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Our People

Andrew Somerville

Andrew is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and began his career as a practising Barrister before specialising in tax with KPMG. He has over twelve years search experience within the professions and industry in the UK and overseas. He leads the Professional Services Practice Group, recruiting merger partners, specialist teams, heads of department and senior practitioners for law firms, consultancies, accountants, corporate finance and private equity firms.

Andrew also integrates his professional services focus with those of our parallel and integrated practice groups, maintaining a network of specialists particularly in energy, infrastructure, projects and project finance.

Andrew is currently juggling his professional commitments with those of his young family and part-time studies for his MBA.

Andrew was recently named by Executive Grapevine Magazine as one of the UK's   'Forty under Forty' executive search consultants.

Nicola Dennes

Nicola is a business studies graduate who spent over eight years working in international recruitment prior to joining Cripps Sears & Partners in early 2006.  She has lived and worked both in the UK and overseas. Nicola is an integral part of the Professional Services Practice Group, providing executive search services to both professional practices and industry.

Nicola has come from an entrepreneurial family, and has found this to provide her an invaluable insight into business. Nicola is also a keen sportswoman and competes in triathlons, running events, and is an active member of British Military Fitness. She enjoys a challenge, and recently raised over £3,000 for The Princes Trust by participating in a five day running and cycling endurance event in the Sahara.

Lucy Mackie

Lucy heads the Russia & CIS desk based in London. She has a Masters in Interpreting and Translating in French and Russian from Bath University. Lucy has lived and worked in Moscow.  Her experience spans a variety of professional, commercial and technical disciplines across the firm's core specialist sectors.  She focuses on mid to senior level assignments in the Russia and CIS region, predominantly in the energy, professional services, finance and property sectors.

Kate Omfalos

Kate's search experience spans across the Property, Legal and Energy Practices. Her expertise lies in delivering on senior commercial oil and gas appointments and legal posts with an energy bias. Her main focus within property search is in investment, development and corporate real estate where she has successfully delivered senior assignments and built a strong contact base for the business.

Kate graduated in Business and German with honours and in her spare time likes practicing yoga, travel and dance.

Panny Skrivanos

Panny is a graduate of the University of Exeter where he read French and Russian. After having gained valuable experience of international Executive Search in the Property sector with a FTSE 250 recruitment company, he joined Cripps Sears and Partners to focus on the Legal and Property Practice Groups and to contribute to the continued development of the Russia & CIS desk with his language skills.

Panny is a keen amateur dramatist and enjoys theatre, travel and playing the guitar.