digital - Twenty Recruitment

Carl Ashdown

head of data & analytics, london

Carl Ashdown

head of data & analytics, london
View consultant jobs carl.ashdown@twentyrecruitment.com +44 (0) 203 189 4348
Carl Heads up our Data Practice. His team focusses on Data science & Engineering, Business Intelligence & Visualisation as well as Insight & Analytics. They place candidates into Twenty’s four key sectors (Commerce, Digital, Financial Services and Energy) and are particularly focused within Banking and Private Equity. Carl focusses on senior appointments such as CDO/ CAO, Head / Director of Data Science as well as more technical Data Science roles.
Michellie McDonald O’Brien

tech, backend engineering & product management, new york

Michellie McDonald O’Brien

tech, backend engineering & product management, new york
View consultant jobs michellie.mcdonald-obrien@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646-766-1203
Michellie services our digital clients and specializes in recruiting a broad spectrum of roles across the Product Management universe. Michellie graduated from Penn with a degree in Cognitive Neuroscience, where she also captained the volleyball team. Originally from San Francisco, she has driven across the country and lived in four major cities in the US. In her spare time she enjoys playing the guitar, and in her youth was a well-decorated Irish dancer and also finished 7th in the state of California for high jump.
James Warren

Managing Director, Europe

James Warren

Managing Director, Europe
View consultant jobs james.warren@twentyrecruitment.com +44 (0) 7496 047 494
James moved into recruitment in 2006 and has enjoyed a successful, fast-tracked career building and leading specialist recruitment businesses within London. Having begun his professional experience within Hays PLC, initially joining their Accountancy & Finance brand, James moved quickly through senior management onto a Directorship. He went onto lead teams across Change Management, Insurance and finally Financial Markets. James joined Twenty’s leadership team as a Managing Director to help grow the UK/Europe region across all group brands. He has built a strong reputation across the London, and wider UK market, for maintaining exceptionally high client service standards. Underpinning his standards are the belief in honesty and expertise; values he instills across all his consultants.
James Collins

software development, london

James Collins

software development, london
View consultant jobs james.collins@twentyrecruitment.com +44 203 189 4299
James leads the permanent software development team at Twenty focusing on the mid-senior end of the market. Our core client base are financial services firms including Investment Banks, Asset Management, Exchanges, Brokerages and FinTech. The team have defined technological verticals to provide industry expertise to both candidates and clients in C#, Java and JavaScript.
Hannah Hawkesley

Head of Digital Product, london

Hannah Hawkesley

Head of Digital Product, london
View consultant jobs hannah.hawkesley@twentyrecruitment.com +44 203 189 4347
Hannah joined Twenty back in September 2017 and now works on our Digital & Creative Desk, specialising in UX/UI design, product management and digital marketing. She graduated from Edinburgh University with a degree in graphic design. To Hannah, ambition is a desire to overachieve all her personally set targets. Interestingly, her family appeared on three episodes of HouseHunters international.
Lucyna Szypula

data science & analytics, london

Lucyna Szypula

data science & analytics, london
View consultant jobs lucyna.szypula@twentyrecruitment.com +44 203 189 4361
lucy joined twenty in 2018 after completing her degree in psychology and entrepreneurship, she now recruits into the data science and analytics desk and her particular focus is business intelligence.
Maximilian De Pfyffer

technology, london

Maximilian De Pfyffer

technology, london
View consultant jobs max.pfyffer@twentyrecruitment.com +44 203 189 4364
Max joined us in January 2018 and specialises in Software Development in UK and European expansion for Twenty. Before arriving at Twenty, he was studying in Boston for an undergrad and then moved to NYC in 2016, where he worked at a music management agency for nearly 2 years. Ambition to Max is the ability to disassociate entirely from external factors in order to realise a goal and/or vision. What makes him eclectic is his ability to do the best Donald Duck impersonation you’ve ever heard.
Michael Freiter

