The Leadership Team

Keith joined PE Global in 2006 soon after it was founded. With a background in the recruitment and placement of pharmaceutical contractors in Ireland, Keith recognised the potential and opportunities associated with this new start up. Keith brought a wealth of experience to PE Global including sales strategies, financial management, developing client & stakeholder relationships, contract negotiation, quality assurance and resource management.

Following the acquisition of PE Global in 2020, Keith was appointed Managing Director of PE Global.

With his strong leadership skills Keith will continue to lead the team at PE Global to successfully grow the company to a leading international recruitment agency.

David joined PE Global shortly after its inception in 2006. He has been successfully heading up PE Global Healthcare which specialises in providing all types of medical personnel to include doctors, nurses, Allied Health Professionals (AHP) and all ancillary professionals to the UK, European, Middle Eastern, Australian and New Zealand markets and possesses the fundamental experience in dealing with major international hospitals.

David was instrumental in the establishment of our UK Healthcare Division, which specialises in the recruitment of Locum Doctors, GPs, Nurses and HCAs for the NHS and private healthcare services, including hospitals, residential and community based services.

With a strong recruitment background, Grainne has worked in all areas of recruitment since 2005 and heads up PE Global’s healthcare divisions, PE Global Healthcare Ireland and Locum Express, specialising in providing short and long term healthcare professionals to the public and private health sectors. As part of Grainne’s role she manages, motivates and leads the healthcare teams to the high standards both our clients and candidates expect. Grainne also takes a very active role in the area of business development in order to bring these healthcare divisions forward and is responsible for consistently developing strategies that will increase the overall healthcare revenue.

Maura has been employed at PE Global as Financial Controller since January 2011 and heads up the finance team. Maura has a strong background in finance gained in both Practice and Industry over many years. She is a qualified Accountant and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Ken first joined PE Global as a Senior Recruitment Consultant in 2008.

During his tenure at PE Global Ken has worked in several areas of the business, overseeing teams responsible for recruiting for Irish and International clients.

Following a strong track record of recruitment within the various industry sectors such as Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Oil & Gas, Ken now holds the position of Recruitment Manager overseeing all contract recruitment for PE Global across the Irish, UK and EMEA regions.

With over 10 years recruitment experience and 10 years experience within the Pharmaceutical industry, working in both Quality and Production functions, Ken is entrenched in the day to day operations at PE Global.

Ken has managed teams dealing with the majority of PE Global’s national and international clients,and is responsible for maintaining the high quality service for PE Global clients, overseeing all aspects of the provision of recruitment services and building client relationships through site meetings and attending client summits.

Ken holds a Masters Degree in Science (Instrumental Analysis) from DCU.

Robert is PE Global’s Project Manager for all internal projects, including GDPR readiness, IT Infrastructure upgrades, IR35 compliance and internal software review.  Robert’s role includes determining operational objectives by studying business functions, gathering information and evaluating output requirements and formats.

He is responsible for improving internal systems by studying current practices, designing modifications and working with current suppliers.  Robert defines project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases and elements, establishing project budget and working with all key stakeholders.

He monitors project progress by tracking activity, resolving problems, publishing progress reports and recommending actions.  Robert is responsible for developing project plans, goals, and budgets along with the development of schedules and methods for measuring and for driving project to completion.

Robert guides and performs strategic analysis for all projects as well as organising and managing all phases of the project to ensure on-time completion.

Aaron oversees the finance department for the UK Division of PE Global.

Aaron’s role involves day to day operations and associated activities.

Following a number of years working in finance,  Aaron joined PE Global in 2014 as an Accounts Administrator and worked his way through the ranks to manage the UK Division of PE Global’s Account Department.

With a strong background in Marketing spanning over 20 years, Linda brought her experience gained over this time to PE Global when she started in 2014. Having worked within various industries including construction, finance and business process outsourcing she has a broad knowledge of the various marketing tools such as digital marketing, brand awareness, SEO, social media, direct marketing, marketing strategy, market research, tender and copy writing and instils a marketing led ethos throughout the business.

Liam joined PE Global as a Senior Sales Manager and brought with him over 11 years in the medical recruitment field where he has developed an in-depth knowledge of the recruitment needs of healthcare facilities throughout the UK and Ireland.  Liam is experienced in developing successful relationships with clients and his interpersonal skills afford him the ability to favourably influence decision making and build effective client, supplier and stakeholder relationships.

Liam’s role includes growing the division’s market share in all territories by integrating into the team and developing innovative and creative recruitment techniques to attract the best talent for the needs of the clients we work with.

Liam has strong selling and negotiating skills developed through close customer relationships with all clients and candidates alike. His core competencies include business development, account management and project/programme management along with strong planning, organising and monitoring abilities.  He is quality focused with a passion for continuous improvement.

Audrey brought her business acumen to PE Global when she joined the team in 2015 and has since established herself as a key member of the team, managing all stages of the recruitment process.

Audrey specialises in recruiting for multinational companies across various sectors in Ireland.

Following her Bachelor of Business Degree in Business Administration at Cork Institute of Technology in 2011, Audrey spent a number of years travelling before returning to Ireland and working for an engineering company.

Prior to joining PE Global, Brian acquired international experience managing and delivering tailored recruitment solutions to key clients across a blend of industry verticals providing technical and commercial talent in a contingent, executive search and project recruitment capacity. As clients embraced new technologies to navigate Digital Transformation journeys and meet changing business and market conditions, support extended to offer technology oriented talent solutions to clients experiencing a necessity to attract specialist digital transformation expertise which has continued to evolve.

