Leo Ketchin, Director
has over 18 years’ experience in executive recruitment.
After graduating in Geography from the University of Leeds, Leo trained at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He then transferred his finance skills into financial recruitment, working for international recruiters Robert Walters plc where he managed and grew the Commercial Finance & Professional Services teams. He moved on to join a boutique recruiter Astralis, where he established the finance practice focussing on senior executive recruitment. In 2009 he founded William Scott Associates.
Leo specialises in recruiting senior finance and legal positions in sectors ranging from Financial Services and Business Services to Technology, and IT Outsourcing. He recruits both in the UK and internationally.
Leo’s aim is to grow an independent and quality driven recruitment firm which is known for its sound advice, high quality service and success orientated results. For more information, please contact on 0203 818 8604 or email: leo.ketchin@williamscottassociates.com
Elizabeth Tabor, Consultant
After graduating in Modern European Studies from Nottingham University, Elizabeth worked for the Institute for Philanthropy charity before starting a career in financial services at Citywire Financial Publishers, working in their events management team. Elizabeth was at Citywire for 9 years and during this time she developed excellent research and relationship building skills which she has transferred into the recruitment industry working with some of the world’s largest companies including PWC, Deloitte, KPMG,and EY.
Elizabeth specialises in placing accountancy professionals into top audit practice firms across the UK and Europe. She aims to provide a reliable, honest and efficient service that ensures both candidates and clients are consistently satisfied. For more information, please contact Elizabeth on 0203 818 8599 or email:elizabeth.tabor@williamscottassociates.com.
Rebecca Moore, Consultant
After graduating with a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Leeds, Rebecca qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC Audit and Business Advisory Services. After qualification, Rebecca pursued a commercial finance career at Whitbread Plc and progressed to the role of Financial Controller at Costa Coffee Ltd. During this time she was responsible for managing and developing a large finance team, leading the business through a systems implementation and process change management.
Due to this background in both practice and industry Rebecca is perfectly placed to assist with your financial recruitment needs and brings a combination of technical and commercial experience to provide a tailored approached to each and every client.
For more information, please contact Rebecca on 0203 818 8603 or email: rebecca.moore@williamscottassociates.com
Chris Wilding, Consultant
After studying Journalism at the University of Hertfordshire, Chris joined the world of recruitment, starting his career with Experis, part of the ManpowerGroup, before moving onto Gi Group in 2019. He joined William Scott Associates in 2021, bringing with him a wealth of experience and a wonderful ability to engage well with both clients and candidates.
Chris specialises in placing accountancy professionals into top practice firms across the UK, Europe and Australia in a variety of service lines including audit, deal advisory and tax.
He is ready to help you with your recruitment journey on 0203 818 8601 or email: chris.wilding@williamscottassociates.com
Ben Hobden, Consultant
Having graduated from Nottingham Trent University with a degree in Business Management, Accounting & Finance, Ben joined the team at William Scott Associates. Before graduating Ben worked at William Scott during his holidays so you may have worked with him already and we are delighted he decided to become a full time member of the team. He is currently focused on recruiting within audit and works with Big4 clients both in the UK and Internationally.
To speak to Ben please call 0203 818 8602