About Us

It all started in April 2017, I remember the day like it was yesterday. A day which would shape the trajectory of my professional journey. Sitting with my parents at home speaking about life after audit and what I wanted to achieve. I had recently handed in my notice at UHY Hacker Young, giving up audit and mentioned that I had been offered a job in recruitment. At this point, my Father said something to me which would remain with me forever ‘Gids, you’re making a mistake, recruitment isn’t the job for you.’ Little did I know that this seemingly foreboding advice would become a permanent fixture in the narrative of my career.

Fast forward nearly 7 years and Atomic Recruitment was born. Its rare to encounter someone who transitioned from audit, armed with an accounting and finance degree, now specialising in general practice recruitment.

I think of myself as a broad-minded business builder and advisor with a strong reputation for thought leadership and hiring strategy. I’ve had 25+ years’ experience in Executive Search and Recruitment and have loved working on an international basis with growth companies and established corporates across the UK, US, Europe, and Middle East; traveling across borders and cultures certainly broadened my mind. I was fortunate enough to possess the energy and passion to build and sell a recruitment business in the space of 13 years.

I take a collaborative and entrepreneurial approach to all that I do whether that be in business or when coaching on the football pitch, and the good news is that I am still passionate and feel the energy for my industry which is why I am delighted to be advising Atomic Practice Recruitment and Gideon in any way I can.