He started his HR career with a niche search & selection firm in the City almost 20 years ago, before joining Arthur Andersen Business Consulting.
Subsequently, Gilbertson has taken on a number of head of recruitment roles for household corporate names across multiple sectors; these included retail, financial and professional services, IT/telecoms and health & beauty.

In 2007, he founded an HR consultancy and interim firm that allows organisations to implement ’transformational change’ across their HR, resourcing, recruitment and talent management space. Gilbertson reports to resourcing director Lindsey Tasker.

Recruitment and training organisation Positive Outcomes has added to its management team. Cheryl Peto (above right) joins as HR & support services manager, while Gemma Cripwell (above left) is the company’s new accountant.

Executive search firm Warren Partners has promoted operations director Vicky Lawton to managing director. And founder Joelle Warren takes up the role of executive chairman.

Financial recruiter Ambition has promoted Paddy Burtt to divisional director of banking & financial services.

G4S Secure Solutions has appointed Adrian Taylor as managing director of its employment screening and vetting division.

Graham Palfery Smith has joined recruitment training firm Lander Associates as an executive consultant. Palfery Smith has spent almost 30 years in the sector, building up and running a number of recruitment businesses.

Financial services recruiter Astbury Marsden has appointed Sam Brown to head up its Hong Kong office.

The London HR Connection (LHRC), a networking group for HR professionals who work in the London area and a CIPD Special Interest Group, has made several key appointments. Previously vice chair, the new chair is John Maxted (top left), founder and chief executive of HR recruitment specialist Digby Morgan. Other new board members include: Fiona Marshall (above left), latterly the people and development director at Cofunds, a UK independent investment platform, new vice chair; Jane Saunders, managing partner at HR transformation consultancy, Orion Partners; Robert Hicks, HR director at Exponential-e, the network service provider; Paul Gollan, a visiting associate professor in the employment relations and organisational behaviour group in the Department of Management at the London School of Economics; and Kristina Lukaviciute, HR manager at City YMCA.

RSA, the global life sciences executive search and interim management specialist, has appointed Susan Macdonald managing director of RSA Singapore.

International law firm Reed Smith has appointed Lucy Calver as Europe and Middle East (EME) HR director.

Anne Fairweather, head of policy at the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, is leaving the trade body to take up a new position at the British Bankers Association. After five years at the REC, Fairweather takes up her new role as director of European government affairs next month.

Workforce management company Kelly Services has appointed Katie Ivie as HR director and Nickie Battersby returns to the company as head of Kelly Educational Staffing.

David Leithead has been appointed managing director of Michael Page Legal. Leithead hands over his role as MD of Michael Page Japan to Richard King. Doug Rode has been made MD of Michael Page Procurement and Supply Chain and Steve White has been promoted to MD of Michael Page Sales.

Tony Constantinides has been appointed sales director of healthcare recruiter The Placement Group.

Specialist multi-sector recruiter McGregor Boyall has appointed Lucy Frost as talent manager.

Global financial recruiter Morgan McKinley has made three senior appointments. Andrew Evans, MD, financial services, Morgan McKinley UK has been co-opted to the board of parent company, Premier Group; Chris Leeson, operations director, accounting & finance, Morgan McKinley London and Home Counties, has been appointed MD, accounting, finance & support, Morgan McKinley UK; Tracy Sinclair joins as operations director, accounting & finance, Morgan McKinley London.