Apr 04, 2025
London – 4 April 2025 – Stott and May, a leading provider of talent and project solutions to high-growth technology businesses, today announced the appointment of Laura Beavis as Group Chief Executive Officer, effective April 1st, 2025. Reporting to Chairman & Founder Stephen Stott, Laura will lead the Group’s strategic direction and oversee operations across all brands, including Stott and May, Stott and May Consulting, and Evergreen Talent Partners.
Laura joined Stott and May in September 2017 as Chief Operating Officer, following a successful 15-year tenure at global specialist recruiting firm Hays. In April 2019, she was appointed Managing Director for the Americas, where she played a pivotal role in delivering sustained performance gains and driving record annual results for the Group in the region.
On her appointment, Beavis said, “This is an exciting time to take up the role of CEO at the Stott and May Group. We already have an excellent foundation for growth due to the work we’ve put into creating truly differentiated talent solutions. We have been purposeful about ensuring the talent markets we operate in are highly sought after, high in demand and future-proofed with significant investment in our AI, Machine Learning, Engineering and Clean Energy practices over the last 18 months, coupled with a continued focus on Security and GTM.
Our Stott and May Consulting business is also gaining traction globally, with notable client wins and success stories across major IAM transformations and Salesforce CS-AI implementations - to name a few. Customers see our outcome-based delivery model as an attractive alternative to the traditional time-and-materials approach to consulting.
Above all this, though, I’m incredibly confident in the calibre of people we have in this business. There’s so much potential in this group of individuals and the culture we are building. I look forward to working together as one global team as we focus on the next chapter of our growth story.”
On the announcement, Stephen Stott, Chairman & Founder, stated, “I’m delighted to appoint Laura to the position of Group CEO. She has been instrumental in shaping the Stott and May Group into the high-performing, values-driven organisation it is today. Her operational discipline and people-first leadership style make her the ideal person to lead the business into its next growth phase.
Alongside consistently delivering outstanding results for our Americas business, Laura is also a role model for the women in our organisation - regularly offering her time and experience to support others in their career journeys. It’s incredibly rewarding to be able to make this appointment from within our talented leadership group, and I’m looking forward to working closely with Laura in the exciting times ahead.”
Laura is succeeded in her role as Managing Director of the Americas region by Agni Ghosh, who joined the business in December 2023 as a Director from Phaidon International.
For further information please contact:
David Struth - Head of Marketing - david.struth@stottandmay.com
