementation and delivery of complex outsourced recruitment models across the financial services, professional services, local authority, retail, aviation, technology and telecoms sectors, Annie has worked in recruitment for 12 years. She has experience within specialist contract and permanent recruitment as well as high volume temp models.

Starting at Lorien in 2015, Annie primarily focuses on our RPO and MSP accounts, ensuring that we always deliver the best quality service to our clients and continually adapt to meet their changing needs.

Bill has over 20 years’ experience leading and building high performing teams in the technology and engineering staffing sector, ranging from VC backed start-ups to some of the UK’s largest brands. He’s passionate about technology and people, expertise in strategy, complex transformation, and the full range of staffing solutions. Bill leads Lorien’s Specialist Markets practice, home to vertical experts in our key strategic markets.

Adam has worked in the technology recruitment sector since 2007, with experience acting as the key contact and operational lead for large accounts in retail, financial services, the public sector, utilities and consultancy. He currently leads a team of account managers, resourcers and delivery directors across Lorien’s UK operations, driving delivery into some of Lorien’s largest key accounts, as well as leading the Specialist Markets team in the North.

Joanna has over 15 years’ talent acquisition and recruitment outsourcing experience. She has worked with a number of established and growing organisations across a range of industries, including technology, financial services, pharmaceuticals, and professional services.

Darren joined Lorien in 2008 as a tech specialist recruiter and became Director of Solutions and Insight in 2019. Responsible for insight, data, and innovation, Darren uses his market knowledge to give our clients full visibility of market information and forces – driving innovation, efficiencies and continuous improvement. Darren is a dedicated supporter of social mobility. Within Lorien, he is a mental health first aider, as well as an ambassador for the Tech Talent Charter.

In her role as Head of People - STEM, Emma plays a key part in shaping the future of SRG. Taking the lead on our People Agenda, she is at the heart of building capability, and planning and managing our talent and development approaches with a goal of achieving shared organisational objectives. 

Since achieving MCIPD status, Emma has worked in HR roles – including positions for a variety of companies across the insurance and retail sectors – for over two decades and has already held HR Business Partner roles for over half her career. 

A member of the Impellam team since June 2022, Emma supports all our group’s STEM Brands, working closely with the Managing Directors and Senior Leadership teams of Carbon60 and Lorien in addition to SRG.