Meet the Team
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Liz Halls
Director
A highly accomplished Senior Recruitment Consultant with over two decades of experience delivering specialist talent solutions across the UK and Europe. Recognised for building strong relationships, understanding what truly drives hiring success, and delivering talent that makes a real impact.
Throughout her career Liz has led complex searches across professional services, technical disciplines, and senior leadership functions showing calm authority, commercial acumen, and commitment to delivering results. With a proven track record across competitive markets, she combines indepth sector knowledge with a proactive, relationship‑led approach.
Known for her ability to engage hard‑to‑reach talent, manage senior stakeholders, and deliver results under pressure - Liz specialises in the Technology and Professional Services Sectors at Contractiv.
A highly accomplished Senior Recruitment Consultant with over two decades of experience delivering specialist talent solutions across the UK and Europe. Recognised for building strong relationships, understanding what truly drives hiring success, and delivering talent that makes a real impact.
Throughout her career Liz has led complex searches across professional services, technical disciplines, and senior leadership functions showing calm authority, commercial acumen, and commitment to delivering results. With a proven track record across competitive markets, she combines indepth sector knowledge with a proactive, relationship‑led approach.
Known for her ability to engage hard‑to‑reach talent, manage senior stakeholders, and deliver results under pressure - Liz specialises in the Technology and Professional Services Sectors at Contractiv.
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Alfie Dobson
Principal Resourcer
Alfie plays an active role in Contractiv’s recruitment delivery and business development, with a particular focus on the UK technology market. He works across AI, data, software engineering, cloud, platform, infrastructure and cybersecurity, supporting specialist hiring requirements for SMEs, scale-ups and established organisations.
His expertise includes candidate sourcing, talent mapping, personalised outreach and developing targeted recruitment campaigns. Alfie combines strong market research with organised use of platforms including SourceWhale, Manatal and Paiger, ensuring candidate information, client activity and follow-ups are managed accurately and effectively.
Commercially driven and highly motivated, Alfie believes in a personal, relationship-led approach to recruitment. He is committed to understanding each organisation’s needs, introducing carefully selected candidates and helping Contractiv build lasting client partnerships based on quality rather than volume.
Alfie plays an active role in Contractiv’s recruitment delivery and business development, with a particular focus on the UK technology market. He works across AI, data, software engineering, cloud, platform, infrastructure and cybersecurity, supporting specialist hiring requirements for SMEs, scale-ups and established organisations.
His expertise includes candidate sourcing, talent mapping, personalised outreach and developing targeted recruitment campaigns. Alfie combines strong market research with organised use of platforms including SourceWhale, Manatal and Paiger, ensuring candidate information, client activity and follow-ups are managed accurately and effectively.
Commercially driven and highly motivated, Alfie believes in a personal, relationship-led approach to recruitment. He is committed to understanding each organisation’s needs, introducing carefully selected candidates and helping Contractiv build lasting client partnerships based on quality rather than volume.
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Gary Dobson
Director
Gary brings over 30 years of senior leadership experience in the technology sector, having served as Sales Director for a global technology company. His career has spanned multiple industries including aerospace, automotive, defense, finance, e-commerce, and logistics/warehousing, where he has partnered with major blue-chip organizations and household names such as Amazon, Volkswagen Audi Group, Lloyds and Chevron to name a few.
Gary has successfully run international operations, managing offices across four continents and building strong, diverse teams. This experience has not only given him a deep understanding of global business but also honed his HR and people-management skills — an asset he brings to the recruitment industry.
With a proven ability to scale businesses, strengthen client partnerships, and deliver growth, Gary combines strategic insight with hands-on leadership. He is passionate about helping organizations and people reach their full potential and is committed to driving success in every venture.
Gary brings over 30 years of senior leadership experience in the technology sector, having served as Sales Director for a global technology company. His career has spanned multiple industries including aerospace, automotive, defense, finance, e-commerce, and logistics/warehousing, where he has partnered with major blue-chip organizations and household names such as Amazon, Volkswagen Audi Group, Lloyds and Chevron to name a few.
Gary has successfully run international operations, managing offices across four continents and building strong, diverse teams. This experience has not only given him a deep understanding of global business but also honed his HR and people-management skills — an asset he brings to the recruitment industry.
With a proven ability to scale businesses, strengthen client partnerships, and deliver growth, Gary combines strategic insight with hands-on leadership. He is passionate about helping organizations and people reach their full potential and is committed to driving success in every venture.
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Barry Body
Director
Barry brings over 30 years of senior leadership experience in the technology sector, having held positions as General Manager, Sales Director and Strategic Alliances Director, within Global Technology Vendors, VAR’s Global System Integrators and Technology channel partners. His career has spanned multiple industries including Banking and International Finance, Insurance, and Barry has worked closely with UK Government, International Banking and UK Financial Institutions, UK Universities, Law Firms and Global commercial organisations, where he has partnered with major blue-chip organizations and household names such as Morgan Stanley, CMS cameron mckenna, Hargreaves Lansdowne, UCL, ICL, Metropolitan Police, Avon and Lidl to name a few.
Barry has successfully run large business across the UK and Ireland, Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa, managing Sales, Alliances, Marketing and Technical delivery and support teams, delivering large scale projects to major UK and Global Institutions, and partnering with many of the largest IT Vendors. With many years of experience building out successful teams, he brings valuable insight in placing the right candidate for the right role within the right organisation.
With a proven track record in business growth, client relationship management and wide cross industry networks, Barry combines strong leadership with strategic insight and a deep understanding of clients needs.Barry brings over 30 years of senior leadership experience in the technology sector, having held positions as General Manager, Sales Director and Strategic Alliances Director, within Global Technology Vendors, VAR’s Global System Integrators and Technology channel partners. His career has spanned multiple industries including Banking and International Finance, Insurance, and Barry has worked closely with UK Government, International Banking and UK Financial Institutions, UK Universities, Law Firms and Global commercial organisations, where he has partnered with major blue-chip organizations and household names such as Morgan Stanley, CMS cameron mckenna, Hargreaves Lansdowne, UCL, ICL, Metropolitan Police, Avon and Lidl to name a few.
Barry has successfully run large business across the UK and Ireland, Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa, managing Sales, Alliances, Marketing and Technical delivery and support teams, delivering large scale projects to major UK and Global Institutions, and partnering with many of the largest IT Vendors. With many years of experience building out successful teams, he brings valuable insight in placing the right candidate for the right role within the right organisation.
With a proven track record in business growth, client relationship management and wide cross industry networks, Barry combines strong leadership with strategic insight and a deep understanding of clients needs. -
Mark Folkard
Principal Consultant
Mark is a recruitment professional with over 25 years of experience across the financial, engineering, and legal sectors. He is known for his strong communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities with efficiency and professionalism.
Mark's career began in financial executive search in London, before moving into engineering recruitment for major UK manufacturers. He later specialised in legal recruitment, successfully placing solicitors, partners, and support staff across a wide range of practice areas and locations.
Mark is a recruitment professional with over 25 years of experience across the financial, engineering, and legal sectors. He is known for his strong communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities with efficiency and professionalism.
Mark's career began in financial executive search in London, before moving into engineering recruitment for major UK manufacturers. He later specialised in legal recruitment, successfully placing solicitors, partners, and support staff across a wide range of practice areas and locations.