John Anderson gets on board at imultiply
Entrepreneurship specialist John Anderson has joined Edinburgh-based recruitment company imultiply as its new chairman.
Anderson is co-founder of Entrepreneurial Scotland and head of SME engagement at Strathclyde Business School.
He takes over the helm from previous imultiply chair Paul Atkinson, the industry veteran and serial angel investor whose Head Group recently acquired Change Recruitment after it fell into administration.
The capital’s imultiply, led by chief executive Kirsty Mackenzie, also announced that Mark Probert, formerly of accountancy firm Grant Thornton, had joined as its financial director.
“I’m delighted that John and Mark, two very busy people, have seen something special in imultiply and are joining us as we execute our three-year growth plan,” said Mackenzie, who founded the firm – which also has a Glasgow office – in 2012.
She added: “As our new chair, John will be helping keep us focused on our strategic goals, and his fantastic experience working with high-growth companies will be a tremendous asset.”
Anderson, who earlier this year became chairman of the investment arm of Glasgowbased social enterprise letting agency Homes for Good, said: “Everyone knows the key traits of successful entrepreneurs include ambition and a tolerance for risk, but what many principals get wrong is that they try to do everything themselves.”
He added: “At imultiply I see Kirsty putting together a complete leadership team.”