Industry
Our Industry practice has broad scope working for clients in Energy, Mining, Commodities and Utilities, and Manufacturing and Engineering businesses. Our functional expertise is across Senior Finance and Treasury, Legal and Tax and we have an excellent track record in successful mandates in all of these functions. Our network of clients is extensive and our market knowledge across the industrial landscape is highly regarded.
Examples of completed assignments
| Finance Director | Power Utilities Business |
| Group Financial Controller | Global Oil & Gas Business |
| Chief Accountant | Power Generation Business |
| Head of Knowledge Management | Global Defence plc |
| Legal Counsel | Global Oilfield Services Company |
| General Counsel | Integrated Oil Company |
| International Tax Manager | Global Defence plc |
| Head of Tax | Power Generation Company |
| Transfer Pricing Manager | Global Mining plc |
Chris
Nelson
London office
Chris is the co-founder of the Pure Group. He has a leading reputation in tax and front office banking search. He has been responsible for some of the highest profile and most senior moves in the last decade in these disciplines. Specifically, Chris handles partner and team moves in the profession and director level assignments in commerce and banking.
Chris spent his early career with Arthur Andersen as a tax consultant in their London office after reading Law at Leeds University.
Chris’s interests include golf and marathon running, though seldom at the same time.
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.
Paul
Murphy
London office
Paul works in the Commerce team and specialises in recruiting from Senior Manager to Head of Tax.
Since joining Pure in 2005, Paul has successfully recruited for a number of leading companies and has established relationships with companies within the FTSE 100, 250 and overseas multinationals.
Paul trained in tax at KPMG in London and followed this with an in-house tax role at Reckitt Benkiser plc, before joining Pure. He read Law at Hull University.
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.