Recruitment Ventures, the Aberdeen-headquartered specialist recruitment group, has appointed a managing director and operations director as it enters an expansion phase.

Sector veteran Drew Alexander takes over the leadership role of the three-business group, which comprises Granite Recruitment, Ingenii Resource and Omni Subsea, and is part of the Doug Duguid and Michael Buchan owned I7V Renewables.

Mr Alexander has a 24-year-track record in recruitment and prior to joining Recruitment Ventures was managing director of Cammach. He will lead UK and international expansion of the brand with the objective of doubling current £10 million annual revenues over the next five years.

As operations director, Mila Nickerson, previously European Head of Talent Acquisition at a global food and beverage company, will apply her extensive experience in systems and financial management.

Mr Duguid, I7V Renewables CEO, said Recruitment Ventures was entering a new phase in which it would add to its existing UK bases in Aberdeen and Great Yarmouth, while establishing a presence in mainland Europe and potentially North America.

He said: “Our vision for Recruitment Ventures is to internationalise the brand and its three component companies while growing revenues to circa £20 million over subsequent years.”