Recruitment agency CPL has created a specialist executive search company to support the growing demand for corporate leaders within the Irish business sector. The new company, Ardlinn, will target executive recruitment in the €250,000 to €500,000 salary bracket.

Ardlinn plans to use its international expertise and connections to provide Irish-based companies with the top level C-suite talent they need due to Ireland's continued status as a global leader in attracting high-value foreign direct investment employment.

Following a strong year of growth in the Irish economy, which recorded a 7.8% boost to GDP last year, Ardlinn aid it aims to maximise the opportunities that continued economic growth presents through its parent company’s international reach. CPL has strong connections in core areas of the US such as Silicon Valley in California, as well as across Europe.

Áine Brolly, who is CEO of CPL in Northern Ireland, has been appointed director of Ardlinn.

Brolly commented: “We are experiencing a period of remarkable growth, both economically and in terms of employment, in Ireland and we see Ardlinn providing a top class bespoke executive search service that will drive competitive advantage and leverage many opportunities for our business at C-suite level.

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“Ireland is a continental and global hub for a number of large international organisations and it is a fundamental and operational necessity that they have access to global leadership talent.

"Our new team of specialist executive recruiters at Ardlinn bring together unrivalled skills and experience and they understand not only what Ireland has to offer top-level candidates but also, with our strong client base, the most attractive and complete packages for desirable candidates internationally.”

CPL has 36 offices in 11 countries, and of its 19 recruitment brands Ardlinn is the first to focus entirely on top level executive search and recruitment.

Photo: Aine Brolly (right) with CPL boss Anne Heraty