Paul Carter – Group CEO

A seasoned recruiter in the contact centre industry, Paul wanted to create a company that was as passionate about Customer experience as the Candidates he recruited, and so Customer Management Resourcing was born. Disillusioned with recruitment clichés, he wanted to run an agency that solely specialised in the Customer management sector, so Clients knew they were dealing with genuine experts.

In his spare time, Paul can often be found trying to keep up with the youngsters by playing squash for his local team in the North West leagues, and was recently runner-up in the Cheshire Men’s Over-35s. Also, as he’s matured, so has his taste in wines, although this is probably something he needs to focus less on…

Liam James – Group Director – Client & Market Development

A politics graduate, Liam acquired years of international sales management experience within the technology sector before embarking on a career in search and staffing more than a decade ago.

Having headed up small and medium-sized search teams and operations across international offices, Liam has opened up new markets, built relationships and designed creative staffing solutions across financial and professional services to support ongoing operations and transformation within risk, regulatory compliance and analytics.

Outside of work, Liam’s interests are varied and include rugby, food and wine, tennis and the open countryside.

Mike McEntee – Group Operations Director & General Manager for CMR UK

Mike has spent more than 20 years’ in the recruitment sector specialising largely in project/programme management, business change and technology in his earlier career and focussing solely within Customer Management since 2016. His consultative approach, coupled with a genuine passion for service excellence has allowed him to build great relationships with Candidates and Clients across the industry and as a business leader he strives for same within the CMR team ensuring the best possible client and candidate experience.

Mike spends most of his spare time with his kids, picking up/dropping off here, there and everywhere,  playing Xbox, PlayStation and trying his best to get them outside!  He also enjoys long dog walks in the countryside, learning to play the guitar, keeping fit by doing Boxing and Cross-country running, and then ruining it all by socialising and eating out whenever possible!

Brendan McCarron General Manager – Ireland

Brendan has nearly a decade of specialist recruitment experience at a senior level across several disciplines and industries in the Republic of Ireland, including Tech, Finance and HR. He works best as a recruitment partner, in conversation and collaboration with businesses, to help them navigate their hiring processes and secure the best people within the highly competitive Irish talent pool.

Prior to recruitment, Brendan performed with a global Irish Dance production, Lord of the Dance, touring 51 countries over 11 years.

Outside of work Brendan enjoys good food, wine and company and as an attempt to counterbalance this, he is an avid road cyclist and can be found hiking the cliffs of Howth at weekends with his young family.

Nicola Morris – Client Delivery Manager

After graduating with a Certificate in Education in 2010, Nicola spent a year teaching in various schools around the North West, before starting as a contact centre advisor in the legal sector and progressing through to Team Manager level, where she spent 7 years.  Nicola always enjoyed the recruitment element of her role and decided to join the world of recruitment in 2019 here at CMR where she can combine her skills, experience and passion for people, and deliver a great customer experience for our candidates and clients.

Outside of work Nicola has her hands full with her two young children, and spends most of her spare time attending kids parties and managing toddler tantrums! But she enjoys going out with friends, attending concerts and the odd glass of wine (whenever she gets the chance).

Vicky Nolan – Account Manager

Vicky has spent more than 20 years’ as a Team Manager in the Insurance and Medical legal industries.

Vicky loved the Client Relationship element of her role so much she decided to join CMR as an Account Manager to do this full time.

Outside of work Vicky is kept busy taking her Daughter to her various hobbies.

Vicky loves her holidays and spending time with her friends and can often be found enjoying a glass of gin.

Angus Reid – Resourcer

Angus recently graduated with a Masters in Classics and Ancient History from the University of Manchester. However, finding a career related to his degree is all “ancient history” now, and he has since been involved in the world of recruitment. Angus has two months of experience working in Executive Search in London but wanted to join CMR and return to Manchester in order to further develop his skills in recruitment and be a part of an amazing community.

Outside of work, Angus will attempt to do every hobby possible under his wage. Currently he is interested in gaming, cooking, football, MMA, oil painting, and carpentry. Only time will tell if he possesses any talent within these interests.

Paul Dacey – Senior Consultant

Paul has worked in financial services for 15 years for major global banks in roles ranging from Regulated Investment Advisor, Mortgage Advisor and Private Banker. Paul decided to utilise his expertise to help people make their next career move in an industry he knows well. As a relationship manager, he truly cares about the experience of his Clients and Candidates and will go the extra mile to provide the right solutions they need.

Outside of the office, Paul enjoys attempting DIY projects and recently learnt to plaster. He also enjoys cooking and travelling.

Victoria Haughton – Account Delivery Lead

After graduating with a law degree, Vic worked within contact centres for two years across Customer service and technical support. With her passion for people, delivery and Customer service, she decided to embark on a graduate scheme in recruitment, specialising in IT infrastructure. Vic’s expertise has been forged within IT, change and transformation within the interim and permanent markets. Industries of expertise include utilities, telecoms, rail and transport, financial services an FMCG.

A health and fitness fanatic, Vic has recently built her own home gym this allows her to train at home several times a week, working on those personal bests! A fan of the outdoors a good walk up in the Lancashire hills is always on the cards come rain or shine!

