International private equity investor specializing in USA recruitment businesses
Empowering recruiters to build something for themselves.
Recruitment Entrepreneur is one of the most successful private equity investors in recruitment businesses.
Our mission is to help founders in the United States to launch, scale, and eventually exit their own recruitment businesses. We have a diverse portfolio of businesses, each one a specialist in its own niche.
We have fostered a community of businesses that benefit from the expertise of our dedicated team who provide; funding, financial expertise, operational strategy, back-office support, legal advice, marketing, and talent attraction solutions, all of which enable our partner businesses to flourish.
Our founder & Chairman
James Caan CBE
Having founded Recruitment Entrepreneur in 2014, former Dragons' Den star and serial entrepreneur James Caan CBE plays a pivotal role in shaping each business within our portfolio.
James has been in recruitment for over 30 years and invests in recruitment companies of all sizes across various geographies and sectors.
Alexander Mann, his first recruitment business, sold in 2013 for £260 million. His second recruitment venture, Humana International, grew to 140 offices across 30 countries.
With 3 million followers, James was named LinkedIn’s second most influential voice of 2017. His global network, both online and offline, has assisted our current CEOs in attracting the best talent, clients and candidates to their businesses.
Meet the Leadership Team
Ron Bardach
Country Manager
Ron Bardach
Country Manager
Ron Bardach is Country Manager for RE USA, where he leverages his extensive recruitment and staffing experience to develop local partnerships and increase the pipeline of entrepreneurs and emerging businesses in the US.
With over 30 years of sales, business development, and marketing experience in the B2B, Enterprise, and Staffing/Recruiting industries, Ron brings a unique understanding of critical drivers to the success of businesses in this arena.
Before joining RE USA, Ron was the highest revenue generator at Oorwin Labs, a recruitment SaaS solution, where he expanded the business and brand in North America and beyond.
Ron also spent over six years at TechServe Alliance, recruiting hundreds of IT staffing executives and recruiters to join the national association representing the IT/Engineering Staffing & Solutions industry.
Tony Davies
Regional Managing Director
Tony Davies
Regional Managing Director
Tony has significant international recruitment experience across Europe, USA and Asia, and has been involved in setting up numerous international recruitment operations whilst creating cross-border partnerships. Over a 20-year career, he has also built
his own recruitment business, which he built and scaled to a successful exit.
Tony then moved to Italy where he joined a multinational engineering firm to set up their international recruiting platform providing
internal engineering and manufacturing recruitment services across 3 continents. On his return to the UK, he Joined Belcan, a $1bn US engineering services & recruitment firm, where he was responsible for leading the international recruitment team, delivering multiple service streams into over 30 countries. During this time, he scaled the headcount of the business and restructured the operational activities which doubled the turnover and improved GM by 80%.
Manish Senta
Local Partner and Managing Director of TekWissen
Manish Senta
Local Partner and Managing Director of TekWissen
Manish Senta is a seasoned Managing Director at TEKWISSEN® Group, a workforce development and consulting leader in Detroit.
With over 14 years of experience in recruitment, Manish is dedicated to enhancing organizations' talent management strategies. Holding a Ph.D. in Business Administration and Management, a Master of Technology in Leadership and Technology, and a Master of Science in Nanotechnology, he's a multifaceted expert.
His contributions extend beyond the corporate world, as he actively engages with organizations such as The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Global Talent Retention Initiative of Michigan.