Gi Group is an award-winning recruitment consultancy and it has appointed Pete Taylor as managing director of Gi Group Staffing UK & Ireland.
Following the acquisition of Encore Personnel, an established Midlands and North recruitment agency of which Pete was MD, Gi Group has now successfully completed the merger of the two businesses.
Pete will now step into the role of MD Gi Group Staffing UK & Ireland, succeeding Paul Smith who dedicated almost two decades of his career to growing and cementing Gi Group’s presence across the country. Like Paul, Pete is an industry veteran who has spent 26 years working in the recruitment sector —the last 17 of which involved building Encore into the dynamic company that Gi acquired at the end of 2022.
Pete said: "I’m honoured to be taking the baton, as it were, from Paul who has demonstrated in the short time we have worked together how investment in and dedication to the people of Gi Group is the key to success in this very important role.
“Having steered the Encore ship through some of the choppiest waters in our history, during the pandemic and its aftermath, I feel prepared for, whilst also incredibly humbled, to be taking on the responsibility of the position of MD for our now much larger, united business, which has the combined potential to change thousands of lives for the better.
“Our mission is to help candidates find fulfilling and rewarding work, while supporting our customers to grow their businesses through always evolving industry-leading recruitment and HR strategies and practices."
Gi Group operates more than 26 branches and 60 sites across the UK, employing 650 people nationally. It has established a branch in every major city in the UK with plans for further expansion over the coming months.
Paulo Canoa, country manager for Gi Group UK, said: “This is a time of great change and great opportunity for our business.
“Pete is very experienced in both branch and site delivery models, and comes with a wealth of experience in both blue and black collar recruitment across multiple disciplines. He is also a respected member of the industry who has been heavily involved with the REC and currently serves on the Exec Members Group of the ALP."
