Business Services
Our business services team has considerable experience working across a diverse range of business services ranging from large national companies to boutiques. Our clients are geographically based throughout the UK with a focus on London and the South East. Our experienced team of Consultants work across Senior Finance and Treasury, Legal and Tax.
Examples of completed assignments
| Group Treasurer | Business Services Company |
| Group Legal Counsel | Business Services & Outsourcing Company |
| Regional Counsel - EMEA | Environmental Management Consultancy |
Our People
Adam
Akbar
London office
Adam joined Pure in 2005. He is responsible for leading and expanding our finance search practice, specialising in the placement of Controllers, Directors and CFOs. He has spent his entire career working in the field of finance appointments, during which time he’s developed an exceptionally strong network of contacts.
Previously Adam worked as a Finance head-hunter for Alexander Mann executing specialised search assignments on behalf of recognised plcs and smaller organisations. Adam graduated in Economics & Management from Cardiff University.
Adam is a passionate football fan, an avid reader and a keen travel enthusiast.
Ewen
Burns
London office
Ewen joined Pure in 2002 to focus on recruiting tax professionals across all sectors of the commerce tax market. Ewen focuses on recruiting at tax director and head of tax level internationally, and has built strong relationships with an extensive number of FTSE-listed, financial services and overseas organisations.
Ewen joined Pure as a qualified tax adviser with a wealth of corporate tax experience gained from four years at KPMG. This tax experience, coupled with his depth of market knowledge, has enabled Ewen to build an excellent reputation across all levels and disciplines of the tax arena. Ewen graduated in Civil Engineering from Herriot Watt University.
Outside work Ewen is a keen tennis player and has competed nationally for Scotland. Continuing to play at county and club level, Ewen is currently a member of Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Club.
Bianca
Thomond
London office
Bianca has worked in legal search and selection since 2001. With a breadth of experience that spans FTSE-listed firms, multinationals and SMEs, she has established a successful track record of bolstering existing legal functions and helping to generate value from bringing legal in-house for the first time.
Bianca joined Pure in April 2007 and utilised her extensive network of contacts to help establish the Legal Commerce Search business. As an experienced consultant she continues to specialise in placing lawyers in-house from mid-level to General Counsel, throughout EMEA.
Mary
Carpenter
London office
Mary specialises in the placement of interim lawyers into a range of industry and commerce clients, charities and not for profit organisations. Mary studied Psychology & Law at university and joined Pure having gained over four years’ experience of interim and fixed term contract recruitment at a globally renowned recruitment company.
Dalia
Greenwood
London office
Dalia heads up the interim team at Pure Recruitment and has worked there since 2004. She recruits primarily at Senior Manager and Head of Tax level across commerce and industry and financial services.
Dalia graduated with a law degree from Birmingham University. She then gained over three years’ experience working for a global recruitment company, specialising in interim tax and legal recruitment.
In her spare time, Dalia enjoys travelling the world and fine dining.
James
Incles
London office
James operates within the tax and finance sectors in the EMEA region. His remit includes Heads of Business, Tax and Finance Directors and Senior Analysts.
Having spent four years recruiting within capital markets for a UK plc in the London market, James moved to Japan to start up and launch the brand in Tokyo. Within four years, James established the brand as a market leader in financial services and commerce recruitment, both in the contingent and retained sectors.
James graduated in Accounting and Law from Kingston University.
James is an enthusiastic sportsman with a keen interest in cooking and travel.