Hays, the world’s leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people has announced the appointment of Richard Eardley as Managing Director of Hays in Asia with effect from 1st November 2017.
Richard started his career with Hays in 1988 and has significant experience recruiting in many different sectors. Richard worked in Hays offices across the UK, before assuming the role of Managing Director for Hays Ireland in June 2007. In addition to his role in Ireland, Richard was the UK & Ireland Marketing Director from 2013 to 2017 and he has most recently been spearheading Hays UK’s development of its IT and Digital specialism. He has also worked extensively with the Hays Talent Solutions business.
Commenting on his appointment as Managing Director for Hays Asia, Richard said, “I’ve had the privilege of working for Hays for 29 years and deeply appreciate our culture, value and people. I look forward to be working with the team to take advantage of new opportunities that will strengthen our footprint and positioning in Asia.”
Richard is responsible for the day to day operational management and growth of Hays businesses in Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.
CEO of Hays plc, Alistair Cox expressed his delight at Richard’s appointment. “The Asian region is an extremely important part of our business, so we are pleased that Richard, a seasoned operator, is taking on this very important role within Hays. Richard already has had a long and illustrious career at Hays and will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience with him as he takes on this exciting challenge. We look forward to Richard’s continued contribution and success with Hays.”
Hays, the world’s leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people.
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About Hays
Hays plc (the "Group") is a leading global professional recruiting group. The Group is the expert at recruiting qualified, professional and skilled people worldwide, being the market leader in the UK and Asia Pacific and one of the market leaders in Continental Europe and Latin America. The Group operates across the private and public sectors, dealing in permanent positions, contract roles and temporary assignments. As at 30 June 2017 the Group employed 10,000 staff operating from 250 offices in 33 countries across 20 specialisms. For the year ended 30 June 2017:
– the Group reported net fees of £954.6 million and operating profit (pre-exceptional items) of £211.5 million;
– the Group placed around 70,000 candidates into permanent jobs and around 240,000 people into temporary assignments;
– 24% of Group net fees were generated in Asia Pacific, 49% in Continental Europe & RoW (CERoW) and 27% in the United Kingdom & Ireland;
– the temporary placement business represented 59% of net fees and the permanent placement business represented 41% of net fees;
– Hays operates in the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Chile, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, the UK and the USA.