infrastructure technology interim & disruptive technology, london

Michael Freiter

infrastructure technology interim & disruptive technology, london
View consultant jobs michael.freiter@twentyrecruitment.com +44 203 189 4295
Mike joined Twenty in 2018 and is currently working on the tech infrastructure desk as an associate consultant. Before joining twenty he was pursuing a career in professional football! To Mike, ambition means; a ‘goal’ you strive to achieve that is further away than normality. What makes Mike eclectic is his unique background before starting at Twenty, along with his mild addiction to cheese!
Shahena Khan

finance & accounting, investment management, london

Shahena Khan

finance & accounting, investment management, london
View consultant jobs shahena.khan@twentyrecruitment.com +44 203 189 4363
Shahena joined Twenty after graduating from the University of Westminster with a degree in Psychology
Daniel Woodhall

associate director, austin

Daniel Woodhall

associate director, austin
View consultant jobs daniel.woodhall@twentyrecruitment.com (512) 337 6682
Daniel came to twenty with quite a resume under his belt. He was Head of Offshore Executive Search for the Caribbean’s premier firm based in the Cayman Islands, creating the department from scratch. He’s now working at twenty as an Associate Director in the Austin branch, focusing primarily on the growth of the company in Texas. “It isn’t good enough to love who you are. Striving to be the best version of yourself and loving who or what you could become is a much better lesson,” is an ambition mantra he believes in. Daniel is pretty eclectic, in that he consciously doesn’t own a TV and hasn’t had a Facebook account in 5 years. “life’s too short”!
Rebecca Stern

technology & backend engineering, new york

Rebecca Stern

technology & backend engineering, new york
View consultant jobs rebecca.stern@twentyrecruitment.com
Rebecca joined twenty in NYC after she graduated college from the University of South Carolina in 2018 with a business degree. Originally from New Jersey, she decided to come back up north to experience the brutal winters. In her free time she enjoys laying by a pool with her dog next to her.
William Duson

consultant, austin

William Duson

consultant, austin
View consultant jobs william.duson@twentyrecruitment.com +1 512 798 3366
William joined in August of 2018, with a focus on becoming a 360 recruiter, whilst growing the Austin branch of Twenty into a world class firm. Before joining, he attended Belmont University in Nashville and spent a semester abroad at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, navigating the terrible weather! When asked about ambition, he said “it’s the force that drives us out of bed each morning, the underlying motivator that continuously pushes us towards excellence.” What makes him eclectic? He peaked in middle school when he founded a semi-famous basketball trick shot YouTube channel.
Lindsay Bost

technology, austin

Lindsay Bost

technology, austin
View consultant jobs lindsay.bost@twentyrecruitment.com +1 512 798 3365
Lindsay is a research consultant in Twenty’s Austin branch, currently focusing on growing the office to becoming the finest in North America. Before her time at Twenty, she was ‘living the dream’ playing college volleyball for Eastern New Mexico University (Go Greyhound!) then working at the Four Seasons Resort Rancho Encantado in Santa Fe. To her, ambition is your Why. Why you get up every day, do what you do and work your tail off to achieve your goals. She’s an avid traveller and thrill seeker – “the first time I ever bungee jumped was in Queenstown, New Zealand – the Adrenaline Capital of the world.”
Samantha Murphy-Solano

technology, new york

Samantha Murphy-Solano

technology, new york
View consultant jobs samantha.murphy-solano@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646 757 1676
Samantha is a research consultant at Twenty, having begun her journey here back in August 2018. She came straight from studying at Columbia University! Simply put, ambition to her is having a passion for success. When asked to say something eclectic about herself, she confessed to actively enjoying watching horrible movies!
Clare Keller

technology, product, new york

Clare Keller

technology, product, new york
View consultant jobs clare.keller@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646 757 1674
Clare has been a research consultant here at Twenty since August 2018, currently with a focus on assisting the consultants find the best candidates for their roles while building her own network. She came from George Washington University, where she graduated in May 2018. Ambition to her is the desire and determination you have to reach and surpass the goals you’ve set for yourself. What could be considered eclectic about Clare, is that she could only crawl backwards as a baby!
Marie Juntilla

