Our Team

Richard Bradley, MD of Kelly UK & IE and VP of Project RPO, has one goal and it's simple – to help his clients to win an unfair share of talent. Finding good talent is hard, engaging them is harder and he is passionate about sourcing and building teams that share this passion. Richard has challenged recruitment businesses to evolve or die. He has tasked in-house recruiters with demanding value from the agencies they work with. For over a decade, Richard has lived this ethos and helped companies improve their talent acquisition and engagement strategies. The impact? Better people, greater brand recognition, and more engaged recruits with a lower cost per hire.As a father of triplets, Richard knows first-hand the challenges of juggling work and home life. Richard has created a culture across the business that reflects the need for balance and the results speak for themselves. As a father of three boys Richard is future focused and is passionate about ensuring that young people have the opportunity they deserve to access the job market and have the chance to succeed.What's your biggest learning experience?"Collaboration is the way forward. You don’t have to do everything on your own, working with others to achieve a common goal is the way forward."Why did you join Kelly?"Having set the standards for the recruitment Industry for many years Kelly is committed to leading the industry in what is certainly the most turbulent times many of us have ever seen. Kelly wants to lead, it wants to evolve and its putting its money where its mouth is to make change happen…exciting times."​

As the world changes, he is proud to head up teams focused on Client Engagement and Sales for the whole of the UK. The way in which people communicate has changed considerably in recent times. We want to embrace our traditions but also look to the future. We reach out to people in innovative and interesting ways whilst ensuring empathy, kindness, and a strong dose of common sense defines everything we do. Yorkshire born and Worcestershire bred John now has a wife and two daughters. He will watch pretty much any sport going when allowed and is often out and about on his road bike. From leaving the University of Sheffield recruitment has dominated his career. After cutting his teeth in Birmingham with a financial recruitment consultancy he joined Toner Graham in 2006. Kelly bought Toner Graham in 2008. He has come up through the ranks and believes this gives him great insight. For John recruitment has been and will always be about the people, "What puts the colour into the world are all the different stories that lay at the heart of everyone. We love to tell those stories and connect people through them."

Helen has over 20 years’ experience in the recruitment industry delivering into multiple sectors, including business support, engineering, social and healthcare andfinance.  Putting equal levels of priority on innovative and effective recruitment delivery for all clients, be it multi nationals or SME’s, is what drives Helen and her teams.What experience has taught you most? "Being told I would never be able to recruit 60 German, Dutch and Italian speaking market researchers for a contact centre before the days of job boards.  I hate being told what I can’t do…… I filled all 60 roles. That taught me that if you have a clear goal and you persevere you can achieve anything!"What is your personal philosphy? "You can achieve anything if you work hard and smart enough.  Kelly encourages this philosophy and offers a platform for change and innovation!"

Maggie has over 20 years’ experience in HR in construction, utilities and recruitment.  She has a passion for making sure Kelly does the right thing and works to ensure the business makes the right choices for its people to maintain a healthy work life balance.   What is the best advice that you've ever received? "Never be afraid to tell someone how you feel and always ask for help if you need it."What's your personal philosophy? "Always be prepared to try new ways of doing things, sticking to tried and tested paths means that you'll never grow or learn and life becomes boring."