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Derek Dorman - Chief Executive Officer Derek Dorman moved from a career in banking to the recruitment industry in 1996 and he has worked with some of the biggest international names in the business in both his native Dublin and in London. Over the years Derek has developed a deep knowledge of the recruitment business and is respected as an expert on the industry by his peers and colleagues. Derek founded the award-winning Gulf Connexions Group in 2005 and has seen the company grow from a one-man office in Bahrain to a company that now employes over 100 staff spanned across seven international offices and three continents.	Mark Hill - Executive Director Mark began his recruitment career in 1998 in London for a leading executive search firm specialising in senior retained positions in the London Tier 1 Investment Banking sector. Mark successfully continued to recruit C Level candidates throughout the European Banking Industry until relocating to Dubai in early 2006 to build the UAE operation. Since then Mark has helped to establish Gulf Connexions Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong and Singapore offices to be the market leader in the Banking, Insurance, Aviation, Energy, Medical and Technology recruitment industry sectors.
Edward Coleman - Executive Consultant Healthcare Edward started his career working within the Public Sector in the United Kingdom focusing on operational and strategic functions in the Police and National Health Service (NHS) and working for one of the largest hospitals in the UK. His main focus was on the recruitment needs as well as operational aspects of running the different units. Edward is now part of the dedicated team at Medical Connexions focusing on the Strategic / Operational recruitment needs for the healthcare industry within the Middle East.	Kimberley Cumberbatch - Consultant Healthcare In late 2008 she relocated to Dubai, to establish Medical Connexions. Since then, she now works with some of the region’s most prestigious hospitals and clinics, as well as successfully introducing a new pharmaceutical division to Medical Connexions along with her team of 5 dedicated consultants and 2 resourcers.
Derek Kenny - Director Hong Kong Derek began his recruitment career in 2004 with Robert Half International. Derek was part of the team that set up RHI in Ireland and was responsible for building the contracting division which was a huge success. After a number of years in Ireland Derek went to Sydney and worked with Hudson Global Resources specialising in the placement of Finance Professionals into the Investment Banking sector. Derek's client list included major banks such as JP Morgan, Merril Lynch, Deutsche Bank and Australia's Premier Investment Bank, Macquarie Group. In late 2010 Derek moved to Hong Kong to help establish the Gulf Connexions Group in Hong Kong.	Hawraa Al Halwachi - Executive Director Hawraa started her career in recruitment with Gulf Connexions in 2006. Hawraa has progressed from an associate level to the director level position she holds today. Over the years she has developed a reputation for professionalism and integrity and is recognized as an expert in the local banking market. Hawraa has secured retained, contingent, exclusive and temporary searches for Gulf Connexions and established effective partnerships with both local and international banking clients throughout the Middle east.