Jess Comolly-Jones and Terry Porter have been appointed as Joint Managing Directors of Rubicon People Partnership.

They take over from Lloyd Banks who has stepped down from the national recruitment consultancy after 24 years at the helm.

In 2021 Rubicon, which has its headquarters in Poole, Dorset, became one of the first recruitment consultancies in the UK to become 100% employee owned.

Jess, 38, joined the business as a trainee on her 20th birthday in 2005, rising to Commercial Director.

Terry, also 38, joined the following year, also as a trainee, and rose to Director of Operations.

Lloyd, 62, pictured left, said: “Both Jess and Terry have very different skillsets and work very well together.

“Passing the baton to them was a no-brainer.

“They’re inheriting a solid and successful business and have the energy and the personal motivation to take it forward.

”I’m now looking forward to focusing on travel, whisky, cigars, motorcycles…after a lifetime of work!”

Rubicon employs 37 people and has an annual turnover of more than £12 million.

Future plans include continuing to expand across the UK, as well as new initiatives such as the recent relaunch of Rubicon Executive.

Terry, pictured right, said: “We’re looking forward to taking Rubicon to its next stage.

“As a 100% employee-owned business, we’re fixated on culture and if you culturally align and your morals fit, then we’re onto a winner…

“It’s why the retention and average years of service of our team is so high.

“The employment industry has changed radically since Jess, and I initially joined.

“We’re looking forward to adopting new technologies with new industry-leading software coming in that will be a game-changer for us.”

Jess, pictured left, said: “It’s a privilege to be appointed as Joint Managing Director.

“I had the ambitions to want to do it but to do it jointly with Terry is definitely the best thing for the business.

“Attracting talented individuals from outside the industry with inherent transferable competencies and the right attitude, then developing, supporting and growing them, has been the recipe for our success.

“It really is all about the team which is not always pertinent in the recruitment industry.

“We’re not only taking over from Lloyd but fully intend to develop the business through geographical and sector expansion as our employee ownership journey continues.

“We are constantly evolving with both Terry, and I excited for the future.”

Rubicon places temporary workers, contract and permanent employees.

Sectors served include Technical, Manufacturing, Logistics, Commercial and Executive/C-suite positions.

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