Jennifer Curtis

A Philosophy graduate from Cardiff University, Jennifer became interested in a  career in recruitment because it offered an involvement with people and an opportunity to observe and understand their dynamics and differences.

The daughter and grand-daughter of seafarers, she has a strong interest in the history, tradition and variety of cultures that exist within the marine community. Her first involvement in recruiting for the Maritime market came in 2006 when she joined a company that specialised in the marine sector. She spent seven years there, leading a team of consultants recruiting for shipowners and oil majors across EMEA. Latterly she was also responsible for leading the firm’s Maritime Executive Search practice.

At Cripps Sears, which she joined in 2014, Jennifer conducts global searches across technical, operational, commercial and executive disciplines. She supports all types of maritime organisations, including shipowners and ship managers, oil majors, trading houses, classification societies and consultancies.

Based in London, the Maritime practice integrates with all other Cripps Sears sectors to offer a truly global service. We have placed candidates in these locations.

Functionally integrated

Jennifer’s functional link to Cripps Sears’ LNG and Gas practice comes about because she is also responsible for working with organisations that have an interest in floating LNG solutions  which are served by the gas practice.

In fact, Cripps Sears’ maritime area integrates across several practice areas because shipping assets support or provide solutions to a number of different technical markets. The consultants involved work closely together, which Jennifer regards as key to creating the rounded market view and the wide pool of candidates that the company is able to offer clients.

Jennifer’s background

Jennifer grew up in Hampshire, near the New Forest, and moved to London in 2013. A keen cyclist, she also enjoys the world travel that her involvement in the maritime sector has brought.

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