InterQuest Group plc, a UK technology recruiter, appointed David Bygrave as CFO effective Dec. 1. Bygrave has experience in the CFO role within the technology sector having most recently served as CFO of Caplin Group from 2010 until the sale of the company earlier this year. The announcement follows the appointment of Chris Eldridge as CEO, which InterQuest announced on Nov. 5.

“We are delighted that we have now managed to secure our first choice candidates for both the CEO and CFO roles," Executive Chairman Gary Ashworth said. “David brings a wealth of experience and understanding of the technology sector where InterQuest specialises. His experience combines the entrepreneurial skills learned from working with private equity backed businesses with the rigour of global businesses having qualified as a chartered accountant and spent nine years with PwC."

InterQuest Group ranked No. 33 on the most recent list of largest UK staffing firms.

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) announced Chief Leadership Officer Adrian Lajtha will retire from the management consulting, technology services and outsourcing firm in February 2016. Ellyn Shook, currently the firm’s chief human resources officer, became chief leadership and human resources officer on Dec. 1, and assumed additional responsibilities for leadership development and succession planning; inclusion and diversity; and human capital strategy. Chief Strategy Officer Omar Abbosh will assume additional responsibilities for Accenture’s corporate citizenship initiatives upon Lajtha’s retirement in February.