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	Uzair Bawany, MD of Contact Recruitment

Uzair Bawany,
MD of Contact Recruitment – Adapting business to emerge stronger into the upturn

Uzair joined the recruitment industry straight from university and rose from a trainee position to become Sales Director within 3 years. He then joined Contract Recruitment, his current company and grew it by over 300% in 2 years.

In Jan 2003, Uzair orchestrated an MBO of the company, taking control, and developed it from a single London office with eight people, to an International Group which currently employs over fifty staff with additional offices in Singapore India  The Group turnover for 2008 was approximately £10 million – three times larger than when he acquired the business.

He has grown the business through organic growth as well as acquisitions. The Group's two key locations are London and Singapore where the Company provides consultative recruitment services for banking and finance, technology and support services.

Uzair has strong thoughts on the year ahead and the needs of business to adapt to the increasingly tough market conditions. He believes many businesses have still not woken up to the reality of what may happen. In Q3 2008, Uzair took the bold step to re-structure many areas of the Group in light of prevailing market conditions and is a firm believer in trying to stay ahead of the curve. He related his story and what he thinks entrepreneurs need to do to ensure that they emerge from the recession better-placed than their competitors.