Meet the Team - Next Phase Recruitment

At Next Phase we are all passionate about innovations in Life Science and Technology. Based in a busy office in the centre of Horsham, West Sussex, our supportive team will always handle your enquiries with the highest standards of professionalism. Each of us has undertaken extensive recruitment training, in line with APSCo standards. Also, unlike many consultancies, we do not work to unnecessary KPIs. For us, it is about excellent service, not treating people like pound signs in order to hit personal sales targets. Come and meet us.

W1siziisijiwmtcvmtevmtqvmtmvntmvmtcvota4l1n0zxzlignyb3auanbnil0swyjwiiwidgh1bwiilci1mtj4nteyiyjdxq

Steve Twinley

Managing Director / Life Science Recruiter

Steve likes wearing mismatched socks and listening to heavy metal, but is otherwise ok. He recruits across Clinical and Commercial roles within Pharma organisations. Steve joined the business in 2006 with a Psychology degree and became MD in 2016

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmjgvmjivmtmvmzevmjuwl0lnr184nti3lkdjrijdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmjyvmjevmdavmtyvnzm2l1nmuybkyw1lczegkdeplmpwzyjdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

W1siziisijiwmtcvmdyvmdivmjevmtyvmzqvntewl0phbwvzig5ldy5hsuyixsxbinailcj0ahvtyiisijuxmng1mtijil1d

James Hume

Head of Science & Innovation

If James had his own theme tune, it would be "The One And Only" by Chesney Hawkes. James has a degree in Geology and has specialised, since 2013, in recruiting Scientific professionals into Biotech companies and other innovation businesses across the UK.

W1siziisijiwmtgvmdgvmdcvmtmvmdkvnduvmjcyl1n0zxzlifntaxroihrlbxbvcmfyes5wbmcixsxbinailcj0ahvtyiisijuxmng1mtijil1d

Steve Smith

Head of Rare Diseases & Gene Therapy

Steve is a man of two extremes; on one hand he loves to be on the stage of a very loud, large and rammed venue, playing host to some pretty outrageous music whilst on the other there is nothing he likes more than to lace up his walking boots and heads for the hills (whatever the weather!) to esca...

W1siziisijiwmtkvmdqvmtevmtevmzqvndivmje4lzj5yjnjmc5nawyixsxbinailcj0ahvtyiisijuxmng1mtijil1d

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmjuvmjivmtcvmjmvntm0l1nmuybkdwxpztegkdeplmpwzyjdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

W1siziisijiwmtcvmdgvmjavmjevmdmvmtyvnje3l0p1bgllidmur0lgil0swyjwiiwidgh1bwiilci1mtj4nteyiyjdxq

Julie McEwan

Recruitment Specialist, Human Factors

Julie is a keen runner and goes through books like Johnny 5 from Short Circuit. She rejoined the company in March 2017 after some time working within the Medical Device industry in order to grow our specialist offering in Human Factors.

W1siziisijiwmtkvmdivmdcvmtkvmtgvntgvntu4l0fszxggchjvy2vzc2vklnbuzyjdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

Alex Butcher

Senior Recruitment Specialist - Life Sciences

Alex would love to say she enjoys relaxing and a good book. However with 2 young children life is more parks, mud, and saying things she never thought she'd ever say as a parent. Alex specialises in the Biotech sector in Oxford.

W1siziisijiwmtkvmdqvmjuvmtyvmtcvmjcvotiwlzj6znrwzc5nawyixsxbinailcj0ahvtyiisijuxmng1mtijil1d

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmjuvmjevntgvmtivmzq3l1nmuybtyxjhae0ylmpwzyjdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmzavmdkvmzivmjgvmzi4l0lnr184ntm0lkdjrijdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

Sarah Memery

Senior Recruiter, Medical Communications

Sarah enjoys sun chasing, exploring new places, cake, espresso martini and cats. She has been recruiting since 2005 and since joining the company in 2014 has grown a busy desk within the Medical Communications arena.

W1siziisijiwmtcvmtevmtqvmtyvmtavmdyvnzm2l0fkcmllbm4gy3jvcdiuanbnil0swyjwiiwidgh1bwiilci1mtj4nteyiyjdxq

Adrienn Prezenszki

Validation Recruitment Specialist

Adrienn is originally from Hungary and loves singing and dancing. She has a degree in Music and English and worked as a Customer Service Team Leader until moving into Recruitment in August 2016, specialising in different areas of Validation

W1siziisijiwmtcvmdyvmdevmtuvnduvmduvntgwl2rhbmnpbmdhzhjpzw5uzs5nawyixsxbinailcj0ahvtyiisijuxmng1mtijil1d

W1siziisijiwmtcvmtevmtqvmtmvntavndivmjk5l1noyw5lignyb3auanbnil0swyjwiiwidgh1bwiilci1mtj4nteyiyjdxq

W1siziisijiwmtcvmdyvmdivmjavntkvmtkvodc2l1noyw5liedjribuzxcur0lgil0swyjwiiwidgh1bwiilci1mtj4nteyiyjdxq

Shane Lees

LIMS & Digital Lab Specialist

Shane has a borderline obsession with Football Manager and political history, making him great at pub quizzes. Shane specialises in LIMS and Digital Lab recruitment.

