Our Team


Adele Carr - Executive Chair

Executive Chair Adele has worked in financial recruitment since 1995. She previously qualified as a Chartered Accountant with a Top 10 practice in Liverpool. She has held Director level roles with... continued


Stuart Manford - Managing Director

Managing Director A specialist in Executive Recruitment with over 16 years’ experience gained across the UK. Stuart graduated from Loughborough University, in 2006 and was an international swimmer... continued


Gareth Boyd - Business Director (Executive)

Gareth Boyd Business Director 20+ years experience in recruitment, Gareth has built up a strong and extensive business network within the North West Accountancy market. He is a keen fundraiser... continued


Rachel Kinney - Delivery Consultant (Executive)

Delivery Consultant (Executive) Rachel had a 20 year career in teaching before joining Adele Carr Recruitment. She loves meeting and talking to new people and has a genuine passion for helping... continued


Tim Edwards - Director (Public Practice)

Tim Edwards Director (Practice Division) At ACFR, Tim recruits into Public Practice across the North West and North Wales. Clients include the Big 4, Top 10 and Independent Practices. Out of... continued


Alex Toward - Business Manager (Public Practice)

Business Manager (Practice Division) Alex began his recruitment career in 2016 after Graduating from University in Sport & Exercise Psychology. His recruiting background was mainly within the... continued


Michael Smart - Senior Business Manager (Public Practice)

Senior Business Manager (Public Practice) After a 15 year long career based in London in the property sector, Michael decided to become a recruiter specifically in the practice sector and has... continued


Andra Albuica - Business Manager (Public Practice)

Business Manager (Public Practice) Andra started her career in Recruitment in May 2018 as a Resourcer within the Practice industry covering Central London area. After 6 months she was promoted... continued


Tom Thomson - Director (Payroll)

Director (Payroll) Tom has over 20 years recruitment experience with the last 10 recruiting for finance. Lover of the outdoors… can usually be found running up a big hill. Currently training... continued


Sarah McLennan - Director (Business Support)

Director (Business Support) Sarah joins Adele Carr with two decades of recruitment and management experience gained working in senior roles in the UK and Australia. Throughout Sarah’s career,... continued


Natalie Shaw – Senior Business Manager (Business Support)

Natalie Shaw Senior Business Manager (Business Support) Natalie has been working in recruitment since 2010 after she graduated with a 2:1 Business Management. She spent 6 years... continued


Danielle Sharrock - Senior Business Manager (Business Support)

Danielle Sharrock Senior Business Manager (Business Support) With 16 years’ experience within Business support and Transactional level accounts recruitment, Danielle worked her way up to... continued


David Newman - Senior Business Manager (Business Support)

David Newman Senior Business Manager (Business Support) David joins ACR with 7 years of recruitment experience in Accountancy and Business Support, starting as a consultant back in 2015. He prides... continued


Chloe McCabe - Consultant (Business Support)

Consultant (Business Support) Chloe lived in Australia for 8 years working within Sales for a few years before moving into Payroll. She then decided to move back to the UK to be closer to family. ... continued


Deborah Steele - Senior Resourcer (Business Support)

Deborah Steele Senior Resourcer (Business Support) Deborah has joined Adele Carr after working as a Senior Consultant within Commercial Recruitment for the past 14 years. Supporting and... continued


Rebecca Delooze - Director (Warrington)

Director (Warrington) After working in Sales for several years, Rebecca decided to join the Recruitment Industry, initially specialising in Industrial Recruitment. Rebecca joined ACR as a... continued


Megan Munro - Recruitment Consultant (Warrington)

Megan Munro Recruitment Consultant (Warrington) Megan started her career as a carer based in care homes and moved over to working in hospitals. She has always enjoyed helping and... continued


Thomas Hoather - Senior Consultant (Warrington)

Senior Consultant (Warrington) Recently returning to the Northwest after spending his last two years in London managing a busy qualified Finance desk for a PLC global recruiter, Thomas has over... continued


James Earle - Director (Chester)

Director (Chester) James started his career in Accountancy and soon realised recruiting for Accountants was the best way forward! Joining in August 2006, James’ first and only position in... continued


Seodhna McGill - Senior Director of Interim (Chester)

Senior Director of Interim (Chester) After finishing a degree in Fashion, Seodhna went into a National Agency as a Trainee Consultant in 2007. After just under 3 years with this company, Seodhna... continued


David Shearer - Senior Business Manager (Chester)

Senior Business Manager (Chester) David has 13 years experience working within Recruitment. The past 5 years he has been working within the Finance sector in the North Wales and Cheshire region.... continued


Jodie Cooper - Consultant (Chester)

Jodie Cooper Consultant (Chester) Jodie started working in a hotel as a Junior Receptionist in 2005 and worked her way up to Financial Controller. After leaving the hotel, Jodie moved to an... continued


Simon Bilson - Director (Liverpool)

Director (Liverpool) With over a decade spent working within the Leisure Industry, Simon began his career in recruitment in 2007, working for a National Plc that specialised in the Finance &... continued


Kevin Williams - Business Manager (Liverpool)

Business Manager (Liverpool) Kevin has worked in recruitment since 2013 within the Education sector working with Secondary schools providing temp staff covering anything from a days sickness to a... continued


Moneesh Balendra - Consultant (Liverpool)

Moneesh Balendra Consultant (Liverpool) Moneesh joined Team Liverpool in 2023 and specialises in permanent financial and accountancy roles. Moneesh spent most of his childhood in London but... continued


Liam Boner - Consultant (Liverpool)

Liam Boner Consultant ( Liverpool) Liam has joined our Liverpool team after previously having worked as a resourcer within the health sector and he is looking forward to the journey ahead.... continued


Vicky Lomas - Associate Director (Lancashire)

Associate Director (Lancashire) Vicky started her recruitment career almost 20 years ago(eek!) with almost 15 years specifically within the Lancashire Accountancy & Finance market. She is... continued


Donna Flood - Business Manager (Lancashire)

Senior Consultant (Lancashire) Donna has a background career within Customer Service and prides herself on delivering a quality service to both clients and candidates. She started her career in... continued


Alicia Gregory - Operations Director

Operations Director Alicia started her career with ACR as an Administrator at the age of 19 in 2008. During her time at ACR she has worked her way up from Office Manager, to Associate Director now... continued


Lauren Rickard - Talent & Resourcing Manager

Talent & Resourcing Manager Coming from a Sales and Customer Service background, Lauren has always enjoyed meeting and speaking to new people so it was a natural move into Recruitment. Lauren... continued


Liz Bennett - Finance Manager

Finance Manager Liz has always worked in Treasury/Finance for a varied array of companies from Wholesalers, Manufacturing, Healthcare and even a wedding hotel. Interestingly enough, many of Liz's... continued


Tamara Phillip - Business Operations Executive

Business Operations executive Tamara joined us at the end of 2019. This is her first role in Administration after spending 3 years working in Customer Service. She is currently doing her... continued


Robson Dignan-Smith - Business Apprentice Administrator

Business Apprentice Administrator Robson has recently joined us in May 2024 to do his Business Administration Apprenticeship from the local College. Robson wishes to progress through the ranks... continued


Sam Bainbridge – Senior Business Manager (West Midlands)

Sam Bainbridge Senior Business Manager (West Midlands) Sam has spent the last 8 years providing permanent, contract and interim recruitment solutions for a variety of manufacturing,... continued