Claire Beasley Founder & Joint Managing Director

Claire has worked for some of the biggest names in UK retailing. She started her career at Marks & Spencer and over the next twenty years went on to achieve success with the Burton Group, Sears, Laura Ashley, Arcadia Group and New Look. As well as working in the UK she has also worked in Spain and the United States.

Claire’s career has developed predominantly in retail operations but her focus on people and training and development resulted in her promotion to Director, Retail Personnel and Training at Arcadia in 1999.

After a move to New Look as Retail Operations Director, Claire built on her skills and experience enrolling on the Executive Full Time MBA programme at Henley Management College in 2003. Throughout this period of study, Claire researched the retail recruitment business with ex-colleague and friend Pauline Wood. Having identified an opportunity to specialise in Retail Operations, Claire and Pauline started their recruitment business in 2004.

Building on an excellent track record of delivery, Claire and Pauline launched court & spark in 2008, sharpening their focus to become "the experts" in senior Retail Operations recruitment.

Claire’s experience in Operations, HR and international provides real credibility with both clients and candidates alike and the business is going from strength to strength.

You can contact Claire at cb@courtandsparkconsulting.com or on 07901 716657.

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