Our Leadership Team

Our leadership teams brings together some of the most commercial HR people in the market to deliver for our clients. 

Employee-owned. Values-led.

Supporting our values-led leadership team is a brilliant group of around 70 consultants and support team members, each handpicked for their skills and behaviours. As an employee-owned business, our culture is at the heart of everything we do – everyone in the team has a voice in how the business is run and plays a part in shaping key decisions.

Your go-to team for practical, people-first results

Jenn Marnoch

Managing Director

Jenn has worked across 20 sectors and has held senior roles in fast growth high-profile companies and in major PLCs. She is a first class relationship builder and sees her clients come back time after time. Whilst Jenn is the ultimate HR professional, her style is loved by our clients. She is an engager and a facilitator of change, with an added sense of humour – which always helps! Her generalist experience means that she has been involved in pretty much every people-related challenge you’ll find. Her team at Hunter Adams is made up of 70 generalists and specialists based across the UK. If you’d like practical commercial HR advice, Jenn will give you that in abundance.

To get in touch with Jenn, please email or call 0203 714 4930

Sarah Beaumont

Director of HR

With almost 20 years’ experience in HR and talent development, Sarah is well placed to be our Director of HR. Throughout her career she has worked across multiple industries and sectors both at home and abroad, led large-scale change projects, and designed and delivered a variety of HR initiatives to increase leadership capability and employee engagement. She is a strong HR leader who focuses on fostering a positive team environment to successfully deliver HR initiatives. Sarah has day-to-day responsibility for managing our 70-strong team of consultants and associate consultants, ensuring they are consistently delivering excellence as they support our clients with their people strategy.

To get in touch with Sarah, please email or call 01224 900 760.

Holly Milne

Director - UK

Holly has been working in the consulting sector for over 15 years, predominantly with a focus on employee engagement and culture change. In that time she has worked with companies ranging from Start Ups and SMEs to Global PLCs, all of whom share a focus on building great cultures to support business objectives and growth strategies. Holly is most definitely a people person, which has led to her passion for all things workplace culture related, and her desire to take a simple, human focused approach to solving complex problems.

In addition to her role as Director at Hunter Adams Holly is also a Trustee of The Archie Foundation and an ICF accredited coach.

If you would like to get a fresh approach to the rapidly changing culture and employee engagement landscape, Holly is always happy to have a coffee.

To get in touch with Holly, please email or call 01224 900 760.

Katrina Spence

Finance Director

With a good head for figures and a strong commercial mindset, Katrina is responsible for the operation and financial management of Hunter Adams. Her role involves everything from the day-to-day running of the company’s finances to preparing in-depth financial reports. She plays a key role in advising the Hunter Adams Board on commercial matters and strategy. Katrina has over 20 years’ experience working in finance and accounts across a range of different companies and business sectors, and her expertise is invaluable to Hunter Adams.

To get in touch with Katrina, please email or call 01224 900 760.

Eilidh Robertson

Head of Executive Search

With a passion for connecting people, Eilidh heads up our retained Executive Search service, working closely with our clients on senior hires across all disciplines. Eilidh has been in or around professional HR recruitment for over 20 years, both in-house and as a consultant. Eilidh also worked as an HR Business Partner so it’s fair to say she really knows her stuff when it comes to HR and HR recruitment.

To get in touch with Eilidh, please email or call 0131 285 0420.

Candice Thompson

Head of Recruitment

Known by many as the go-to HR recruitment professional for HR roles in the North of Scotland, Candice is very personable and a strong relationship builder. Our clients love her for her focus and tenacity in finding them their ideal candidate – fast.

Candice has been a key part of the Hunter Adams team since she joined as a Sourcing Advisor back in 2013, and over the past 11 years has provided an invaluable service to our clients.

Candice has obtained her Level 3 Certificate in Recruitment Practice (CertRP) from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, and also has an undergraduate degree in Social Psychology. She currently heads up our recruitment service, leading the team as they fill interim, permanent and FTC HR roles across the UK.

To get in touch with Candice, please email or call 01224 900 760.

Dean Hunter

Chairperson

An expert in business growth based on values, culture and engagement, Dean has worked across most continents leading HR teams; focusing on how HR can contribute to business growth and ultimately bottom-line profitability. Dean created Hunter Adams HR in 2011 to provide the marketplace with “Commercial HR”. As well as being our Chair, Dean also heads up our Executive Coaching practice which was launched in 2014 and leads our team of first-class coaches. Dean acts as a sounding board to HR and business leaders, in the UK and internationally, and supports them strategically to grow their businesses and to manage periods of change.

Join our team

At Hunter Adams we’re always on the lookout for talented HR people to join our friendly consulting team. We offer a clear career path for HR professionals of all levels, from HR Administrators through to HR Directors.
A career in consulting is challenging and rewarding in equal measure, and the experience and variety to be gained is unparalleled. For those who haven’t worked in consulting before; we’re more than happy to chat it through with you.