Penna, the global HR services group, has announced three new appointments, highlighting a strong period of growth for the company. The three new appointments will join the Penna Recruitment Services team, which specialises in interim and executive search recruitment.
David Slatter has been appointed as an Associate Director in Executive Search having joined from GatenbySanderson, where he built up robust experience in local government search and selection. David is a Chartered Member of the CIPD. In his new role at Penna, David will be responsible for developing markets for Penna in local government and housing and will be based in their Birmingham office.
Penna has also welcomed Sandeep Bhandal, who joins as Head of Strategic Development, Managed Recruitment. Sandeep has worked in the industry for 14 years in a variety of resourcing and attraction roles, including positions at TMP and Work Group. During his career he has successfully delivered resourcing projects on behalf of PwC, Lloyds Banking Group and Npower to name but a few. Sandeep will be responsible for strategic development of solutions and clients as well as being the strategic managed recruitment lead.
Finally, Jason Wheatley has been appointed as HR Lead on Penna’s Public Sector Executive Interim team. Jason has over 16 years’ HR experience working both in permanent and interim management roles across the public sector. During his career, Jason has worked in retail management and financial services HR. Jason will be working closely with Executive Interim candidates to secure assignments and develop and expand existing relationships with clients.
Gary Browning, Chief Executive of Penna Plc commented: “We’re delighted to welcome David, Sandeep and Jason to Penna. Their expertise means we can strengthen our client offering and our Recruitment Services team at the same time. These new appointments reflect the strong market growth we have been experiencing. It is great that in this period of growth, we can capitalise on growing economic confidence and continue to build a reputable and experienced team.”
