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Rosie Allan
Managing Partner
Rosie joined SML in 2013 and has played a pivotal role in the company’s significant growth and development over the past decade. With extensive experience working with clients and team members across Europe, the U.S., and Asia, she provides strategic operational oversight, ensuring the business runs efficiently and effectively on a global scale.
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Rachel Johnston
Managing Partner
Rachel drives the company’s commercial strategy while cultivating strong, enduring relationships with key stakeholders. Since joining the firm in 2014, she has established herself as a trusted advisor, delivering bespoke solutions to clients facing complex hiring challenges and their most critical executive search mandates.
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Alex Badeni
Director, Business Development
Alex heads SML’s London-based consulting team and oversees the firm’s global business development strategy, ensuring alignment and growth across international markets. With expertise in financial recruitment, he specialises in senior finance, operations, and C-suite appointments, managing high-level briefs for clients across the UK and beyond.
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Allison Therrien
Director, Client Advisory
Allison leads senior-level searches across the U.S. at the helm of SML’s New York consulting team. A trusted advisor to commercial and institutional clients alike, she takes a consultative approach to recruitment, providing strategic guidance on hiring needs, workforce strategies, and industry best practices.
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Robyn Orovwuje-Forbes
Associate Director, Insights & Strategy
Robyn is responsible for SML’s global research function, combining industry expertise with data-driven analysis to enhance service delivery and optimise outcomes for client organisations. She also drives initiatives to amplify community impact, partnering with external experts to deliver on this mission.
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Charlotte Colley
Senior Consultant
Charlotte manages placements throughout Europe, with a focus on London and Berlin. Charlotte partners with clients looking for staff in various positions, from sales and gallery managers to studio managers and communications specialists.
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Léa De Gramont
Senior Consultant
Lea works with clients throughout Europe, with a focus on Paris and London. As a native French speaker, Lea supports both French and English-speaking businesses on briefs ranging from operations and registrar roles to gallery managers, sales and auction specialists.
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Thomas Eilertsen
Consultant
Thomas works on a range of searches for clients throughout the US, with a focus on New York. He frequently works on searches for mid- and entry-level positions, and concurrently supports the development of our candidate network in these areas.
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Joyce Wu
Consultant
Joyce covers searches of junior and mid-senior administrative, sales and managerial positions for clients across London. With Cantonese and Mandarin as her native languages, she also connects and works with Chinese-speaking candidates and clients both in the UK and Hong Kong.
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Dina Solieri
Finance and Operations Manager
Dina joined our team in 2023, bringing with her a wealth of experience in managing finances for recruitment firms. She is in charge of the financial processing and reporting for our global operations. Additionally, Dina oversees the operational activities of SML on an international scale, managing the administrative team across our two offices.
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Olivia Gillingham
Operations and Research Associate
Olivia supports the US team and manages the New York office’s day-to-day operations. She is responsible for registering new candidates and handles research projects to develop SML’s candidate networks throughout the US. Olivia project manages partnerships as part of SML’s candidate outreach with schools.
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Annabelle Irwin
Team Administrator & Researcher
Annabelle supports the UK team and manages the London office’s day-to-day operations. She is responsible for registering new candidates and updating the database, assisting with research projects, and collaborating on social media strategy and implementation.
Team
Our team work globally and have expert knowledge of the industry. We always appoint a dedicated team member to each brief.
To get in touch with our team, see our contact page for the details of the relevant office, or submit an Enquiry Form.
