Paul Waite

Paul Waite

Paul Waite

Paul’s early career was spent in the technology and defence sector multi-national, before moving into recruitment and becoming a director at the RK Group. As MD he led 9 offices across the UK until December 2010. In 2011, he combined expertise and networks with David Anwyl to…

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David Anwyl

David Anwyl

David Anwyl

One of our founders and a qualified accountant, David spent the first half of his career in industry, with companies such as Diageo and American Greetings. He began his executive search career at Robinson Keane, before founding the Rowan Group in 2011.  David has experience of leading…

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Peter Holt

Peter Holt

Peter Holt

Peter is the Managing Director of Rowan’s North practice. He works directly with Owner/Founders and Private Equity Houses to build leadership teams that are the right fit for the growth journey of each individual business.  Having been with the Rowan Group since 2012, Peter previously headed up…

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Julie Martin

Julie Martin

Julie Martin

Julie is the Managing Director of Rowan’s London & South practice. She’s an experienced business leader who has grown and scaled recruitment businesses for over 17 years, and she’s based in our London office. Julie works directly with C-Suite leaders in private cap and PE-backed SMEs, as…

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Louise Stephenson

Louise Stephenson

Louise Stephenson

With over 20 years recruitment experience, Louise has recruited sales professionals at senior level, and personally sat at SMT level and managed a number of sales teams. Passionate about her role, Louise is qualified to CIPD level 5, supporting the SME market with organisational design and the…

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Matthew Friend

Matthew Friend

Matthew Friend

Matthew works closely with the lower mid-market and growth capital investors, in building out management teams for successful value creation journeys. With over 20 years’ experience, he specialises in Executive and Non-Executive appointments across a variety of sectors; appointing the right business leaders to drive growth and…

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Jordan Poole

Jordan Poole

Jordan Poole

Jordan works in the Finance team, introducing finance leaders and future leaders to both privately owned and PE-backed SMEs in the North. Jordan’s working life started in professional football as a right-back for Stockport County FC, later moving into coaching for a number of years with Manchester…

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Hannah Al-Anazi

Hannah Al-Anazi

Hannah Al-Anazi

Hannah has over a decade of recruitment experience helping global leaders build out their teams across a range of industries. ​ ​Her passion for helping businesses optimise their leadership teams, and pursuit for growth, stems back to her interest in the field of management – Hannah holds an MSc in Management…

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Joshua Howlett

Joshua Howlett

Joshua Howlett

Joshua is a Senior Consultant at Rowan South and leads on C-Suite and C-1 Finance mandates across the South of England and Midlands (sector agnostic).  Previously working for DRAX Executive, part of The LCap Group, Joshua has a proven track record of delivering CFO searches in the…

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Jane Chantry

Jane Chantry

Jane Chantry

Jane has over 25 years’ experience in Executive Recruitment, working for Hay-MSL, Robinson Keane and now Rowan. Jane was in fact our first employee back in 2011. Jane works closely with our consultants to identify potential candidates in a professional, targeted and confidential process. She loves the…

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Claire Powell

Claire Powell

Claire Powell

Claire joined Rowan in 2015, and has a total of 18 years’ experience in the business services sector, serving B2B clients in the North West. She now supports the search and selection process of Executive Board appointments within Rowan, primarily CFOs. Claire believes that nothing worth having…

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Fiona Flack

Fiona Flack

Fiona Flack

Fiona joined Rowan in January 2018 from a sales management role with little experience of the recruitment industry. The training and support provided on joining has helped Fiona to develop her skills and progress quickly. She is driven by the variety of work, the people she speaks…

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Jennie Adamson

Jennie Adamson

Jennie Adamson

Jennie has over eleven years’ experience in the recruitment industry with Morson Talent, having previously worked as an Account Co-ordinator for large RPO accounts, such as Manchester Airport Group. More recently, Jennie worked as a Project Lead on the implementation of new clients under the ‘Managed Service…

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Hajer Elshabli

Hajer Elshabli

Hajer Elshabli

Hajer studied psychology, which gave her the curiosity to understand how our minds work and the impact we have. She brings this curiosity about people to Rowan’s Life Sciences division, and enjoys getting to know the candidates and clients she works with. Hajer has experience in customer…

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Nicola Pearson

Nicola Pearson

Nicola Pearson

Nicola works in the Growth team, working closely with SME business leaders to appoint Board- and Director-level candidates in Marketing, Sales, IT & Technology. Outside of work Nicola enjoys the gym, the outdoors and spending time with family and friends.

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Howard Drury

Howard Drury

Howard Drury

Howard is an Executive Researcher at Rowan South supporting on Executive and Non-Executive search assignments for Growth-Cap PE backed businesses. Previously working for DRAX Executive, part of The LCap Group, Howard has experience across several sectors including Industrials, Business Services, Infrastructure & Real Assets and Consumer. Howard…

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