RACHEL SPENCER,
DIRECTOR MIDDLE EAST

Rachel is responsible for the development and delivery of all projects in the Middle East region. As Managing Director of Barker Langham Middle East, she engages with clients and coordinates the growing Gulf-based team, which operates from our Dubai office. Her recent projects have included strategic and business planning, and content development for a range of cultural and heritage projects throughout the Gulf region.

IAN DUCKWORTH,  
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

Ian is Associate Director of Research at Barker Langham Recruitment, supervising all research and resourcing activity across Human Resource, Recruitment and Training consultancy and advisory work. He is a cultural specialist whose first degree was in History at King’s College London, followed by a Museum and Art Gallery Diploma. Previously, Ian worked for over 15 years in senior roles in Museums, Art Galleries and Sculpture Parks in the UK and USA.

Nanae Nomura,
PROJECTS COORDINATOR

Nanae is a highly skilled and multifaceted Projects Coordinator with extensive knowledge and understanding of a range of industries including the world of Arts, Finance and TV/Film Advertisement Production. She is the key point of contact between candidates and clients to coordinate the delivery of our recruitment programmes, as well as for consultants and associates to coordinate other Human Resources and Training projects.

SANAD JABER,
HUMAN RESOURCES manager

Sanad is a strong HR Consultant with a BA in Translation and linguistics. This has lead to 11 years of professional experience in Linguistics, Translation (English & Arabic), and Personnel Management. He has led over 100 people into their journeys, and he has a vast expertise in the Onboarding field, working on mega-projects such as Expo 2020 Dubai, Visual Art Commision, Career Guidance Program for Ministry of Culture, KSA, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Visitor center and other cultural centres. He has been in the Gulf region for the past 7 years.

HYDI AMRO,
OPERATIONS MANAGER

Nanae is a highly skilled and multifaceted Projects Coordinator with extensive knowledge and understanding of a range of industries including the world of Arts, Finance and TV/Film Advertisement Production. She is the key point of contact between candidates and clients to coordinate the delivery of our recruitment programmes, as well as for consultants and associates to coordinate other Human Resources and Training projects.

RANIA MOUSSA,
recruitment MANAGER 

Rania works jointly with recruiters in overseeing sourcing, interviewing and hiring processes, she makes sure the recruiting strategies are implemented by the team and updated when needed. Prior to joining BLR she excelled as a Trilingual Senior Recruiter in a multinational environment mainly in Canada, USA and the Gulf specifically in Saudi Arabia and UAE. During her past experience she mastered sourcing and screening candidates, managing the overall interview, selection, and closing process, establishing effective and cooperative working relationships built on trust.

ALEKSANDRA BRASKA, 
country MANAGER - qatar

Aleksandra has more than 10 years of multinational experience in Tourism, Events and Marketing. She has Planned, Managed and Executed over 150 events globally and led +70 competitive marketing campaigns and communication plans across the Middle Eastern region. Recently she was Project Manager for Expo School program, managing the entire program delivery as well as training and managing + 400 tour guides for the duration of Expo 2020. She led the Canada Pavilion team recruitment and management for the Expo.

CARLTON GAJADHAR,
excellence manager

Carlton is an experienced visitor experience professional with a 20-year career leading teams and developing memorable experiences for both visitors and employees. He has worked with high profile brands such as Expo 2020, The London Eye, The Royal Albert Hall and The British Museum. Carlton is passionate about visitor experiences and has led teams up to 200 individuals, supporting operations and dealing with over 20,000 people daily.

AMY BORCHARD,
INNOVATION MANAGER

Amy provides quantitative and qualitative research support and consultancy which informs and underpins our Governance, Organisational Design and Capability Building reports for client projects in the Middle East and internationally. Amy has supported numerous research and business development projects for non-profits in the UK, from academic museums to multi-arts centres, and holds a Masters degree in Creativity: Innovation & Business Strategy from the University of Exeter, as well as a First Class BA (Hons) degree in English.

JESSICA MUNUERA,
Business Development & Communications Manager

Jessica devises, designs and delivers a range of international recruitment marketing and social media campaigns for Barker Langham Recruitment. She is a bilingual English / French international Business Studies graduate, majoring in Marketing. Her expertise is in the field of Social Media and Marketing Communications, where she applies her skills in devising and delivering recruitment campaigns on behalf of clients in an international context.

INA BILKOVA,
PROJECT MANAGER

Ina supports consulting and recruitment projects by providing research and analysis and internal data management. She is involved in consolidating and analysing data for benchmarking deliverables, best practice reports as well as organising databases, providing statistics for internal or external purposes. Previously, she completed an internship within the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, where she worked in the Culture Programme team of Abu Dhabi Art Fair. She holds a Master’s degree in Arts Management.

MOHAMMED DAHROUJ,
PROJECT COORDINATOR

Mohammed has spent half of his age either organizing events or attending them. He has worked with motivational speakers across the UAE and Jordan (Moataz Mashal and Tony Robins). Marketing is his second passion field after events. He worked at TNS market research company who implemented (Panel Smart) App in the UAE. His greatest strength comes from helping people around him. A quote that inspires him is “To me, every day is a new day!”

