The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has appointed Neil Carberry as its new chief executive.

Carberry will take up the role on 25 June 2018. The appointment of Carberry follows the departure of previous Chief Executive Kevin Green.

Currently, Carberry is the managing director of the Confederation of British Industry, leading the CBI’s work on the labour market, skills, energy and infrastructure. 

Carberry began his career in recruitment working for an HR consultancy that serviced investment banks before doing a post-graduate degree in Human Resources at the London School of Economics and joining the CBI in 2004. He is a member of the council of the conciliation service ACAS and of the Low Pay Commission.

REC chair Chris Moore, commented, “It is important to us that our new CEO has a broad awareness of the regulations impacting our industry, a deep understanding of what success looks like in a membership organisation, a genuine passion for our sector, and an appetite for delivering operational excellence. Neil impressed the selection panel with his wealth of relevant experience against these criteria, the clarity of his aspirations for the REC, and his natural alignment with our ambitions for the future.

Carberry also commented, "It's incredibly exciting to have the chance to lead the REC through the next phase of its development as a voice for the recruitment industry and the fantastic people who work in it. As someone who started their career in recruitment, I know the value the sector brings, and how important it is that our members can look to the REC for support.”