Newcastle headquartered recruitment business NRG, part of the Galago Group, has announced the appointment of Ray Williamson to their Executive Search & Selection division.

Ray who lives in Stirling with his wife Suzanne and son Nathan brings to the team over 20 years’ recruitment experience, specialising in board and senior leadership appointments within Higher Education, Housing, Facilities Management, Estates Buildings and Infrastructure.

His portfolio includes traditional retained search assignments for roles such as Strategic Estates Management, Health & Safety, Building Services Design, Space Management & Social Housing Regeneration and Facilities projects from Project Managers to Chief Executive and Board appointments.

In his spare time Ray makes a valuable contribution to his local community; he has been a volunteer Chairing Panel Member for Children’s Hearings Scotland for over 5 years.

James Carss, Head of Executive Search and Business Development Director at NRG comments “Ray worked for NRG 15 years ago and we are delighted to welcome his return to further strengthen our capability and expertise. Ray has hit the ground running in securing two high profile retained assignments within his first two weeks of joining us.

We have ambitious plans for growth and have continued to recruit top talent throughout the pandemic using the latest virtual recruitment tools and techniques.”

Ray adds “I am proud to be joining the team at NRG and further develop my executive search practice. NRG is well-respected recruitment business with an enviable client base and reputation.

My on-boarding experience has been fantastic and although I have not yet met any of my colleagues in person, I already feel part of the team.”

About NRG

With a successful track record spanning 40 years, NRG is an innovative recruitment solutions business specialising in IT and Digital, Sales and Marketing, Engineering and Manufacturing, HR and Business Support, Accountancy and Finance with an Executive Search and Selection team delivering successful appointments for clients recruiting at Senior and Board level.

greenbean is a Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) business that delivers partnership-based recruitment models across the UK. As a collaborative business partner, greenbean’s bespoke RPO models are designed to allow you to stand out in the highly competitive candidate landscape in sectors such as Financial Services, Healthcare, Utilities, Manufacturing & Logistics, Education, Tech & Digital and Contact Centre.

NRG and greenbean were acquired by Galago Group in December 2019.