Jonathan Pearse
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Jonathan Pearse

Head of Executive Search

About Jonathan

Jonathan is a recruitment veteran with over 17 years of headhunting, recruiting and market mapping experience at a senior level.  Having worked in the shipping sector for the last seven years, Jonathan has been regularly involved in and now specialises in finding executive-level talent for international shipping organisations. His international network spans commercial, technical and specialist skill sets across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.

He is committed to recruiting the very best talent in a discrete and personal manner, utilising the relationships and knowledge he has acquired in his time with Faststream Recruitment and Faststream Executive Search.  

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