Who we are
A dedicated team of resourcing experts, connecting talent with opportunity.
A part of the Fiser Group
We are part of the The FISER Group and work closely with our sister company, IBAM Consulting. Collectively we have decades of experience working within the consulting arena. Through this well-established group, we have access to a wide range of graduates who choose Detillens as a unique, inspiring place and a springboard for their careers.
Steve Bedford
Steve Bedford has over 30 years’ experience in recruitment, leadership development and management Consulting. He worked across a number of industry sectors from public sector to commerce and the last 20 years in the City. He is passionate about developing people, giving clients a first-class service and employees a rewarding and invaluable start to their careers.
Steve has trained, advised and placed business leaders and has experience of mentoring and developing graduates. Steve is committed to building a consulting firm with integrity at the heart of everything it does.
Steve has appeared in many theatre productions including the Edinburgh Fringe and award-winning Jesus superstar at the Minack Theatre, Cornwall. He played County rugby and enjoys boxing and martial arts. He has a wife and three children and surprisingly has no grey hair yet!
Chief Executive
Anne Bedford
Anne is the Operations Director at Detillens Consulting and is passionate about providing a first-class service to clients and consultants alike. With over 25 years’ experience in Financial Services recruitment, Anne was previously the Head of Research at a global Executive Search firm working on retained assignments at both Director and Managing Director Level.
Anne was also responsible for establishing and running the Operations function at search firm as well as working at two global recruitment firms focusing on senior hires within Operations & Technology, Change Management, Finance and Risk.
After graduating from Brighton University with a BA in French & Linguistics, Anne began her career in finance at Credit Commercial de France in Paris and subsequently at Merrill Lynch in London, before travelling around the world. Anne spends her time looking after her 3 children and trying to find the time to keep fit!
Operations Director
Tom Snow
Tom spent the last 2.5 years establishing and leading the City of London Corporations relationship management team for financial services, at a crucial time after Brexit, through Covid-19 and into major global finance initiatives like COP-26 and GFANZ. Prior to this, Tom worked to Associate Partner level for a consulting services firm in the City, supporting the delivery of client solutions across middle and back office. Prior to his career in the City, Tom competed internationally for Great Britain in athletics. He is also on the committee for London’s only commercial vineyard, which is run sustainably and as a charity which provides a space for people in London to gain access to mental health support and green spaces.
Managing Director & Head of Consulting
Alison Hally
After graduating from The University of Edinburgh in 2017, Ally began her career in the hospitality industry, progressing to a management position at a boutique hotel based in Edinburgh. During the pandemic she sought out a change in career and relocated to London to start a role in recruitment where she has spent 3 years specialising in recruiting for roles within financial services.
Ally takes part in a range of sports including hockey, netball, golf, skiing and kayaking but also enjoys spending time cooking and reading.
Account Manager
Sarah Butler-Merritt
Sarah is a Recruitment Business Partner with us here at Detillens, where her responsibilities include research and consultant care. Sarah began her career in sales at Computacenter within the Sun Microsystems division providing IT solutions to large corporates.
She moved to Bloomberg as an account manager within the Buy Side Sales team for London. Where her clients included fund managers, hedge funds and private investors. Sarah’s communication skills are invaluable in her new role.
Sarah took a career break to raise three children, alongside setting up a personal training business. She is a volunteer for a local National Trust Woodland Management team, a keen runner, church volunteer and secretary of her local resident committee.
Recruitment Business Partner
Kelly Hamstead
Kelly is the Detillens Operations Manager, where her role is to manage the everyday operations of a busy office, covering research, marketing, social media and consultant development, including arranging monthly soft skills training sessions for Detillens consultants.
Prior to joining the team, she formed part of a global Executive Search firm. Before entering the recruitment world Kelly spent 16 years in Financial Services. Around her financial career she raised three children and engaged in lots of charity work and still enjoys fundraising in her spare time.
Operations Manager
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Zoe White
Zoe is one of our Recruitment Business Partners, researching and interviewing candidates. Before entering the world of recruitment, Zoe spent 25 years working in the Financial Services Industry, across a variety of functions and roles, from Software Testing, Change Management, Programme and Project consulting, Quality Management and Resilience Risk.