Louise Lunt – Senior Client Delivery Specialist

Louise has recently joined the CMR team after several years working as a Team Manager in the claims industry. Louise is passionate about people and Customer Service, and is thoroughly enjoying her new role within recruitment!

Louise spends most of her spare time running around after her two small boys, and has an extensive knowledge of Paw Patrol, Dinosaurs and how many toy cars you can fit behind a sofa.

Cathy Redmond – Client Delivery Specialist

Cathy is an Irish native living in Manchester. From her degree in Human Resources Management, she has developed a passion for Recruitment and Selection.  After graduating from university, she has spent her time traveling and volunteering in Southeast Asia and is keen to use this experience to work with people internationally.

Outside of work Cathy is quite the foodie and enjoys trying new cuisines around the city. You can also find her walking and hiking with her dog in her free time.

Donna Alcock – Client Delivery Specialist

Donna has over 12yrs of recruitment experience both inhouse and agency across a variety of sectors, she enjoys speaking with candidates and helping them find their ‘perfect role’.

Outside of work Donna loves spending time with her family and has two girls who keep her incredibly busy, when she isn’t ferrying the girls around to various hobbies she enjoys visiting the theatre and going to the gym.

Amin Isat – Client Delivery Specialist

Muhammad-Amin recently graduated with a degree in politics, and quickly realising that the world of politics is not as glam nor as fun as he once thought decided to shift his focus into the world of recruitment. One of our newest members of the team, he is especially eager to use his interpersonal skills to go the extra mile for candidates and clients alike.

Outside of the office, Muhammad-Amin is an avid reader of fantasy and politics and tries to balance his time between reading, hiking and gaming (he isn’t any good at the latter and spends most of the time getting beaten by the Soulsborne games).

Richard Green – Account Delivery Lead

Until recently Richard was working as a Team Manager within customer services at Royal Bank of Scotland alongside dealing in internal recruitment for several years. Richard graduated in 2011 from a contemporary performance course and set about touring the UK with a comedy duo doing a two-week residency at the Edinburgh fringe in 2013. Richard realised way long after he should that he wasn’t making a lot of people laugh and decided to focus on a career.

Outside of work Richard spends his time collecting records and building his record collection that will one day take over his house, Richard is also a avid Lego builder.

Fran Szoradi – Account Manager

Fran has over 6 years experience working within volume Contact Centre Recruitment, with a focus on both temporary and permanent roles. She loves building new relationships and wants to give a create a great experience for both client and candidate satisfaction.

Outside of work Fran spends time with her husband and 2 cats, hopefully with the addition of a dog in the near future! She loves going out with friends and exploring new places in Manchester to go out.

Sam Carter – Group Finance Director

Having worked in contact centres and internal HR/recruitment for the past 15 years, Sam has gained the knowledge and experience to fully understand the job roles that make up Customer management enabling her to recruit the very best professionals.

Passionate about Customer experience, Sam wanted to create a company that focuses on developing partnerships with organisations to find them the best talent.

Perhaps the most challenging aspect of Sam’s role with CMR is encouraging the rest of the team to eat healthier, and she often comes to the office armed with carrot sticks and hummus.

Outside of work, you can find Sam spending time with her family and canine friends exploring the English countryside. An avid gym goer, she remains committed to trying to beat her spin class PB.

Peter Carter – Chairman

Peter has spent the last 25 years building a highly respected and successful market research business. This provides him with valuable insights on when to expand, when to consolidate and how to develop a team. Peter’s goal is to help create another 25 years of successful business.

In his spare time, he plays golf (badly) and drinks wine like an expert. He boasts an impressive contact list and loves nothing more than name-dropping who he’s recently had dinner with.

Stephanie Wilson – Non Executive Director

CMR are pleased to announce the appointment of Stephanie Wilson as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.  Stephanie is a seasoned contact centre executive having held senior executive roles for over 30 years in the BPO industry in operations, Service Delivery and Account Management.  She was most recently the Chief Client Officer for Teleperformance in the EMEA region.  Stephanie brings to CMR valuable and recent experience in the international BPO sector.   This combined with her strong experience in building client relationships will make her an excellent addition to the team at CMR.  I look forward to welcoming her to CMR.

Jon Hitchenor – Non Executive Director

After spending the last 18 months in developing CMR’s people and helping them shape their strategy within the Customer Experience & Contact Centre Recruitment Sector, CMR are delighted to announce that the 2 owners, Paul and Sam Carter, have formally appointed Jon as their Non Executive Director.

Jon enjoyed an illustrious career within the recruitment industry, spanning some 35 years and including a Main Board Directorship at Rullion IT Plus.  During his time at Rullion IT Plus, the company’s turnover increased from £1m to £210m and he helped to hire/train over 2,000 new employees.  Jon was determined to pass on his expertise to respected, fast-growing recruitment organisations like CMR. 

CMR’s brand within the Customer Management Marketplace is already well established but Jon sincerely hopes that his expertise will be a huge asset to CMR in helping build a more profitable, sustainable business across both UK and Europe. 

As part of his duties, Jon will also continue to be retained as CMR’s leadership/sales coach.

Nellie

A house is not a home without a pet, and CMR is no different. Nellie is the office dog and provides a vital role in boosting morale and bringing love and fun to the team.