Permanent Infrastructure | new york

Marie Juntilla

Permanent Infrastructure | new york
View consultant jobs maria.juntilla@twentyrecruitment.com +1 646 367 9834
Marie joined Twenty in November 2018 on our training academy. Previous to working with us, she was a student at Arizona State University getting her B.S in Business Communication. Ambition to Marie is the ‘forever following the path to success’. When asked what made her eclectic, she admitted that although she loves the sea… she’s afraid of fish!
Carly Osterman

technology, perm, texas

Carly Osterman

technology, perm, texas
View consultant jobs carly.osterman@twentyrecruitment.com +1 512-483-9475
Carly joined Twenty Texas in November 2018 and now specializes in the area of UX/UI design. After graduating from Texas State University with a degree in Marketing, she decided to plant her roots deep in the heart of Austin, Texas. When asked what makes her eclectic, she confirmed “everything that makes me eclectic is inappropriate for this website”.
Sam Cornick

software development, london

Sam Cornick

software development, london
View consultant jobs Sam.cornick@twentyrecruitment.com 0203 189 4322
Sam graduated from the University of East Anglia with a degree in International Development with Geography and overseas experience in 2016. After this he spent the year out in Canada for the ski season. He joined twenty in January 2019 and has been working with the technology development team. Ambition to Sam, means never settling for less and giving 100% to any task put before him. How is he Eclectic? he went cage diving in cape town.
Alan Taffinder

data & analytics, london

Alan Taffinder

data & analytics, london
View consultant jobs alan.taffinder@twentyrecruitment.com 0203 189 4305
Alan joined Twenty recruitment group in January 2019 after graduating in BSc Geology at the University of London and graduating in MSc Sustainable Development at the University of Sussex. He joined Twenty for the fast paced environment and the ability to fast track his career into management. Alan’s focus here at Twenty is within data and analytics, and has a keen interest in solution and enterprise architecture as well as data science. To Alan, ambition means working hard, not giving up and showing the world what he has to truly offer. Alan is an unashamed lover of classic rock, and is also a top county squash player. He’s pretty eclectic!
Lucy Wheeler

change & transformation, london

Lucy Wheeler

change & transformation, london
View consultant jobs lucy.wheeler@twentyrecruitment.com 020 3189 4337
Lucy joined our London branch in September 2018. Before coming to Twenty she was working at Birmingham city council in the council tax department. Ultimately, to her ambition is about never giving up on what you want, and if you face something hard, you have to work harder. She once spent a summer travelling round the Balkans in a van with her best friend and a hitch hiker, which is pretty eclectic.
Montgomery Eayrs

finance & accounting, banking & fintech, london

Montgomery Eayrs

finance & accounting, banking & fintech, london
View consultant jobs montgomery.eayrs@twentyrecruitment.com 020 3189 4354
Having graduated from Bristol University with a degree in Chemistry, Montgomery joined Twenty as a consultant on our training academy. When asked about ambition, he said “Ambition to me means a constant personal development in order to better yourself in whatever way that may be: learning a new skill, aiming for promotions, and just generally trying to always take things to a higher level (whether in a hobby or profession!)”. His eclectic side came out when he was 5 and he tried to hatch a boiled egg, unfortunately he was unsuccessful.

meet the team

digital.

Carl Ashdown

head of data & analytics, london

Michellie McDonald O’Brien

tech, backend engineering & product management, new york

James Warren

Managing Director, Europe

James Collins

software development, london

Hannah Hawkesley

Head of Digital Product, london

Lucyna Szypula

data science & analytics, london

Maximilian De Pfyffer

technology, london

Michael Freiter

infrastructure technology interim & disruptive technology, london

Shahena Khan

finance & accounting, investment management, london

Daniel Woodhall

associate director, austin

Rebecca Stern

technology & backend engineering, new york

William Duson

consultant, austin

Lindsay Bost

technology, austin

Samantha Murphy-Solano

technology, new york

Clare Keller

technology, product, new york

Marie Juntilla

Permanent Infrastructure | new york

Carly Osterman

technology, perm, texas

Sam Cornick

software development, london

Alan Taffinder

data & analytics, london

Lucy Wheeler

change & transformation, london

Montgomery Eayrs

finance & accounting, banking & fintech, london