Norman Broadbent International completes search assignments

Norman Broadbent International, the executive search and leadership consultancy firm, underlines its leading position in the venture backed technology sector, with the completion of three further assignments, for technology companies Eurotel, Sarantel and Eleksen.

Eurotel
Chris Jagusz has been appointed Chief Executive at Eurotel, a provider of voice, data and internet solutions to the business community. Eurotel is backed by venture capitalists Young Associates

Mr Jagusz has spent 23 years working in the telecommunications industry and joins from BT, where he played a crucial role in preparing the start-up of the companyís Openreach unit.

Sarantel
Geoff Shingles, CBE, joins Sarantel as Non-Executive Chairman. Sarantel designs, manufactures and sells patented, ceramic, filtering antennas for use in portable wireless devices, which allow a clearer signal than conventional antennas. Sarantel is backed by venture capitalists Foresight and MTI.

Mr Shingles is also the chairman of Imagination Technologies plc, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange

Eleksen
Vassilis Seferidis has been appointed Vice President, Product Management, at Eleksen. Eleksen manufactures touch sensitive interactive textiles and recent applications include sports jackets with sensors to control iPods on the garmentís sleeve. Eleksen is backed by venture capitalists MTI.

Mr Seferidis has more than 15 yearsí experience in consumer electronics business planning and development and the commercialisation of innovative technologies.

Phil Peters, Director of Norman Broadbent Internationalís Technology Practice, led the executive search assignments. He commented, ìWe see encouraging signs of continued activity in the venture backed technology sector, with many new mandates to recruit candidates for high growth companies such as Eurotel, Sarantel and Eleksen. We are providing a ëRobin Hoodí style service to this sector by taking high calibre candidates from large successful companies and enticing them to join smaller but higher growth businesses.î