Pictured above: (l-r) Jo Rowley and Meriel Johnston

Cherry Professional, the Nottingham and Derby-based financial recruitment specialist, has appointed Jo Rowley as it expands its offering into the office support and administration sector. Also joining the business is Meriel Johnston.

Jo, who joins from a Nottingham-based competitor, will head up the new division (which typically includes placing candidates within office support and administration positions) and hopes that the new role will dovetail well with Cherry Professional's traditional specialism of financial recruitment.

Jo said;

"I'm hoping to match the success that Cherry Professional enjoys in the financial sector and help the team add another string to its bow.  Having worked in office support and administration recruitment in Nottingham for over nine years, I'm confident that my knowledge, combined with the team's expertise, will be a powerful combination.

Cherry Professional recently won the Most Promising New Business of the Year at the Nottinghamshire's Best Business Awards 2010, hosted by the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce and was a finalist in the Nottingham Evening Post Business Awards. 

Meriel Johnson had this to say about her recent move:

"I had not been looking for alternative employment but after speaking with the team about the business and the way they work I felt that it would be a strong career move. They came across as a company which were ambitious, progressive and most importantly had the drive to be known as the highest quality recruiter in the region."