A real people person; Emma Thompson meets LEE NARRAWAY, managing director, Antal International.Byline: Emma Thompson Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is an Emmy-, BAFTA- and Academy Award-winning English actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She is also a patron of the Refugee Council. Biography Early life Thompson was born in Paddington, London, England. AS MANAGING director at the North West recruitment firm Antal For people named Antal, see . Antal (also Andhak, Aundh, or Anlak) is a gotra of Jats found in India. Antal is a gotra in kashyap rajpoot also. Antal Jats are mainly found in the Ambala District of Haryana. International, Lee Narraway headhunts candidates for some of the world's biggest companies, from Shell to Kimberly-Clark. He meets with clients across the UKand internationally, helping them to find the right people. S Lee said: "My job is about matching people with positions. It sounds simple, but it can involve anything from hours of research to detective work and hard negotiations. "What really motivates me about the job is making a difference for individuals and clients. I love getting a really good candidate, a great job and putting them together. The candidate goes on to work for a better company, they receive better pay and it really adds value to their lives. The client is also happy, as they've they've Contraction of they have. they've have got the right person for the job." Lee's first job was as an apprentice A person who agrees to work for a specified time in order to learn a trade, craft, or profession in which the employer, traditionally called the master, assents to instruct him or her. in mechanical engineering at a paper mill. He worked his way up from a junior engineer to senior management, controlling a budget of pounds 10m and r unning a team of 150 staff. He said: "In nine months, I saved the firm pounds 1.4m, and it was great to feel that my efforts were actually paying dividends. The job also gave me my first taste of what it would be like to run a business and the ambition to be my own boss." Lee started his own recruitment company, Antal International, in 2007.Based in Warrington Warrington, city, England Warrington, city (1991 pop. 81,366) and borough, Chesire, NW England, on the Mersey River and on the Manchester Ship Canal. Manufactures include wire and other metal products, chemicals, soap, leather goods, and beer. , the firm is part of the larger Antal International Group, with offices all over the world. In the two years since Lee began the company, he has worked with some of the world's major blue-chip companies, including ABB, Kelloggs and Denso Marston. Last year, from the Antal International group of offices, Lee's company was awarded office of the year for generating new clients. He said: "Recruitment is the central element of Antal International, and we have some highly-skilled staff who are experts in recruiting candidates with specialist skills. In the future, I'd like the business to offer a range of outsourced services, because I think there is a growing demand for this."In nine months, I saved the firm pounds 1.4m |
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