Brian now operates in sectors experiencing high-level competition for niche in-demand specialist skills and supports companies adopting and providing emerging technology solutions within their chosen industry verticals.

He proactively partners with vendors, consultancies, start-ups, large enterprise international clients to provide innovative resourcing solutions and consistent access to elite aligned talent.  Recent selected client engagements include supporting, identifying and providing Talent with expertise across Intelligent Automation / RPA, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, NLP, NLU, Blockchain and IoT.

James joined PE Global Healthcare’s London office as a Senior Recruitment Manager responsible for supplying registered nurses to private and public healthcare facilities throughout the UK, including the NHS.

He quickly proved himself  to be a valuable asset and his ability to work on initiative in a busy and demanding work environment has been of huge benefit to the PE Global Healthcare team resulting in James being promoted to Nursing Recruitment Manager.  James works to stringent guidelines and possesses the ability to maintain a consistently high standard of quality work as expected from our clients.

Prior to joining the healthcare recruitment team at PE Global Healthcare, James’ healthcare recruitment experience spanned over 6 years, during which time he has specialised in agency nurse sourcing, recruitment and placements.  James is a vital component in the day to day operations of the nursing team within the UK healthcare division of PE Global.

Emma initially joined PE Global as a member of a team of Recruitment Consultants specialising in the area of recruitment for contract positions for the company’s Irish pharma, biotechnology and medical devices clients.  She came to PE Global with a wealth of experience which provided her with the necessary skills to perform effectively resulting in Emma taking up the role of Senior Recruitment Consultant/Internal Training

Following the completion of her HDIP in Human Resources Management and Services from UCC Emma once again moved on within PE Global and took up her current role of Talent Acquisition & Training Manager.

In Emma’s day to day operations she is involved in training new starts across all PE Global’s divisions, including PE Global Healthcare and PE Global Locum Express, as well as continuous refresher training with all team members.   Emma is involved in recruiting new internal hires for PE Global and is involved in the entire recruitment process from initial sourcing, pre-screen calls to gauge a candidate’s aptitude, candidate evaluation, interview coordination across multiple divisions, candidate preparation, references, security check, offer, hire and contract management.

Frances joined PE Global as a Recruitment Consultant in PE Global’s Temporary Division.  Frances’ initial role included recruiting temporary candidates for PE Global’s industrial clients where she was originally responsible for sourcing candidates, evaluating their skills, understanding their job preferences and determining their viability for her client’s specific needs.

Frances quickly proved herself to be a valuable asset to the team and started working with PE Global’s clients as an Account Manager.  She takes the time to fully understand her client’s requirements to ensure the best fit for both parties whilst working in a fast paced and responsive environment.  She is experienced in managing immediate and ongoing requirements for a large number of clients.

Frances is now a Recruitment Manager and oversees the management of a great team of recruiters and administrators making this another of PE Global’s successful divisions.

Michael started working with Locum Express – part of the PE Global Group – in 2011 managing the accounting aspect of the Locum Doctors. Michael subsequently moved into a recruitment position sourcing Locum Consultants/NCHD’s for both Private and Public Hospitals throughout Ireland. In particular, he focusses on recruiting for a range of specialities including psychiatry, medical, surgical, radiology & ED.

Mike has always been a valuable member of the team and has been directly responsible for growing the Consultant area as well as being very much client focused across all the HSE hospitals we deal with, resulting in his promotion to Recruitment Manager.

Mike will continue to oversee the growth of the Locum Express.

John has over 17 years’ recruitment experience having worked a variety of recruitment roles across a number of industries in Ireland and the Middle East. John started his career as a Recruitment Specialist and quickly worked his way up to Director of Corporate Medical Recruitment, Head of Recruitment and HR Manager before joining PE Global as a Recruitment Services Manager.

John is experienced in developing relationships with both public and private sector clients across a wide range of industries including pharmaceutical, medical device, commercial, construction, engineering, legal and financial.

John’s interpersonal skills afford him the ability to favourably influence decision making and build effective client, supplier and stakeholder relationships. His core competencies, in addition to HR education and industry experience, include Business Development, Account Management, Project/Programme Management, 360 Recruitment, Leadership Development,  Performance & People Management and Psychometric Test Administration.

Rahul is responsible for setting up PE Global’s office in Ahmedabad, India.

Rahul manages PE Global’s Indian operations and has recruited, trained and onboarded all new employees for the office there. He maintains a consistently high level of quality work as expected by our clients and candidates alike.  He liaises with accounts teams, vendor management and project teams whilst driving sales, supervising compliance, managing the out of hours team and expanding the office.

Rahul started his journey with PE Global as a Team Lead handling PE Global’s offshore recruitment and suppling nurses and healthcare support staff throughout the UK.  Due to his impressive managerial skills and process knowledge, Rahul was promoted to Head of Operations where his responsibilities were expanded to include team management.

Prior to joining PE Global, Rahul worked in numerous outsourcing agencies over a 7 year period across Recruitment Outsourcing and Business Development for third party clients and agencies in a variety of industries such as UK Healthcare, US IT, UK Lifesciences, Supply Chain and Executive Search globally for permanent, locum and contract recruitment.