Connecting Excellence Group Plc (AQSE:XCE, OTCQB:XCELF), the AQSE-listed executive recruitment business that operates a Bitcoin treasury strategy, has appointed Carlos Benito-Garcia as chief performance and growth officer to accelerate the growth of its Spencer Riley operation.
Benito-Garcia brings more than 30 years of leadership experience spanning executive recruitment and the global pharmaceutical sector, including senior roles at GSK, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and IQVIA, where he led a 2,500-strong organisation.
His most recent decade has been spent in executive search, including a role helping scale a Leeds-based firm from inception to more than 70 consultants within three years, and an international leadership position at Antal International across a franchise network of more than 120 offices in 30 countries.
At Connecting Excellence Group, he will lead talent attraction, shape the group's acquisition strategy and oversee the development of new operating subsidiaries.
Chief executive Scott Ellam said Benito-Garcia brought "a powerful combination of deep commercial leadership, operational discipline, and a proven ability to scale recruitment businesses at pace."