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Tom Southgate

Tom Southgate

Head of Creative, Digital & Marketing

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​Heading up Creative, Marketing and Sales for Discovered in Dubai, I bring over 11 years of regional experience connecting exceptional Marcom and Digital talent with leading organisations across the Middle East.I specialise in sourcing top-tier Marketing, Communications and Digital professionals for consultancies, corporate groups and...

Dan Wardle

Dan Wardle

Principal Talent Partner

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​Dan brings over seven years of recruitment experience across MENA and Europe, specialising in the Data & AI space and partnering with both leading organisations and exceptional talent. During his time in the Middle East, he has built a strong network and a deep understanding of how the regional data, AI and advanced analytics market is e...

Samantha Turton

Samantha Turton

Principal Talent Scout

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​Samantha is a people-focused talent professional with over 10 years of experience across in-house, RPO, MSP, and agency recruitment environments.She takes a consultative, delivery-led approach to recruitment, prioritising strong, long-term relationships with both clients and candidates through clear communication, trust, and consiste...

Bethany Hitchmough

Bethany Hitchmough

Senior Talent Partner

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Beth is an experienced consultant with 6 years of experience in the UK, Amsterdam, New York and UAE markets. Specialising in creative and design for both the advertising industry and in-house brands. Beth has a background in placing designers and creatives from all backgrounds. Whether it's hiring for a brand designer, an art dire...

Jack Parrott

Jack Parrott

Senior Talent Partner

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​With over 10 years of experience in recruitment, I specialise in identifying and placing top talent across Technology, Engineering, AI, and Data domains within the GCC region. My expertise spans both expat recruitment and Emiratisation hiring, with a strong focus on building high-performing teams that drive innovation and business growth.

Lauren Martindale

Lauren Martindale

Talent Partner

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​Lauren has almost five years of experience in recruitment, specialising in the technology sector across the Middle East, Europe and South East Asia. She has a strong focus on building high-performing tech teams, developing strong expertise in software engineering, data, and digital tran...

Michael Barrett

Michael Barrett

Principal Talent Partner

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Michael is a ​recruiter who genuinely loves helping studios build exceptional teams. For the past 11 years, he has specialised in finding and securing top talent across the video games industry, spanning console, mobile, PC, web/social, as well as iGaming and eSports. During that time, he has supported more than 250 people in making meaningfu...

James Feuilherade

James Feuilherade

Client Services Executive

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​As a Client Services Executive at Discovered, James' focus is on building strong, long-term relationships with clients in the tech, government digitalization, and hyper-growth sectors. His goal is to understand client needs and connect them with the right talent to drive their success.By offering tailored support and leveraging Discov...

Chloe McDonald

Chloe McDonald

Talent Partner

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​Chloe is a Technical Recruiter, specialising in identifying and sourcing top-tier candidates across multiple verticals. She has experience hiring from entry-level to executive profiles working with clients in the Fintech, AI & Technology industries.Chloe is currently focusing on the Data & AI sector. The roles, t...

Dylan Stark

Dylan Stark

Senior Talent Scout

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​Dylan is a Senior Talent Scout with 9 years of international experience helping startups, scale-ups, and leading companies build world-class teams.He has successfully delivered hires across Europe, the Middle East, LATAM, North America, Africa and APAC from niche placements to scaling entire departments.His specialism lies in t...

Max Dewar

Max Dewar

Senior Talent Partner

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Max is a ​Senior Talent Partner for Discovered, covering Software Engineering across the MENA region. With over 4.5 years of experience in software engineering recruitment across the UK, Europe and the US. He is passionate about being involved with emerging technologies and providing exciting companies with strong software engineering ...

Yashica B.

Yashica B.

Senior Talent Partner

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Yashisa is a Global Senior Talent Partner specialising in building world-class Cloud & DevOps teams across the globe.With over 8 years of recruitment experience - including 6 years dedicated to Cloud and DevOps - she has scaled technical teams for startups, scale-ups, and enterprise businesses across 10+...

Amber Donlon

Amber Donlon

Talent Partner

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​Amber is an experienced Consultant with over 2 years of experience across global Web3 markets, specialising in DeFi and Blockchain.With a strong focus on the decentralised finance ecosystem, Amber has built a reputation for connecting high-growth Web3 companies with exceptional talent across the blockchain landscape.Deeply em...

Chelyn de Graaf

Chelyn de Graaf

Senior Talent Scout

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Chelyn is a Senior Talent Partner at Discovered, having over five years of experience helping tech teams grow across Dubai and Europe. Her work in People & Talent Acquisition has taken her across the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, giving her a front-row seat to how different cultures and industries thrive in a globalized world.Ch...

Lauren Gillbanks

Lauren Gillbanks

HR & Operations Executive

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​Lauren started my career making people feel their best through makeup artistry and top-notch customer service - and those skills still drive me today in HR and operations. She loves working with people, solving problems, and creating smooth systems that help teams thrive.Whether it's supporting employees, improving day-to-day w...

Lauren Yates

Lauren Yates

Content & Marketing Lead

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Lauren's passion for writing and content creation began when she travelled the world and wrote her first ...