Rutherford's team groups specialists in compliance, financial crime, in-house legal and private practice legal recruitment. Drawing on years of experience in their own field, our Consultants are experts in skilfully assessing clients' needs, and using several efficient searching techniques to identify and attract the best executive talent on the market.
Discover below the members of our team. If you wish to contact us for a more general enquiry, please fill this form or send us an email to enquiries@rutherfordsearch.com
Rutherford is part of the Pearse Group, alongside Pearse Partners and Pearse Professionals. Together, we form a group of boutique specialist recruitment firms, each covering a specific area within the financial services market.
Founded in 2018 by Sean Bourke, Pearse Partners is a front office recruitment firm made up of five specialist teams across Corporate Finance, Credit, ESG & Sustainability, Investor Relations & Fundraising and Private Equity. As for Pearse Professionals, the business focuses on servicing the senior finance and executive markets.
Through our collaborative approach and by leveraging each other's strengths as businesses, we have been able to successfully secure coveted mandates, from the UK to the Middle East to the US. We have truly grown together and have been able to build over the years a culture filled with performance and, most importantly, fun and mutual respect.
Head of US
About Jackson BakerJackson Baker is the Manager of the Compliance desk at Rutherford, a London-based recruitment firm that specialises in compliance, financial crime, legal and cyber security searches within financial services. After finishing his double degree in Commerce and Business at the University of Newcastle, he started his ...
Chief Operating Officer
About Genevieve Higgins-DesbiensGenevieve Higgins-Desbiens is a Chief Operating Officer at Rutherford, a London-based recruitment firm that specialises in legal, compliance and financial crime searches within law firms and financial services businesses. After obtaining her Bachelor of Business in Canada, she w...
Senior Partner, Private Practice
Jago is Rutherford’s Senior Partner and Head of the Private Practice team. With over 15 years of experience in the law firm market, he has led teams across the US, UK, and Europe. He advises law firms on lateral Partner and Associate recruitment, offering strategic guidance and in-depth market analysis.
Director
About Jonathan SkerrettJonathan Skerrett is a Director at Rutherford, a London-based recruitment firm that specialises in compliance, financial crime, legal and cyber security searches within financial services. After working for a global recruitment PLC where he managed large Investment Banking account relationships and placed cand...
Head of Delivery
Matthew is Head of Delivery for Rutherford, a London-based recruitment firm that specialises in in-house legal, private practice, compliance and financial services searches within law firms and financial services businesses.After working as a Financial Advisor for a globally renowned financial services company, Matt explored the world...
Principal Consultant, Legal & Strategic Hires
About Octavian DonnellyOctavian Donnelly is an experienced Principal Consultant at Rutherford, a London-based recruitment firm that specialises in compliance and legal searches within professional, legal and financial services. Throughout his career, Octavian has launche...
Principal Consultant, Legal & Compliance
With over 8 years of recruitment experience, Sam joins Rutherford as Principal Consultant for the Legal & Compliance team. Having worked in recruitment in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, Sam has developed over the years a knack at understanding what makes a candidate a great cultural fit for the mandate at hand. Having wo...
Researcher, Private Practice Legal
About Rebecca CollinsRebecca Collins is a Recruitment Researcher at Rutherford, a London-based recruitment firm that specialises in compliance, in-house legal and private practice legal recruitment searchers for both financial services businesses and...
Consultant, Private Practice Legal
Consultant, Compliance & In-house Legal
Lauren is a Legal & Compliance Recruitment Consultant at Rutherford Search, working across both the UK and US markets. She specialises in connecting exceptional legal and compliance talent with leading firms in the financial services sector and beyond.Her approach goes beyond matching skills to job descriptions. Lauren works close...
Consultant, Compliance & In-house Legal
Louis Chen is a Recruitment Consultant at Rutherford, a specialist executive search firm focused on legal, compliance and financial crime roles within financial services and law firms. He specialises in compliance hiring across the private markets and alternative investment space, with a strong track record of delivering on critical mandates...
Consultant, Private Practice Legal
Chinello is an experienced executive search professional specialising in legal recruitment, with a focus on private practice mandates. Currently a Consultant at Rutherford, she partners with leading law firms to identify and secure top legal talent across the European market.Her prior experience includes roles at other leading search ...
Data Entry Specialist
About Nolwazi Sindie NtombanaNolwazi Ntombana is a Data Entry Specialist at Rutherford, where she plays a key role in ensuring the precision and efficiency of the firm's data management processes. Nolwazi is responsible for entering, updating, and validating data from multiple sources into CRM systems and databases. Her meticul...
Researcher, Legal & Compliance
About Liam LynchLiam Lynch is a Recruitment Researcher at Rutherford, a London-based recruitment firm that specialises in compliance, in-house legal and private practice legal recruitment searches for both financial services businesses and top-tier ...
