Meet the North Amercian team

We firmly believe we have some of the best recruiters in the industry.

In our North American team, the average length of service is 7.5 years and many of our senior recruitment consultants have over 10 years of experience.

23 years experience

James Calder

CEO of Distinct
19 years experience

Arran Jaiswal

US Director
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.
15 years experience

Ryan Jaiswal

US & Canada Director
Public accounting
Ryan leads Distinct’s North American Public Accounting team, staying hands-on and connecting CPA professionals with firms across the US and Ontario, Canada.
19 years experience

Alex Alcock

US Director
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.
13 years experience

Joel Stevenson

Talent Acquisition Director
Legal
Specializes in lateral hires, working with associates, attorneys and partners covering associate to partner opportunities.
9 years experience

Imogen Talbot-Slack

Talent Acquisition Director
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.
11 years experience

Ian Hallam

Talent Acquisition Director
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.

Rebecca Sherman

Talent Acquisition Director
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.
9 years experience

Sebastian Hannelly

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Legal
Specializes in legal partner recruitment, working with attorneys and partners covering partner to executive-level positions.
8 years experience

Harry Hartnell

Talent Acquisition Director
Legal
Specializes in lateral hires, working with associates, attorneys and partners covering associate to partner opportunities.

Ellie Butler

Talent Acquisition Partner
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.

Georgina Ross

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.

Lucy Weibel

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.

Laura Serena Rose

Talent Acquisition Partner
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.

Zach Gundry

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Legal
Specializes in legal recruitment for junior and senior associates, working with candidates with 2+ years of experience.

Sean Coyle

Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
Legal
Specializes in legal recruitment for junior and senior associates, working with candidates with 2+ years of experience.

Curtis Weston

Talent Acquisition Consultant
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.

Jamie Egglenton

Talent Acquisition Consultant
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.

Josef Harris

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Legal
Specializes in legal recruitment for junior and senior associates, working with candidates with 2+ years of experience.

Bethan Kirby

Talent Acquisition Specialist
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.

Abigail Stephen

Talent Acquisition Specialist
Public accounting
Specializes in public accounting recruitment working with CPA professionals with 3+ years of experience.

Clark Pollins

Talent Acquisition ​Consultant
Legal
Specializes in legal recruitment for junior and senior associates, working with candidates with 2+ years of experience.
10 years experience

Jo Sanderson

Internal Talent Acquisition Partner
Internal Talent
Specializes in internal recruitment | UK & USA
22 years experience

Laura Henderson

Associate Director
Internal Talent
Specializes in internal recruitment | UK & USA
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Board of directors

James Calder

Chief Executive

Leanne Gelderd

Finance Director

Amy Robinson-Nunn

Marketing Director

Becky Downes

UK Talent & People Director

Ryan Jaiswal

Operations Director

Alex Alcock

USA Director

Arran Jaiswal

USA Director

Paul Macildowie

Chairman

Michael Dawson

Non-exec Director

Internal staff

Jaimee Bishop

People Operations Manager

Sam Wadhia

Financial Controller

Clare Sheehan

Assistant Management Accountant

Sarah Cocking

Assistant Accountant

Charlie Miller

Finance Assistant

Laura Kerr

UK Marketing Manager

Demi Edmunds

US Marketing Manager

Elliot Langley

Senior Marketing Analyst

Clair Cunningham

Office Manager