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Meet the White Knight Team
SANDY WHITE
Sandy White founded White Knight Recruitment some 19 years ago. She had previously worked for the NHS and her overall aim was, and still is today, to be caring, honest, hard working and to provide a first class recruitment service. She was once told that she was too honest and wouldn’t succeed in business! Her personal integrity is very important and she has proved that you can be both honest and successful. Today most of her work is Financial and ensuring compliance with all the regulatory elements of the industry. The White Knight staff all bring different skills and attributes to the work place and by working as a Team they have a very strong platform from which to deliver the best! Sandy is very proud of White Knight and the success could not have been achieved without the support of her family. When not at work she enjoys spending time with family, and climbing Scottish Mountains over 3000 feet (Munros) – there are 284 of them with still 200 left to climb! She is a determined and committed person!
RICHARD CURTIS
Richard has been a working Director with White Knight since 1993. He has lived in Winchester for most of his life and was at school and college here. He is a graduate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and prior to joining White Knight he worked in London for the world’s largest specialist recruitment group. Richard has worked with many organisations in Winchester and Hampshire and has helped to provide solutions for their recruitment needs. Before working in recruitment he worked within the personnel department of a company in Southampton and spent a summer working at a children’s camp on the east coast of America. Richard oversees the temporary and permanent commercial sides of the business and when he is not at White Knight he enjoys spending time with his family and playing as much golf as possible at Royal Winchester!
RUTH BEMBRIDGE
Having completed her A levels, Ruth joined White Knight in 1997 after working for them as a temporary candidate. She worked initially as Office Administrator, then following completion of her AAT exams (Association of Accounting Technician), went on to work as Payroll and Accounts Assistant. In January 2005 she took over the position of Temporary and Permanent Consultant, and in December 2007 was promoted to Office Manager & Consultant for Medical Secretaries - White Knight’s specialist area since its start-up in 1989. Before working for White Knight, Ruth’s previous jobs were part-time customer service roles taken up since leaving college. Ruth is a keen martial artist in her spare time, she was Hampshire Judo Champion in 1994 and 1995 and more recently began practicing Pak Mei Kung Fu. Other interests include spending time with her son and husband, going to the gym and Mentoring pupils at the Westgate School.
COLLEEN SKINNER
Colleen deals with all Temporary NHS Office Support assignments. Her career began with various Office Support roles, from her very first job as a Receptionist through to a more recent position in Winchester as a Personal Assistant. She then decided to make a career change and joined White Knight as a Temporary Consultant in November 2006. With experience gained in South Africa as well as in England, Colleen has a strong understanding of what is required of office support staff not only from the temporary workers point of view, but from the Clients as well. Colleen was born and brought up in Zululand, South Africa, and spent a couple of years living in Johannesburg before moving to England in 2004.
ALEX CAMERON-WATTS
Alex deals with all Temporary Commercial Office Support assignments, and works alongside Richard with permanent placements. Having completed her secretarial training in Winchester in 1991, Alex worked in London and then Brighton in administrative roles in a variety of industries and settings, finally becoming a Director-level PA within an international bank. Alex moved back to the Winchester area in 2006 and registered as a temp with White Knight, working as a medical secretary in hospitals in the Winchester and Southampton area until she was invited to join the White Knight team in January 2008 as a recruitment consultant. While working as a secretary/PA, Alex trained as an actor and subsequently as an aromatherapist and now volunteers as a 'listener' for the local branch of the Samaritans.
DAVINA FAULKNER
Davina is our Office Administrator and carries out all day to day tasks supporting the consultants. This ranges from processing timesheets and candidate registrations, to greeting visitors and setting candidates up on registration tests. Davina was born in the South of France and spent just over 10 years living and studying there. In 1996 she moved to Winchester with her family and continued her studies at a local school. After completing a 3 year Travel and Tourism Management degree in 2004, she consolidated it through work in a specialist travel agent and the award winning Winchester Tourist Information Centre. In 2005 Davina decided to fulfill a long standing ambition to travel and work her way through Singapore, Hong Kong, east and western Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and America. Upon her return in 2006 she joined the White Knight Recruitment team.
GILL BUCKLEY
Gill has been with White Knight since October 2006 and works three days a week. Her position as Payroll Administrator is to make sure everyone gets paid correctly each week. This involves liaising with the rest of the team to ensure that all personal details and hours worked are recorded accurately. Her role also involves processing the invoices and other financial tasks. Gill has lived and worked in Winchester for most of her life. She has worked in the finance field for over 25 years, originally with the NHS in Winchester and later in the public sector. Gill also works part time for the Winchester Rent Deposit Scheme, a small charity which helps local people with finance to get privately rented accommodation. She has held the post of Treasurer for the last 6 years. Gill also does the book-keeping for a local painter and decorator. In her spare time she enjoys gardening and photography.
