Meet the team

Secretarial

Find out how our dedicated secretarial and business support teams can help your job search or hiring process below, or for more information contact your local office.

Sarah Austin, Operating Director

Having been in recruitment for a number of years, I joined Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support in 2004, where I started by recruiting temporary staff in to financial services. I then took over responsibility for temporary and permanent teams in the City before taking overall responsibility for London, covering all major markets in specialist teams. In December 2012 we opened our office in Birmingham, Leicester in June 2013 and launched Page Personnel Human Resources in London in February 2013. I have now taken on responsibility for the south of England including are main hubs of Reading and Weybridge.
We are focused on delivering a consultative and professional service whilst specialising in key markets to ensure we constantly provide you with the best talent in the market.
T: 020 7645 1414 
M: 07810 767550

Nicola Taylor, Regional Manager

I’ve been with PageGroup for 19 years after moving internally to help set up our secretarial business in 2003. I have 10 years’ experience recruiting support staff predominantly into the financial services sector. My personal specialisation lies in recruiting PAs or EAs for senior/high profile individuals.
I’m currently responsible for our financial services specialist division in London (recruiting temporary and permanent support staff of all levels for the financial services sector), and our PA/secretarial teams (recruiting PAs for the industry and commerce sectors).
Placement track record
  •  EA to group CEO – global retail and investment bank
  •  PA to group CFO – global retail and investment bank
  •  Business assistant to CEO – financial services
  •  EA/office manager – start-up hedge fund
T: 020 7776 5972 
M: 07867 558622

Melanie Russell, Business Manager

I started working at Page Personnel Finance in March 2007 specialising in recruiting temporary junior finance professionals into the public sector market. I moved across to Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support as a managing consultant in October 2010 to work within the financial services temp team. In December 2010 I was promoted to manager and was responsible for setting up the industry and commerce team before I went on maternity leave.
On returning from maternity leave I set up Page Personnel Human Resources in London which was launched in February 2013. I am now based in Weybridge as business manager for the Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support team. I specialise in recruiting temporary and permanent secretarial and business support staff within Weybridge and surrounding areas.
Placement track record
  • Multiple PA roles – multinational media company
  • Multiple PA and HR placements – global investment bank
T: 01932 264 043 
M: 07979 605793

Sarah Bagnall, Manager

I started at Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support in February 2008 on the graduate scheme, working in our West End office. I recruited all levels of secretarial and support staff roles into financial services and professional services firms. I left Page Personnel in December 2010 but returned to the business in March 2012. Since then I have specialised in recruiting roles solely into financial services, predominantly developing the hedge fund, private equity, asset management, investment management and venture capital part of the business. I was promoted to managing consultant in January 2013 and then to manager in July 2013. I currently manage the permanent financial services team and am located in our City office.
T: 020 7776 5971 

Carli Salles, Manager

I started working at Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support in Reading in November 2010, specialising in recruiting permanent secretarial and business support roles across the Thames Valleys and Southern Home Counties. In 2011 I moved to the Weybridge office to help launch Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support and Page Personnel Human Resources from there and switched over to a temporary consultant. In 2013 I was promoted to manager of the Weybridge Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support team. I cover the TW area as a dual desk consultant specialising in PA, EA, team secretary and sales administration roles. My team covers the south and west of Greater London for both temporary and permanent vacancies.
Placement track record
  • Multiple secretarial and PA roles – oil and gas, FMCG and manufacturing industries
  • Multiple recruiter roles – oil and gas
T: 01932 264 097 
M: 07876 745618

Jackie Skinner, Manager

I joined Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support eight years ago after two years in a recruitment role based in New Zealand. Initially, I joined the permanent division where I successfully ran a professional services desk for three years and was promoted to managing consultant. After that time I then moved across to the temporary team, specialising primarily in the media and property sectors. In 2010 I was promoted to manager of the West End temps team which I managed until 2012 when I went on maternity leave. After a year away I came back and I am currently manager of the City temps team, specialising in financial services clients.
T: 020 7776 5974 

Maeve Kearney, Managing Consultant

I joined PageGroup after graduating with a Master’s degree in Politics in October 2010, specialising in the recruitment of qualified finance professionals across the Thames Valley. I moved across to Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support as a senior consultant in November 2012 where I was charged with developing the temporary and contract market. I was promoted to managing consultant in October 2013 & continue to specialise in the recruitment of all temporary & contract secretarial & business support roles across the greater Berkshire area.
T: 01189 337 020 

Sarah Bryce, Senior Recruitment Consultant

I joined Page Personnel in 2013 after a very successful year of recruiting for a competitor. I specialise in recruiting permanent secretarial and business support roles across the Thames Valley region and have enjoyed success in recruiting these critical positions for my clients.
Placement track record
  • Various secretaries – legal industry
  • Various PAs – gaming industr
  • Various customer service roles – publishing industry
  • Various sales administrators – FMCG industry
T: 0118 9337026 

Annabel Datt, Senior Recruitment Consultant

I started working at Page Personnel Finance in April 2012 specialising in recruiting temporary finance professionals and part qualified accountants.
I was promoted to senior consultant in April 2013, during this time I successfully placed a number of candidates with blue chip PLCs and SMEs within the East Midlands.
Following this I moved across to Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support to provide high quality solutions for this business area in the East Midlands.
T: 0116 2821578 
M: 07837 409637
Business support

Chris Reynolds, Business Manager

Having started my career almost six years ago in Page Personnel Finance I progressed from consultant to eventually becoming manager of the Thames Valley office in 2010. In January 2013 I moved over to London to specialise in secretarial and business support recruitment. I specialise in recruiting senior level roles across London as well as the private PA market. My experience from having recruited for small, medium and large sized businesses across multiple disciplines and sectors gives me an ideal platform with which to service all manner of staffing based projects. My energy and enthusiasm as well as a genuine passion to find the right match for my clients and candidates helps set me apart from the competition.
Placement track record
  • Executive assistant to CFO – multinational hotels group
  • Private PA to Sheikh
  • PA to chairman – premier league football club
  • PA to chief executive – online gaming company
T: 020 7269 2229 
M: 07552 000799

Jordan Parikh, Manager

I started working at Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support through the graduate scheme in September 2010. I initially started working on the temp desk for both I&C and finance in the City and went on to help build the non-financial services temp business. I was the highest billing graduate nationally from my intake in 2011. In January 2012, I was promoted to managing consultant and was responsible for the growth and management of the temporary non-financial services team in Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support. Later that year, in August 2012, I was promoted to manager.
I now manage both the permanent and temporary teams across industry and commerce for London, based in the West End.
I personally cover the technology and telecoms sectors for Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support.
Placement track record
  • Accommodation and travel administrators – national security provider
  • PA to chairman – transport organisation
  • Senior legal PA – international law firm
  • PA to creative director – international media company
T: 020 7269 2127 
M: 07775 543859