The Computer People Top Team
Our management team is made up of some of the best, brightest and most experienced individuals in the industry. Their experience enables them to recognise the shifting challenges facing the IT sector, and appropriately tailor our products and services to the needs of the clients and candidates we serve.
Peter Searle, Chief Executive Officer
Peter Searle was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Adecco Group UK&I in October 2009. Prior to his, Peter held the role of Chief Executive Officer for Spring Group plc since October 2006.
He initially joined Yellow Pages in a marketing capacity and later moved into field sales and sales management, before becoming involved in the recruitment industry. To date, he has spent 19 years working in recruitment, 12 of which were with Computer People.
Whilst Peter worked in the capacity of Managing Director of the Delphi Group in 1999, the company was bought by Adecco. He took on responsibility for the Group’s professional services offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific under the brand name of Ajilon; his remit covering 16 countries with a combined turnover of almost £1 billion.
In 2005, Peter became the Chief Executive of Adecco UK. His role encompassed a number of brands, including Office Angels, Jonathan Wren and Roevin Engineering, and covered the General Staffing, IT, Engineering, Finance and Recruitment Process Outsourcing. As Chief Executive, Peter held responsibility for 320 offices, 3,700 employees, 57,000 temporary staff and sub-contractors, and a turnover of £1.2 billion.
Peter holds a degree in business and marketing.
Sid Barnes, Executive Director, Computer People
Sid Barnes is Executive Director at Computer People, part of the Adecco group having joined the company in 2004. Sid is responsible for maintaining and growing Computer People's position as the UK's leading specialist provider in each of the technologies and sectors in which it operates.
Previous to his role at Computer People Sid worked as a Group Sales Director and Sales Manager and holds a certificate in Advanced Leadership from the International Institute of Management Development.