Global energy and rail recruitment specialist, Samuel Knight International, has welcomed a new hire to support its global growth strategy.
Relyn Winter joins the team as a Senior Consultant for APAC, driving the firm’s oil and gas expansion in the region. She brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge of the sector across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. This is just the latest in a number of new hires the firm has made to support its on-going international fast-growth strategy.
Steve Rawlingson, Group CEO of Samuel Knight, welcomed the new hire: ”We’re facing exciting times at Samuel Knight. Our global expansion is snowballing at a faster rate than we had predicted as demand for our expertise continues on an upward trajectory. Adding skilled professionals like Relyn to the team will not only help us with our incredible international growth plans, but also ensure our clients and candidates continue to have access to experts with the knowledge and connections to best support their recruitment plans.”
Commenting on her plans for the APAC oil and gas desk going forward, Relyn said: ”My experience is in the APAC and Middle East region so I know that there are fantastic opportunities in these areas at the moment. While we’re yet to see the industry highs of pre-2017, there’s a lot going on and in the pipeline for oil and gas. The fantastic thing about being with a company like Samuel Knight International is that I have the support of a global business behind me. Regardless of where in the world myself or my colleagues are based, we can deliver the talent solutions firms need. I’m looking forward to supporting the company on its ambitious global growth trajectory.”
Relyn will join Samuel Knight’s Oil and Gas division in the Newcastle office, the team is enjoying great success within major global markets, winning a number of exclusive client projects to facilitate manpower solutions. Relyn’s appointment is part of an extensive, internal recruitment drive is to support expansion across the energy and rail space given increasing demand from clients and candidates.
Several senior key team members were also appointed in recent months, to support and drive forward the US expansion of the business, and is now actively hiring for both UK and US office locations.
Demonstrating phenomenal growth since its formation, the business was awarded significant investment in early 2019, from Gresham House Ventures, using funds from the Baronsmead Venture Capital Trusts will fund Samuel Knight’s near-term growth plans. Plans also include increasing headcount at the offices in Bristol and London and adding local talent to the Newcastle team, from entry level graduates to experienced consultants.
For more information about Samuel Knight, visit: www.samuel-knight.com