YOHAN MUNUERA,
FUSION RECRUITMENT COORDINATOR

Yohan previously spent 12 years working as a Chef, wherein he developed a passion for creating and sharing his modern concepts and visions of cuisine with an international array of clients. Having lived in Buenos Aires, Paris and Auckland, Yohan has cultivated a diverse and adaptable perspective of the hospitality and events industry. As a Senior Recruitment Coordinator for Barker Langham Recruitment, he most recently led the Q22 Living Adventure project wherein we recruited and deployed almost 1000 Hospitality sector professionals to work in Qatar for the World Cup.

FRANCESCA STYLES,
WELLBEING COORDINATOR

Francesca’s main area of focus is physical and mental health - helping people live a happy and active life. As Wellbeing Coordinator at Barker Langham Recruitment, her goal is to ensure the physical and mental wellbeing of the iRadah visitor engagement team at Expo in Dubai. A Sports Science graduate from the University Ramon Llull in Barcelona, Spain through the Erasmus program with the UFR STAPS of Montpellier, France, she is bilingual English-French, also speaking intermediate German, Spanish and Catalan as well as basic Chinese. She is currently learning Arabic. 

ANAÏS THOMAS,
ASSOCIATE RECRUITER

After studying at the University of Mauritius, Anaïs joined Amaris as Sourcing Specialist. She worked for the French, Belgium and Swiss market within the engineering sector. What she finds interesting in the recruitment sector is being able to come to a deeper knowledge of the candidates, their willingness, motivations and skills - going beyond just reading a CV.  She enjoys the feeling of finding the perfect job for candidates.

ASSOCIATES

JULIE

Julie is a CIPD qualified HR Consultant, a Certified Coach and an Accredited BPS Assessor, who has a hands-on and interactive approach to Human Resource design, implementation and evaluation.  She has a passion for developing individuals and teams and with diplomacy she partners with people in a creative process to inspire them to realise their full potential, find solutions and deal with organisational and personal change. Currently based in the UAE she has been living and working in the Gulf region for the last 12 years.

Middle East

JON

A consultant, trainer, speaker and writer focusing on strategic and innovative management and organisation of people. Helps businesses gain competitive advantage through the creation of human and social capital supported by effective leadership, organisation design, HR and management practices, organisation development interventions, the use of digital and social media tools, and strategic approaches to workforce analytics etc.

UK & Russia

SARAH

Sarah is a talent acquisition specialist with a decade of experience recruiting global professionals. She has partnered with some of the world’s most iconic and exciting creative businesses including Facebook, Google, DeepMind and the BBC placing incredible talent within their organisations. A valuable and trusted business partner, she leads the team responsible for international search campaigns on behalf of prestigious clients throughout the world.

UK

BEVERLEY

MBA MCIPD. Human Resource, Change Management, Business Improvement and HR Advisor. Innovative and solution-driven HR and Business Management Professional. Demonstrates effective leadership, motivating, on-boarding and delivering business improvements within challenging and diverse environments. Works collaboratively in order to optimise business efficiencies, identifying and resolving problems to deliver solutions on-time and to high standards.

UK & Middle East

PENNy

MBA MCIPD. Human Resource, Change Management, Business Improvement and HR Advisor. Innovative and solution-driven HR and Business Management Professional. Commercial and operational expertise gained within the UK and International markets, within challenging and diverse environments. Works collaboratively to optimise business efficiencies, identifying and resolving problems to deliver solutions on-time and to high standards.

UK & Middle East

MARGARET

A commercially aware executive recruitment and research consultant with 20 years UK and pan-European experience delivering high quality and professional recruitment projects and research methodologies for prestigious organisations and well-known brands. Her expertise across a range of market sectors results in cross-functional capability including HR, IT, Finance, Sales, Marketing and Operations. Creativity, reliability and commitment to delivering exceptional results are at the heart of her approach.

UK

GULNARA

An MBA qualified recruitment specialist, with expertise in senior management and technical search and selection campaigns on behalf of clients in Europe and the Middle East. Specialises in deep research, resourcing, recruitment and retention techniques. A strategic thinker who understands business alignment objectives with strong communication, influencing and relationship management skills at all levels. Proven record over twenty years of delivery of global services and projects. Speaks 5 languages.

Middle East

PAYAL

Payal is a professional head-hunter and executive search consultant, with over 10 years’ industry experience. She is CIPD qualified and has a degree in Information Technology – so covers a unique understanding of both soft and hard skills that is a real asset to our team. Most recently she has successfully led the international search campaign for a UAE department of culture and tourism, which entailed a global outreach and selection programme. A Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) qualified Level 3 Recruitment Consultant.

UK

Afsah

Executive search professional with experience in managing projects with both public and private sector organisations. Experience in executive search, talent acquisition, head-hunting, sourcing and screening and market research and intel gathering. Covers the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Americas. Afsah holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Middle East