About Us

I am a solicitor who – as well as having had a 10 year career as a British Army officer – has also run a number of successful businesses. I have worked in large law firms, small start-up businesses and have been the CEO of a NASDAQ listed international leisure company. Drawing on this broad base of experience I co-founded Ortolan Group in 2007, driven by the opportunity to provide innovative and high quality recruitment services at a sensible price point. Today I help to manage the business and also spend a lot of time working as a solicitor with our sister company, Ortolan Legal. Because of my background, I tend to lead on all of our legal recruitment work. I occupy my spare time raising Tamworth pigs and flying.

Having spent most of my working life in Recruitment and HR, I sold my successful Recruitment Business in 2009 to a large national High Street agency. Having missed the recruitment industry too much to stay away! I joined Ortolan in 2013 and I now head up their Permanent Recruitment Division. I live in Cheshire with my husband and unruly pack of 4 very large dogs, and as I don’t work Mondays love to spend long weekends out and about in the countryside with the dogs, and ever so occasionally shopping for handbags and shoes!

After attaining an engineering degree and working for British Gas designing distribution systems, I had a change of career and joined British Aerospace as a computer programmer. I then spent twenty years working for major IT solutions vendors in a range of roles (product and sales support, professional services, technical management), before I had my next change of career into recruitment in 2008, when I moved from South East to Derbyshire. In my spare time I like to explore the Peak District, then reward myself with a pub lunch!

I've worked in recruitment and HR both in the UK and internationally. Since joining the Ortolan Group I’ve been involved in a broad range of projects from designing and running national assessment centres, providing group and one to one outplacement and supporting clients with their national and international recruitment. When I'm not recruiting, I enjoy photography and travel. I’ve also been involved as a volunteer with the Action for Children junior mentoring program.

Having worked internationally for many years in Operations in 4 and 5 star Hotels I decided to change my career. I always had a passion for HR, so I completed a Masters in Human Resources and started working in HR and Recruitment in 2004. I joined the Ortolan Group in 2014 and now support clients with their various recruitment needs. Just prior to joining Ortolan Group I left London and relocated to Florida to pursue the American dream. When I am not working I enjoy spending time on the beach with my family and scuba diving.

Originally from Cheshire, I read Music at Cambridge University and play the French horn and piano. I started my marketing career in the arts, working for an opera training company in London before moving on to larger law firms. Here, I specialised in working with corporate legal teams in the energy sector. I enjoy helping organisations to develop their client services. When I’m not working for Ortolan, I can be found playing the horn in the Lancashire Artillery Band, skiing and making the most of Manchester.    

Originally from Russia, I started my career as a journalist in one of my hometown newspapers while studying Public Relations and Media. Within five years I was the editor and presenter of a popular morning TV show on one of the largest Russian broadcasters.  I have always had a passion for languages, travel and meeting new people so in 2013 I decided to move to Europe.  Recruitment has always appealed to me as an interesting and dynamic industry where my skills as a journalist can be put to good use.

While in the UK I have worked in different sectors as a project coordinator before joining the Ortolan team as a senior consultant and account manager. In my spare time I love travelling, kayaking with my dogs and making festive cakes.