Meet the Board & Leadership Team

Learn all about the names and faces behind Webrecruit.

The Board

Boasting strong experience in the recruitment and technology sectors, our Board members have built great companies and developed cutting-edge products.

James Gray

Group Chairman

James has over 25 years’ Board-level experience as founder & investor for a number of tech-enabled businesses across the UK and USA, as well as CEO of Ingram Digital Group. James is currently CEO of Kortext, the UK’s leading provider of digital textbooks to Universities and students globally.

David Jones

David Jones

Managing Director, Webrecruit

David has 20 years’ experience in the recruitment industry, including 17 years in leadership roles in search and selection, agency, digital advertising and recruitment software, and brings a wealth of experience growing scalable businesses to the Webrecruit team.

Jeremy Duckworth

Director

Jeremy is a Big 4-trained accountant, ex Investment Banker (Executive Director at UBS specialising in TMT), and previously CFO at WilliamsF1 and Haymarket Media Group.  He is currently CFO at Kortext, the UK’s leading digital textbook platform in the HE sector.

John Kasumovic

Director

John has been on the leading edge of IT management and software development services for over a decade. Having held various executive technology roles, he has built a global network of development professionals and is passionate around helping companies enable huge growth & scale via technology.

Leadership Team

Our management team are passionate about Webrecruit’s success and future growth, and are well-positioned to offer expert guidance and leadership.

David Jones

David Jones

Managing Director

David brings a wealth of Board-level experience at private and VC-backed recruitment companies, and steers Webrecruit’s mission to transform hiring through the power of leading edge recruitment technology and digital advertising, as well as traditional customer service.

Jasper Kashap

Jasper Kashap

Operations Director

Jasper joined Webrecruit in 2009, after graduating  with a degree in Mathematics and Finance. He has held numerous roles across the business and, as a result, has in-depth knowledge of Webrecruit’s operations. Jasper also manages our Webrecruit ATS platform and oversees the strategy, specification, design, development and support of the system.

Matt Hildred

Matt Hildred

Chief Technology Officer

Matt oversees all aspects of delivery for our software suite, from technical design, implementation, testing and deployment, and reporting the progress of development. He also heads up Webrecruit’s Development Team.

Charles Cartland Sales Director

Charles Cartland

Sales Director

A sales professional, director and leader in the recruitment market with over 20 years pedigree, Charles is experienced in creating, building and developing teams to deliver profitable sales and driving market share growth in highly competitive and saturated markets.

Amy Cosgrove

Head of Client Services

With a background spanning more than 10 years in recruitment, Amy joined Webrecruit in the summer of 2023 to lead our Client Services Department. Having worked in internal, RPO and 360 agency roles, Amy brings that varied experience to ensure that we are truly delivering a tailored, consultative and well-rounded service to our clients.

Adele Small

Adele Small

Head of Sales

With a strong background in sales and customer service, Adele is an Associate Member of the Institute of Sales Management (ISM) and oversees our team of Client Relationship Managers. Since joining Webrecruit in 2012, she has brought a number of our key accounts on board.