Talent and Career Management consultancy Right Management has appointed Ian Symes as General Manager for the UK and Ireland. Mr Symes will join the company on the 5th November 2012.
Symes brings extensive business development and consulting experience from twenty years in executive roles at national, European and global level. He joins Right Management from Cisco where he most recently led the sales and marketing function for the UK and Ireland. He comes to the business with an excellent knowledge of engaging global customers at C- suite level.
Right Management is the workforce consulting expert within ManpowerGroup, the global leader in employment services. Over 90% of FTSE 250 companies use Right Management’s services to help grow talent, reduce costs and accelerate performance. Right Management also holds major contacts with a number of Government Departments, Local Authorities, NHS Trusts and other public service providers.
Right Management’s Group Executive Vice President, Ruediger Schaefer, says: “We are delighted to welcome Ian to our team. He joins us at a time where the UK and Irish economies alike are continuing to work hard to recover from the impact of a global recession. In the Human Age, where the talent of an organisation’s people is the ultimate competitive differentiator, our consultancy solutions have never been more relevant or needed. Ian’s wealth of experience will only enhance our reputation as a workforce consultancy partner for organisations in both the UK and Ireland.”
