An Award-Winning Team
Working with enthusiasm, passion and purpose
Our Leadership and Senior Management team are an expert, dedicated team of professionals with a common purpose – to drive the continued growth and success of Amberjack whilst delivering outstanding results and service for our clients.
Dan Speed
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Speed
Chief Executive Officer
Prior to joining Amberjack, Dan worked for BigHand, a dynamic software & services company which he joined at an early stage. He went on to run and scale-up its APAC, North American, Cloud, and then UK & EMEA Enterprise Software businesses through successful secondary and tertiary buyouts. Dan joined Amberjack in April 2021 as CEO and will lead the Amberjack team in delivering excellence, technological advancement and growth.
Cassie Sissons
Managing Director, Client Success
Cassie Sissons
Managing Director, Client Success
With extensive experience in Recruitment Communications and RPO delivery, Cassie joined Amberjack in 2012 as Head of Client Service. Now, as Managing Director and board member, her role focuses on all commercial, strategic, client and service delivery aspects of the business. She sets the strategic direction for Client Success and manages the growth and development of our client relationships across RPO, Attraction, Technology and Assessment, as well as contributing towards the strategic vision and commercial ambitions of Amberjack.
David Bygrave
Chief Financial Officer
David Bygrave
Chief Financial Officer
David joined Amberjack in March 2020 after 10 years with PwC. He has experience across the technology, recruitment and consulting industries in roles as group financial controller or CFO at private and AIM listed groups. Each role involved acquisitions and disposals following periods of significant development and growth.
Angela Yates
Head of Service Excellence
Angela Yates
Head of Service Excellence
With 12 years’ experience within future talent and volume recruitment, Angela is responsible for the seamless delivery of our Attraction, RPO and Assessment teams. Angela is driven by ‘doing what’s right for our clients’. She ensures that we always strive to deliver the high digital solutions that stand out.
Andy Lowe
Head of Technology
Andy Lowe
Head of Technology
Andy had 20 years’ senior leadership experience within IT. At Amberjack, he has overall responsibility for our all technical operations. His team makes sure that our clients get the most from our technology– while delivering market-leading solutions that create differentiated experiences, efficient processes and rich data insights.
Jonathan Hall
Sales Director
Jonathan Hall
Sales Director
Jonathan‘s career spans sales and commercial leadership positions, both in the UK and across Europe, operating within the HR Tech, Talent Mgmt and Psychometric Assessment market. He combines his academic interests in Behavioural Science with a pragmatic approach to helping our clients attract, recruit, and assess the right talent for their business. He joined Amberjack in April 2021 to lead the commercial growth of the Amberjack solution platform into new business markets.
Jacqueline Healey
Head of Assessment Consulting
Jacqueline Healey
Head of Assessment Consulting
Jacqueline has over 15 years’ experience of applying business and occupational psychology principles to design fair, valid and robust selection processes. She enjoys creating innovative, bespoke selection processes that have delivered proven digitally driven solutions. Leading a team of occupational and business psychologists, Jacqueline provides senior management on complex projects.
Emily Bryant
Head of Marketing & Brand
Emily Bryant
Head of Marketing & Brand
Emily has worked in the Early Career sector for her entire career. With agency, media and in-house experience she has worked with and for some of the leading recruiters in the industry. Emily works closely with the board to help continue driving our brand identity and exciting growth. She’s also responsible for breaking into new markets to position our exceptional products and services to selected target audiences.