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July
2010
Harrington Starr starts trading at Capital Tower, Waterloo
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November
2011
First million pounds billed taking the company turnover to £1,083,636 prompting the first office move
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July
2012
Second office move to 99, Waterloo Road. First HS Insights published and first FinTech Breakfast held at The Ritz
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February
2013
Harrington Starr’s contract division launched with six runners and by the end of the year, the company turnover reaches £3,718,160
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February
2014
First FinTech Capital released and HS Insights rebranded as The Trading Technologist. Turnover up to £6,108,491
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January
2015
Move to current headquarters at Vintners Place. FinTech Influencers meetings begin and work starts on the New York market
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January
2016
One brand becomes five as North Starr, HS Executive Search, HS Inc and HS Technology consulting all launched. HS Insights and Trading Technologist merged to form The Financial Technologist magazine.
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January
2017
Starr Tech TV launches. Harrington Starr Inc. move to second offices in the US and Triple Pulitzer Prize-winner, Thomas Friedman, key note speaker at the latest FinTech Breakfast
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January
2018
FinTech Breakfast features Dan Pink, launch the first 100 most influential FinTech Companies in The Financial Technologist, and new website coincides with first award haul for HS.
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July
2019
More industry recognition as the group sweep the industry awards season with wins at the Global Recruiter, Recruiter Magazine, Investing in Talent and TIARA events.
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March
2020
In the wake of the Global pandemic, investment is made to bring insight and content with the Podcast and Fintech Focus TV series airing six times a week helping companies connect and grow their brands.
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February
2021
New office moves in London and New York with exciting plans for group expansion.
Meet the Leadership Team
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Toby Babb
CEO
Toby has worked with the world's leaders in financial ser...
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Nadia Edwards-Dashti
Chief Customer Officer
Nadia Edwards-Dashti co-founded the Harrington Starr Grou...
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Rob Grant
Chief Operating Officer
Rob is Chief Operations Officer here at Harrington Starr,...
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James Hounslow
CEO - North Starr
James has been part of the founders and leadership group ...
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Adam Mills
General Manager - New York
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Carl Charlson
Customer Success Director
Carl is part of our dedicated Customer Success Team, ens...
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Hari Sopal
Vice President
Hari started his career in recruitment in 2007 and has si...
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Harriet Lamplugh de Smith
Vice President
Harriet joined Harrington Starr in 2014, growing with the...
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James Platt
Vice President
James joined the business back in 2016 after having work...
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Ian Bailey
Associate Vice President
Ian joined Harrington Starr in 2015 as a junior consultan...
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Andrew Nitek
Associate Vice President
Andrew sits within the security team, specialising in cyb...
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Ryan Waters
Associate Vice President
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Barry Ansell
Managing Consultant
With over 19 years of professional experience, Barry brin...
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Stephen Turkington
Co- Founder of Search 5.0
Stephen is part of our world-class team based in Belfast...
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James Campbell
Associate Vice President
Part of our fantastic team in New York City, James Campb...
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Hannah Chowdhury
Associate Vice President- New York
Hannah Chowdhury is part of our growing team in New York...
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Pete Delleani
Associate Vice President
Pete Delleani is part of our fantastic US team, driving ...
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George Harris
Principal Consultant
George Harris, one of our London-based principal consulta...
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Anthony Mills
Global Head of Talent
Anthony Mills is our brilliant Global Head of Talent Acq...
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Alexandra White
Communications Marketing Manager
Alexandra joined Harrington Starr in 2020 as an intern, ...
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Georgia Richardson
Marketing Project Manager
Georgia is part of the world-class marketing team at Har...
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Lydia Sear
Brand Manager
Lydia joined Harrington Starr with an established backgr...
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Ciara Clarke
Principal Consultant
Ciara is part of our expert Software Development Desk, w...
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Haydyn Palmer
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Haydyn is part of our exceptional team based in New York...
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Oli Knight
Principal Consultant
Oliver Knight, one of our London-based recruitment consul...
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Kaitlin Edwards
Recruitment Consultant
Based in our growing New York office, Kaitlin drives our...
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Tiernan Ruddy
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Tiernan is a member of our phenomenal team in Belfast, p...
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Charlie Todd
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Charlie joined the Harrington Starr team after a period o...
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Jack Bailie
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Based in our ever-growing Belfast Office, Jack Bailie sp...
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Philip Rooney
Recruitment Consultant
Phil is a Recruitment Consultant working as part of our ...
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Hayley Scotter
Operations Executive
Hayley is part of our invaluable operations team, bolste...
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Ryan Kennedy
Recruitment Consultant
Based in our Belfast Office, Ryan is part of our talented...
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Brad Alstrom
Recruitment Consultant
Part of our industry-leading change and transformation d...
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Rian English-Adams
Recruitment Consultant
Rian English-Adams is part of our growing London hub, br...
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Finn Williams
Recruitment Consultant
Part of our Change and Transformation Desk, Finn is an e...
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Christopher Young
Recruitment Consultant
Based in our Belfast office, Chris is part of our except...
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Reece Seymour
Recruitment Consultant
Specialising in Clouds, DevOps and Automation roles, Ree...
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Harriet Slade
Office Assistant
Harriet Slade is an indispensable member of our Operati...
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Archie O'Donovan
Recruitment Consultant
Archie is part of our industry-leading team specialising...
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Zakary Lobo
Recruitment Consultant
With a keen aptitude for recruitment excellence, we are ...
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Kate Jenkinson
Recruitment Consultant
Kate is one of our brilliant recruiters specialising in ...
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Lydia Guscott
Recruitment Consultant
Lydia Guscott joins our specialist C# and .Net desk, br...
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Sophie Szewczyk
Recruitment Consultant
Sophie Szewczyk joins our ever-growing Cyber Security Te...
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Marlena Szarek
Recruitment Consultant
Marlena Szarek is a member of our Java Team in Belfast, ...
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Sam Horscroft
Recruitment Consultant
Sam Horscroft is part of our Support Desk, based in our ...
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James Porcelli
Recruitment Consultant
James Porcelli is an integral member of our team in New ...
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