Recruitment Business Partner
Jim Alexander
Jim is a performance and impact coach specialising in helping people communicate effectively, confidently and authentically. Working all over the globe as an professional actor he combines this with his qualifications in coaching to deliver unique and engaging learning and development experiences .
He designs impactful digital learning and delivers group workshops, and 1-2-1 coaching sessions that focus on building key skills in communication, confidence and well-being. This is where he adds value:
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Developing impactful communication: Equipping individuals with the tools and techniques to present ideas persuasively, build rapport, and influence outcomes.
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Enhancing emotional intelligence: Cultivating self-awareness and interpersonal skills to encourage strong working relationships and navigate workplace dynamics effectively.
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Boosting confidence and well-being: Creating a supportive environment where individuals feel empowered to express themselves authentically and achieve their full potential.
His passion lies in helping people unlock their communication potential and improve their overall well-being. His approach is highly interactive and tailored to the specific needs of each individual and group, ensuring a dynamic and impactful learning experience.
He graduated from a Drama School in the late 90’s with a degree in acting and landed the main role in a Sunday night TV drama show which had an average audience of 12 million viewers.
Head of Learning and Development
Russell Day
Russell has 30 years of experience within Finance after spending most of that time at Morgan Stanley within Product Control. Russell graduated from the University of Nottingham in Industrial Economics and is CIMA qualified. During the course of his career, Russell controlled businesses across all the asset classes and partnered with business leaders to grow and scale their operations. In 2012 Russell was promoted to Managing Director and most recently was Co-Head of Product Control for EMEA.
Prior to that he was Head of Product Control for EMEA Fixed Income and Head of Product Control for EMEA & APAC Commodities. Russell has played important roles in the development of people, sponsoring Morgan Stanley Finance's training agenda in EMEA for a number of years.
He has built high performing teams and developed careers, many of those who started at Morgan Stanley as graduates. He continues to keep a keen interest and enjoys being a mentor to many. Russell is married with 2 children, enjoys (addicted to) golf and has been connected to committees of Old Elthamians Rugby Club for more than a decade.
Non-Executive Director
Tim Musgrave
Tim is Non Executive Director/Operations Advisor. After graduating from Manchester University, he initially trained in audit with Price Waterhouse before moving into recruitment. Aside from a three-year spell in Sydney in his late 20’s, he has run his own City orientated search and coaching businesses for thirty years, as well as previously acting as NED to two other management consultancies through their growth and development phases. He has recently finished a three-year secondment to an investment firm where he fulfilled the role of Chief of Staff, responsible for all elements of HR, facilities and IT, as well as being a Director and member of the senior leadership team.
He works closely with the team on day-to-day operational issues as well as supporting Steve in terms of the strategic direction of the firm. Despite aching joints, Tim is still playing hockey for his local vets team as well as continuing to enjoy skiing and golf. He has two grown up children and lives in Dulwich with his wife, Narissa, and they still love London and everything it has to offer, especially the theatre.
Non-Executive Director & Operations Advisor
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Colin Webster
Colin is an engineering graduate from St Edmund Hall, Oxford, with over 30 years' business experience, 20 of which have involved senior leadership positions in human capital.
After graduating, Colin spent 6 months volunteering at a school for the deaf in Bolivia before starting a 9 year career at EY, training in audit before diversifying into consultancy, M&A advisory and graduate recruitment and training. He spent 2 years on secondment to EY's Cape Town office during this time.
After advising the recruitment group Imprint on its IPO, Colin joined its board as CFO in 2004 and oversaw its growth from a £0.3m profit business to a 500-person group with turnover of £90m and profits of £12m, before its sale in 2008. In 2010, Colin co-founded The FISER Group and has been instrumental in its growth over the past 14 years as a financial services and technology specialist covering executive search, consultancy and contingent recruitment solutions.
Colin is married with 3 children and in his spare time is passionate about education and ensuring children from all backgrounds are able to access help to ensure they fulfil their potential and their dreams. He is a governor of a comprehensive secondary school in Croydon and involved with youth work at his local church. To keep fit, Colin enjoys cycling and skiing and loves exploring new places and cultures whenever possible.
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