Certain Advantage, part of Tatton Recruitment Group, has appointed two senior leaders to drive its next phase of growth. Adrian Swindells joined as Director in September, and Ian Shaw joined as Director of Business Development in October.
Between them, Adrian and Ian bring more than 50 years’ experience across recruitment, workforce solutions and commercial leadership. They join at a time when the business is sharpening its focus on the sectors where it has the deepest expertise: Defence, Aerospace, Infrastructure, Energy & Nuclear, General Manufacturing and IT
Adrian has more than 25 years’ experience across recruitment, workforce solutions, business development and commercial leadership. He has held senior growth and leadership roles at outsourcing, managed service and recruitment businesses, where he focused on building high-performing teams and growing businesses in a sustainable way.
Adrian also has a strong personal connection to engineering and energy. His family has worked on global projects, and much of his recruitment career has been spent in Oil & Gas, building new business across multiple disciplines.
“Certain Advantage has a brilliant team and long-standing relationships with some of the UK’s most important engineering and defence organisations. My focus is on building on those strengths: organising the team around our clients’ sectors, investing in specialist skills and making sure every client gets a consultant who truly understands their world.” – Adrian Swindells
Ian Shaw, Director of Business Development
Ian has spent more than 25 years working across recruitment, workforce solutions, SaaS and technology-enabled services. His career spans sales, commercial leadership, growth and transformation, in established organisations, start-ups, scale-ups and turnaround businesses. The common thread has been building strong client relationships and high-performing teams.
Ian leads new client partnerships at Certain Advantage. He works alongside the delivery team so each new relationship gets specialist support from day one.
“What attracted me to Certain Advantage was the clear ambition and the depth of specialist knowledge in the team. I enjoy staying close to clients and to the detail, and I’m looking forward to helping more organisations see what a specialist partner can do for them.” – Ian Shaw
A sector-led approach
The appointments come as Certain Advantage brings its engineering and IT recruiters together into one Engineering & Technology team, led by Team Manager Jonathan Brenchley. Each sector now has a named lead, supported by discipline specialists in areas such as EC&I, systems engineering and IT. This gives clients dedicated expertise in their market and a wider team to draw on. – Matt Yeates, CEO, Tatton Recruitment Group
Get in touch
To talk to Adrian or Ian about your recruitment plans, contact the team at team@certainadvantage.co.uk or call 0161 282 1770.