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmjyvmjevmdyvnduvmtu5l1nmuybtdwuxicgyks5qcgcixsxbinailcj0ahvtyiisijuxmng1mtijil1d

Sue Wood

Recruitment Specialist, IT & Engineering

As a self-labelled ‘Recruitment Dinosaur’ there is nothing Sue hasn’t seen or done! This gives her a vast knowledge to help others, something which she particularly enjoys.

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmzavmtkvmzkvndkvnju0l0lnr184ntuylkdjrijdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmjuvmjevmjqvmjuvntc0l1nmuybccmlhbiaomskuanbnil0swyjwiiwidgh1bwiilci1mtj4nteyiyjdxq

W1siziisijiwmtcvmdyvmdivmjevmdgvntmvodiwl0jyawfuiedjribuzxcgc2hvcnrlci5hsuyixsxbinailcj0ahvtyiisijuxmng1mtijil1d

Brian Tappy

Principal Recruiter - Life Science

After 20+ years here, Brian has just about served his apprenticeship and must be doing something vaguely right! Brian loves working with an endless diversification of people, making this job amazing (most of the time……)

W1siziisijiwmtcvmtevmtqvmtyvntavndqvodcvtwlszxmgy3jvcc5qcgcixsxbinailcj0ahvtyiisijuxmng1mtijil1d

Miles Hunt

Director

Miles is a leading international recruitment and talent management entrepreneur, as well as the Chairman of APSCo. Miles joined Next Phase in December 2016.

W1siziisijiwmtcvmtevmjivmjivmdcvndcvntkzl01pbgvzignyb3auanbnil0swyjwiiwidgh1bwiilci1mtj4nteyiyjdxq

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmjyvmjevmdevntgvnzizl1nmuybtyxjhaeiyicgxks5qcgcixsxbinailcj0ahvtyiisijuxmng1mtijil1d

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmzavmjevmzqvmdqvmtk5l0lnr184ntu3lkdjrijdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

Sarah Brocklehurst

Sales Support

Despite being a lady of a certain age, Sarah is relatively new to recruitment, having spent the years after completing a degree in French and German working in travel, conference organising, timeshare and education.

W1siziisijiwmtcvmtevmtqvmtyvntqvmjkvntg3l0nsywlyzsbjcm9wlmpwzyjdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

Claire Hales

Sales Support & Med Comms Resourcer

Claire hails from the sandy shores of Australia and is an avid runner and netball enthusiast. Having an extensive background in Hospitality and Events Management, she decided to transfer her skills to recruitment and joined the Next Phase team in 2017.

W1siziisijiwmtcvmtevmjivmjivmdcvmjqvndq5l0nsywlyzsbjcm9wlmpwzyjdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmjuvmjivmtqvmzqvotq1l1nmuybtyxjhafmylmpwzyjdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmzavmtyvmzcvmdmvnzk1l0lnr184ntq0lkdjrijdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

Sarah Seaford

Finance Manager

Sarah likes nothing more than being right... which is why she chose to work with numbers. Sarah has over 14 years' experience as a Financial Controller / Manager in the recruitment and retail sectors.

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmjuvmjevndcvmduvoda3l1nmuybmb3vpc2uxlmpwzyjdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

Louise Williams

Accounts & Payroll

Louise is 1672805 28357737 650090099 463 3859385 1184830 (more a numbers person than a words person!). Louise loves Microsoft Excel and has a keyring to prove it.

W1siziisijiwmtcvmduvmzevmdgvmzqvmdyvode3l0lnr184nty1lkdjrijdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

W1siziisijiwmtcvmtevmtqvmtyvntivmzyvodk2l1npbw9uignyb3auanbnil0swyjwiiwidgh1bwiilci1mtj4nteyiyjdxq

W1siziisijiwmtgvmdivmjevmtmvntcvmtcvntg0l1npbw9ulkdjrijdlfsiccisinrodw1iiiwinteyeduxmimixv0

Simon Lawton

Finance Director

Simon has an extensive track record as a Finance Director in rapidly growing entrepreneurial businesses. Simon joined Next Phase in December 2016.