Zubka Hires City High Flyer for Sales & Business Development Role

Zubka has appointed Tim Dennis as Sales & Business Development Director. Following an illustrious career that spans the Grenadier Guards, Reuters and MoneyeXtra Plc, Tim joins Zubka to head up the growing sales force, driving Zubkaís offering in key industry sectors and to fulfill the wealth of partnership and business development opportunities flowing into the business.

Zubka offers me the chance to grow a new market opportunity within an existing, mature industry which is both rare and incredibly exciting; commented Tim. The recruitment industry is worth 25 billion per year in the UK alone and I strongly believe Zubkaís marketshare within this space will be significant within the not-too-distant future.

Starting out in the British Army, Tim served time in the UK, Germany and Northern Ireland with the Grenadier Guards, rising to the rank of Captain managing the operational capability and welfare of over 100 Guardsmen. He then moved into the financial markets, firstly as a commodity broker on the London Metal Exchange, then into sales at Reuters Plc. From this position, Tim quickly rose through the ranks of the sales division, to become Managing Director of Reuters Business Information Ltd., then its International Division and finally the Global Business Division, which he created following a restructuring of the business. During his time at Reuters, he regularly exceeded financial forecast projections and had considerable impact on the company, its business, culture and ethos.

From there, Tim moved to MoneyeXtra Plc in 1999 to take advantage of the burgeoning opportunities in the dotcom arena. As COO, Tim further developed his operational expertise, was responsible for more than 400 staff and grew online revenue by 26% to 9.2 million. His keen eye for business development enabled the company to launch various new products into the market, including the first fully online trading system which enabled the automatic underwriting of new investment bonds.

Tim moved back into global sales and business development with Prebon Marshall Yamane and then Integral Development Corporation, both of which reinforced his belief in the commercial impact of internet technology and the power of the web as a business tool. Using this foundation as a business driver, Tim and his team increased trading volumes by 60% at Integral, and at Prebon created and launched a number of online trading platforms, all of which had considerable commercial success.

Tim is an excellent addition to our already strong team; added Armando Ruffini, Zubka co-founder and COO. His city background, strong results-based approach and his clear passion for the internet dynamic make him an obvious choice for taking Zubka forwards into its next phase of commercial success.

Timís central role within Zubkaís business includes directing the team of sales managers assembled since Zubkaís launch. Steve Thompson was Zubkaís first sales hire, joining in April 2007, from RP International where he focused on senior executive search. At Zubka Steve looks after corporate clients using Zubkaís innovative referral recruitment model to source talented staff. He is now joined by Mark Collis, a seasoned recruiter of 23 years standing, who is focused on managing and building Zubkaís opportunity within the technology and telecoms industry; and Colin Minto, ex Head of the Recruitment & Employment Confederationís technology subsidiary who is driving Zubkaís opportunity into the recruitment industry itself.

I have absolute belief in Zubkaís business model and how companies can use it to positively impact on their commercial success; finished Tim. Attracting passive candidates and engaging with social and professional networks for recruitment provides much-needed added value in todayís increasingly skill-based business economy.