Recruitment Business News - Claire Sofield has taken on the managing director role at Four Recruitment, the business she founded with brother Phil in 2008. Claire will now focus on the growth of the business whilst Phil, as operations director, will focus on training, development and day-to-day operations.

Recruitment Business News - The management team at Leeds-based turnaround and finance recruitment advisers Woodrow Mercer Finance has acquired 100 of the equity in the firm. Managing Partner James Roach and chairman Neil Muffitt led the MBO and were joined in the deal by commercial director Natalie McGregor and operations director David Clark who join the board as shareholders.