Digital Marketing Executive
About Yola MoorvanYola Moorvan is the Digital Marketing Executive at Rutherford, a London-based recruitment firm specialising in legal, compliance, and in-house legal recruitment for financial services firms and top-tier law firms. With a cum laude Bachelor of Commerce in Digital Marketing, Yola specialises in recruitment marketin...
Senior Consultant, Private Practice
Lucinda is a Senior Consultant within Rutherford’s Private Practice team, specialising in connecting outstanding legal talent with leading law firms. She brings a consultative and discreet approach, supporting individuals in achieving their career ambitions while helping clients meet their strategic objectives.Having trained and pract...
Head of Talent
Alexandra Feeney is the Head of Talent at the Pearse Group, which Rutherford is a part of. Alexandra comes in with a wealth of experience within the recruitment industry, having been herself a Senior Recruitment Consultant for our sister company Pearse Partners. After leading the Investment Banking team at Pearse Partners for a couple...
Managing Director - Pearse Group
Sean Bourke founded Pearse Partners after 7 years working for a FTSE 250 recruitment company. For the first three years he recruited Accountancy candidates into a broad spectrum of companies in Central London. The final 4 years were spent recruiting Corporate Finance and Investment Professionals into Boutique Advisors, Investment Banks and Al...
Managing Consultant, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
Top three dinner guests? (can be anyone, dead or alive)Jack Grealish, Louis Theroux and Ricky GervaisWhat did you want to be when you were older?An M&A recruiterIf you could swap lives with anyone for a day, who would it be and why? Elon Musk, would love to know what...
Business Manager, Private Equity
Favourite Pearse Partners memory?Doing the Yorkshire 3 peaks.What do you think is the key to successfully executing a mandate?Communication, transparency/honestyFavourite travel destination?Sri Lanka – th...
Principal Consultant, Private Equity
Favourite travel destination?Scotland – there’s something magical about its rugged landscapes, historic charm, and the feeling of complete calm when you’re hiking through the Highlands or exploring the Isle of Skye.What did you want to be when you were older?
Consultant, Private Equity
What did you want to be when you were older?Mathematics teacher.What’s an interesting fact about yourself?I learnt Maltese during covid by learning a music album by heart.Phone app you can’t live without?Flightradar24
Managing Consultant, Investor Relations and Fundraising
Why are you in search?Matching clients to candidates, finding someone their dream role in a market I’m passionate about is a great job to have. What’s something that most people don’t know about you?Well, the people I drove mad for sponsorship know, but I completed the London Marathon, RideLondo...
Senior Consultant, Investor Relations and Fundraising
Fun fact about meI’m half Australian, half ArgentinianFavourite FoodAbuela’s EmpanadasFavourite BookDune by Frank Herbert
Associate Director, Credit
Why are you in search?I’m passionate about the Debt markets that I cover, and enjoy the thrill of helping to advance careers and improve the businesses that I work for by placing top tier talent.Favourite Book?If I’m trying to impress I’d say Catch 22 by Joseph Heller, if I’m honest it’s probably the lord of ...
Business Director, Credit
Why are you in search?The blend of competition, a people focus and teamwork is pretty much me in a nutshell.Favourite travel destination?Anywhere without the kids. I love them but parents will understand.Where have you lived?
Principal Consultant, Credit
What is your favourite holiday destination? Egypt as I really enjoyed snorkelling in the Red Sea, however I love the sun, so anywhere hot!What did you want to be when you were older?I always wanted to be a Police Officer or a Barrister.
Senior Consultant, Credit (Germany)
If you could choose to do anything for a day, what would it be? I would drive an F1 car around a race circuit for a day.Favourite destination to travel too? During winter it would be New York, for summer Hawaii is hard to beat!How m...
Consultant, Credit
Tea or Coffee?TeaIf you could be a friends character, who would it be?RachelWhat is your go to karaoke song?Adele, Someone like you
Consultant, Credit
Favourite holiday destination:Hvar, CroatiaWeirdest thing I own:Steel drumPhone app couldn’t live without:Spotify
Managing Consultant, ESG
What is your favourite holiday destination?RainforestFriends character that most resonates with you?Chandler or Ross, depending on the dayWhat is your biggest goal to achieve within your new role?To build out the ESG ...
Marketing & Operations Director
When you were a child what did you want to be when you grew up?Professional jockeyWhere have you lived?Wales, Australia, New Zealand, now London!What’s something people don’t know about you?I tripped King Charles whil...
Senior Consultant, Executive Search
With a proven four-year track record, Lachlan excels in placing candidates in high-profile CFO and Finance Director roles within the Commerce & Industry sector. His expertise lies in the complexities of senior finance recruitment, ensuring a perfect alignment between top-tier talent and the strategic demands of financial leadership positi...
Head of Interim Management
A seasoned expert in interim management recruitment, Joe has spent the past 15 years delivering exceptional results for Private Equity and Advisory clients. With a strong track record of securing executive and interim management mandates, he has played a pivotal role in driving success across large-scale change programs.
