Investor Relations
Board of Directors:
Robert Macdonald - Executive Chairman
Robert has held senior positions within the recruitment industry since 1973 when he founded Reuter Simkin Ltd, a recruitment business in both the legal and property sectors. In 1979 he specified and co-ordinated the development of a computerised recruitment process, creating a bespoke system which, having subsequently undergone further development, is currently being used by recruitment companies such as Michael Page. After the sale of Reuter Simkin in 1989, he acquired shares in and was chairman of, two other recruitment companies including Straker Simkin which acquired the legal business of Reuter Simkin in the West of England from PSD in 1992 and traded as Macdonald & Company. In 1994, Macdonald & Company established Macdonald as a specialist property recruitment agency in London. Macdonald was incorporated separately in 1996 when certain key members of staff, including Peter Moore, acquired equity stakes.
Peter Moore MRICS - Managing Director
Peter worked with Strutt & Parker from 1992 to 1995, qualifying as a charted surveyor in 1994. He joined Macdonald in November 1995 and was appointed Managing Director in 1996. As MD of Macdonald, Peter has responsibility for its day-to-day operations. He has introduced operational tools such as customer relationship management, anonymous staff surveys, staff working groups, objective grading systems for staff and highly incentivising remuneration schemes. He specialises in advising on topics such as staff retention, mergers and acquisitions, human resource policy and remuneration benchmarking. He is also responsible for the industry's benchmark salary and benefits survey undertaken annually in conjunction with RICS.
Christopher Heayberd BA ACA - Finance Director
Christopher qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1980 and since that date has held a number of financial positions in a broad range of industries. Since 1989 his main focus has been the business services sector. This included 4 years as Finance Director of PSD Group plc, during which time the company was admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange. Chris rejoined the Board of Prime People in June 2000 and for a period of five years combined the role of Finance Director with other business interests. In May 2005 he returned full time to the Board.
John Lewis OBE LLB (Hons) - Non-executive director
John is a solicitor and a consultant to Eversheds. Previously he served as a partner in Lewis Lewis and Co which became part of Eversheds after a series of mergers. John is currently a director of AIM listed G R (Holdings) Plc and several private companies. He has served as chairman of Cliveden Plc and Principal Hotels PLC and as deputy chairman of John D Wood & Co Plc, retiring in each case when the company was sold.
Simon Murphy BSc ACA - Non-executive director
Simon qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand. Until April 2005 he was a managing director in the global investment banking division of HSBC. He was Chief Executive of Prime People from May 2005 until the acquisition of Macdonald.