As Group Managing Director, Adam is responsible for leading and managing the strategic direction of Xcede Group, driving growth and profitability, and ensuring that we continue to deliver high-quality talent solutions to our clients. With over 25 years of experience, 3 of which as Xcede Group's Chief Revenue Officer, Adam has a proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams, ...

​In September 2021, Adam Blaney transitioned into a Group Sales & Operations Director role after creating and expanding multiple sales teams within the organisation. Recently he has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Xcede Group. With over 10 years of international recruitment experience, Adam is now responsible for harmonising the business into a single operating model whilst taki...

​With over 20 years of leadership experience within the recruitment sector, Steve has been appointed Xcede Group’s Chief Finance Officer. Steve has extensive knowledge of both the UK and international markets and has a proven history of aligning financial strategies to global business requirements. His responsibilities include managing all of the financial actions of the organisation, working c...

​Stuart is an experienced Director with extensive international business experience in the UK, EMEA, APAC and US. He has over 30 years of experience in leadership roles for global recruitment, software, and consulting companies. Stuart heads up the Xcede Group Solutions arm of the business. His role is to ensure our solutions are economically viable, but also visionary and future proof. He pri...

​Andy joined the Group with 16 years of experience as a Senior Finance professional working within the recruitment sector. He has significant experience in management information, global reporting & forecasting, and budget control. He is an authentic leader with experience of developing people through motivation, empowerment, and performance management. ​

​Nicci Abernethy joined Xcede Group in 2016 as the People and Performance Lead, with over 8 years of experience working within the recruitment space as a Learning & Development Specialist.In January 2023, Nicci transitioned into an Associate Director, where she is now responsible for heading up the People team and creating a safe inclusive environment that promotes equal opportunity for lea...

​Lianne joined Xcede Group in July 2022 as the Head of Compliance. With a demonstrated history of over 10 years within the recruitment sector, Lianne is responsible for leading the Compliance function across the group. Her role is to ensure that international regulatory requirements are met while providing compliance support to the group, our clients, and our candidates.

​As Group Marketing Manager, Jan is responsible for leading on the strategic direction of the group's marketing efforts globally. She is an experienced Marketing Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the staffing and recruiting industry. Passionate in supporting and growing brands in their exposure, Jan is now responsible for leading the in-house marketing team and supporting the bu...

​Amy transitioned into her current role as Group Head of Technology in 2021. With over 13 years of experience, Amy specialises in recruitment software from both the client and the supplier side.Her responsibilities include working with the board and other global leaders to synergise the tech estate of the group through the selection, implementation and integration of recruitment software to inc...

​Tamarin is a Talent Acquisition Specialist and has over 5 years recruitment experience collectively, 3 out of the 5 years being part of Xcede Group. She started out in 360 recruitment for our global energy brand EarthStream and was offered an exciting opportunity to transfer to our internal Talent Acquisition team. As we continue to scale globally, Tamarin aims to increase the teams at our...

​Johan joined Xcede in March 2023 as a Talent Acquisition Specialist with over 5 years of experience working in both internal and external recruitment.Johan has placed candidates globally, specialising specifically within the Rec2Rec and Finance industries. He is passionate about changing candidates’ lives, excelling people’s careers and growing businesses with the best individuals that the job...