Meet the Team

What makes Adepto different to other agencies? Our specialism, knowledge and credibility, and that’s all down to the Adepto team.

Our team consists of Directors, Senior Consultants, Recruitment Consultants, Resource Consultants, Payroll, Finance and more.

Here at Adepto Technical Recruitment we have specialist discipline specific teams covering all areas of our chosen professions and sectors. Each of our teams is managed by one of the Adepto Directors that ensure delivery of our “best in class” service to all stakeholders…

Our Directors

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Nick Bradley

Nick Bradley has worked within the chemical, pharmaceutical and highly regulated recruitment markets since 1993 and specialises in the supply of Electrical, Instrument and Automation professionals. He has worked on virtually every rung of the ladder in the industry, from Trainee Recruitment Consultant to Recruitment Manager and Associate Director of a large corporate, prior to becoming a founding Director of Adepto. Whilst most recruiters tend to gravitate towards either permanent staff or contract recruitment, Nick has always covered both in equal measure, making him one of the most experienced and well connected specialists in his field.

Lee Knowles

Lee Knowles entered the technical recruitment industry in 1997, working his way up to managing the £100m+ revenue UK operations of an international corporate, and becoming a founding Director of Adepto in 2015. Lee is a chemical engineering recruitment specialist, with strong links to the IChemE and a candidate pool 20 years in the making. Lee is widely regarded for his knowledge and professionalism; he is equally comfortable working on temporary/contract assignments, permanent recruitment, and indeed managing headhunting campaigns for niche or managerial positions.

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Lee Knowles

Lee Knowles entered the technical recruitment industry in 1997, working his way up to managing the £100m+ revenue UK operations of an international corporate, and becoming a founding Director of Adepto in 2015. Lee is a chemical engineering recruitment specialist, with strong links to the IChemE and a candidate pool 20 years in the making. Lee is widely regarded for his knowledge and professionalism; he is equally comfortable working on temporary/contract assignments, permanent recruitment, and indeed managing headhunting campaigns for niche or managerial positions.

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Robert Collier

Robert Collier’s career in the engineering and manufacturing recruitment industry began in 2003 and since then he has progressed from Trainee Recruitment Consultant through the ranks to a Managing Consultant and in 2016 he became a Director at Adepto. Robert specialises in mechanical engineering, project engineering and management, and manufacturing and production roles within the chemicals and pharmaceutical sectors.

Throughout his time in the recruitment industry Robert has covered both temporary contract and permanent staff vacancies in equal measure. Additionally, under the Adepto banner, Robert has spearheaded a number of retained recruitment assignments for niche and managerial positions, and also full scale exclusive recruitment campaigns for single-client multiple hires. He enjoys working closely with companies and creating bespoke recruitment solutions.

David Arnold

David Arnold entered the recruitment industry in 2006 as a graduate in Biological Sciences and joined a large global organisation as a Trainee Consultant specialising in Life Science recruitment. David progressed to Recruitment Manager for the UK Life Science business in 2013 and managed a multidisciplined team covering both contract and permanent recruitment divisions. David joined Adepto in 2016 as a Director and has helped to make Adepto the partner of choice to numerous manufacturers, technology developers, consultants and engineering services providers.

 As a recruitment professional David has a broad knowledge across all major employment disciplines within the engineering and technical market but is best known for his extensive network and market leading expertise within the Commissioning, Qualification and Validation Engineering sector. He has supplied CQV professionals to all major Life Science sectors including pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device. 

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David Arnold

David Arnold entered the recruitment industry in 2006 as a graduate in Biological Sciences and joined a large global organisation as a Trainee Consultant specialising in Life Science recruitment. David progressed to Recruitment Manager for the UK Life Science business in 2013 and managed a multidisciplined team covering both contract and permanent recruitment divisions. David joined Adepto in 2016 as a Director and has helped to make Adepto the partner of choice to numerous manufacturers, technology developers, consultants and engineering services providers.

 As a recruitment professional David has a broad knowledge across all major employment disciplines within the engineering and technical market but is best known for his extensive network and market leading expertise within the Commissioning, Qualification and Validation Engineering sector. He has supplied CQV professionals to all major Life Science sectors including pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device. 

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