Meet The Team
Executive Team
Ian Holland
Chairman
Guilty Pleasure: Watching Cheshire Housewives (the TV program)
Favourite Food: Peanut Butter or Pizza
Favourite Pastime: Cycling, skiing and family
My Role in one Sentence: Advising the business on strategy and looking at the best ways to improve our service internally and externally.
Bev Findlay
Managing Director
Guilty Pleasure: Watching Strictly Come Dancing & Dancing on Ice
Favourite Food: Pizza Express or Afternoon Tea
Favourite Pastime: Walking, Shopping & lots of Holidays!
My Role in one Sentence: Managing the direction and growth of Chase & Holland whilst ensuring the team has the best tools and training in the industry.
Mike Dias
Operations Director
Guilty Pleasure: PlayStation – In particular Fifa or God of War
Favourite Food: Steak / Sushi
Favourite Pastime: Training and playing for Hull RUFC
My Role in one Sentence: Managing the day to day operations whilst providing a personal, honest approach to recruitment in the senior market for Chase & Holland.
Head Office Support Team
Bev Findlay
Managing Director
Guilty Pleasure: Watching Strictly Come Dancing & Dancing on Ice
Favourite Food: Pizza Express or Afternoon Tea
Favourite Pastime: Walking, Shopping & lots of Holidays!
My Role in one Sentence: In addition to managing the business I am responsible for delivering first-class training to the business.
Cathy Holmes
Head of Resourcing
Guilty Pleasure: Lazy Sunday mornings
Favourite Food: Banana Pancakes
Favourite Pastime: Walking my dogs
My Role in one Sentence: Searching out and finding the best talent for our clients and assisting the best candidates with their career development.
Jackie Lloyd
Finance Manager
Guilty Pleasure: Watching Gold Rush
Favourite Food: Chocolate
Favourite Pastime: Silver Smithing and Family time
My Role in one Sentence: I maintain and record the company’s accounts and produce financial reports.
Your Specialist Recruitment Team
Mike Dias
Operations Director, Accountancy & Finance Specialist
Guilty Pleasure: PlayStation – In particular Fifa or God of War
Favourite Food: Steak / Sushi
Favourite Pastime: Training and playing for Hull RUFC
My Role in one Sentence: To provide a personal, honest approach to recruitment while leading by example for Chase & Holland.
Rosie Burbidge
Senior Associate, Accountancy and Finance
Guilty Pleasure: Watching The Kardashians
Favourite Food: Sushi and pick & mix (not necessarily together!)
Favourite Pastime: Eventing - horsey stuff!
My Role in one Sentence: Building long term relationships with both candidates and clients to find the best possible fit.
Dee Sands
Associate, Accountancy and Finance
Guilty Pleasure: Retail Therapy
Favourite Food: Anything Italian
Favourite Pastime: Film nights with my girls
My Role in one Sentence: I am responsible for Supply Chain and Procurement recruitment.
Lewis McCallum
Associate Manager, Supply Chain and Procurement
Guilty Pleasure: Watching Great British Bake Off
Favourite Food: Pizza and Fajitas
Favourite Pastime: Playing football
My Role in one Sentence: Recruiting Supply Chain & Purchasing professionals across the South Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire area.
Lisa Hurst
Associate Manager, Professional Support and HR
Guilty Pleasure: Board game addict
Favourite Food: Cakes (Any)
Favourite Pastime: Walking, Shopping and Family Time
My Role in one Sentence: Providing a fast and quality service to my candidates and clients in an ever changing market.
Chloe Humphreys
Associate, Professional Support and HR
Guilty Pleasure: Watching Hollyoaks
Favourite Food: Chocolate Brownies
Favourite Pastime: Countryside walks
My Role in one Sentence: Providing dedicated recruitment support to businesses in Yorkshire and the surrounding area.
Megan Brown
Associate Manager, Accountancy and Finance
Guilty Pleasure: Binge watching Grey’s Anatomy
Favourite Food: Anything Thai
Favourite Pastime: All things food related: cooking, baking and eating
My Role in one Sentence: Partnering with great businesses and offering amazing opportunities to those in the finance world.
Jonathan Rawson
Associate, Accountancy & Finance
Guilty Pleasure: Binge watching Simple History/Armchair Historian on Youtube
Favourite Food: Steak
Favourite Pastime: Going to the Gym/Running
My Role in one sentence: Finding people the right jobs for themselves/employers the right people for their jobs. I guess you could say that I am a bit like the matchmaker of the workplace.
Chris McClen
Associate, Accountancy & Finance
Guilty Pleasure: Binge watching ‘How I Met Your Mother’
Favourite Food: Pizza or curry
Favourite Pastime: Spending the day at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park with my family. Watching ice hockey.
My Role in one Sentence: Providing excellent service to professionals in the fields of HR & Professional Support within Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire
Roman Chui
Associate, Resourcing
Guilty Pleasure: Binge playing my PlayStation
Favourite Food: Anything in a wrap or noodles
Favourite Pastime: Spending time with my friends and going to the gym
My Role in one Sentence: Connecting people with great clients and roles.
Melissa Williams
Associate, Resourcing
Guilty Pleasure: The real housewives of Beverley Hills
Favourite Food: Steak, Peppercorn Sauce, chips, broccoli and glass of wine
Favourite Pastime: Brunching
My Role in one Sentence: Looking for the best candidates and putting them in touch with consultants to talk about specific career enhancing roles
Chris Popplewell
Associate, Accountancy and Finance
Guilty Pleasure: Listening to country music
Favourite Food: Lasagne (with Garlic bread)
Favourite Pastime: Hiking through the peak district and drinking too much coffee
My Role in one Sentence: Supporting you either through hiring or your career within the Finance sector and doing so with a friendly and professional approach
Chelsie Nussey
Associate, Professional Support and HR
Guilty Pleasure: Online shopping & George Michael
Favourite Food: Any pasta-based dish with cheesy garlic bread
Favourite Pastime: Watching the TV show Friends while searching for my next holiday.
My Role in one Sentence: Supporting both candidates and clients within professional sectors to find their perfect match!
Christie Woods
Associate, Supply Chain and Procurement
Guilty Pleasure: Shopping for accessories for me and my home
Favourite Food: Greek Food
Favourite Pastime: Making memories with my son and watching him grow as a person.
My Role in one Sentence: My favorite thing to tell people when preparing them for interview is that it is a little like a first date. You must both be happy with what is on offer for it to move forward so I guess I’m like an employment match maker taking the time to get to know my clients and candidates well to match them to the perfect role.
