IRP Awards 2009 - The Winners
TOP MARKS FOR IRP’S TOP RECRUITER!
Jody Marks is the talk of the town after he was crowned Recruiter of the Year at the Institute of Recruitment Professionals’ glittering awards ceremony in central London. Also the winner of the Permanent Consultant of the Year title, Jody from Rullion Computer Personnel Ltd based in Altrincham, impressed the judges with his single-mindedness in his ambitions earning him the ultimate accolade in the inaugural IRP Awards that celebrate the very best of the recruitment business.
They also remarked on how he had excelled in such a difficult year with excellent feedback on his performance from both candidates and clients. Jody had already demonstrated his professional credentials when he was runner-up in the Permanent Recruiter category in last year’s REC IM Awards. Since then, he has gone from strength to strength having earlier this year been promoted from team leader to head of permanent recruitment at Rullion.
Some of the core strategies he has since implemented had enhanced the company’s reputation and had resulted in it becoming the chosen partner on some exciting new projects in the north west region. The judges said of him: “He found this year to be one of the most exciting since he joined the recruitment industry over nine years ago. From his entry, it was clear that Jody had pushed himself and improved on his performance year on year.” They added that they believed he would be an excellent ambassador not just for his company but for the entire recruitment industry.
More than 320 guests attended the awards ceremony and dinner held at the Honourable Artillery Company, which was also the venue for the REC’s first-ever National Convention. Hosted by broadcaster and former MP, Gyles Brandreth, a total of 15 awards were presented at the ceremony and are the only awards to be given by the recruitment industry’s trade body. 
The roll of honour for the 2009 IRP Award winners is:
- Best Newcomer – Simon Page, Matchtech Group plc
- Best Candidate Experience – Kelly Reddie, Woodward Nash Ltd
- Best Client/Consultant Relationship- David Davies, Mandeville Recruitment
- Best Contribution to the Community – David Massingham, Skyblue
- People Development Business Award – Derek Goff, Advanced Resource Managers
- Resourcing Manager (Non-agency Recruiter) – Stephen Reilly, Rider Levett Bucknall; Highly Commended - Fergal Bell, Carlisle Managed Solutions
- Interim Recruiter – Peter Dunkerley, Russam GMS
- Executive Recruiter – Edward Clark, TES Prime
- Temporary Consultant – Claire Sullivan, Matchtech Group plc; Highly Commended - Zoe Wilson, Tate
- Permanent Consultant – Jody Marks, Rullion Computer Personnel Ltd
- Business Manager – Richard Cooke, Sanctuary Personnel Ltd
- Business Leader – Judith Thorpe and Karen Molloy, Thorpe Molloy Recruitment Ltd; Highly Commended – Raj Tulsiani, Green Park Interim and Executive Resourcing
- Eileen Simpson Award for Outstanding Contribution- Lisa Jarvis, Permanent Solutions Direct
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Peter Cullimore, Universal Care
- Recruiter of the Year – Jody Marks Also honoured at the ceremony were the REC’s top students of 2009. They were:
- Certificate of Recruitment Practice: Paul Dinsdale, Kirsty Wells, Holly Chittenden and Anna Wiget.
- Juliette Menghuis Award for the top student in the Diploma in Recruitment Practice: Frances Tobin
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