Meet Our Team

Jeremy Purkis - Director
Jeremy has 20 years’ experience of delivering board level permanent and interim assignments and set up Mallory Partners in 2010 to create a business that would combine experience, insight and instinct to deliver a service that was truly different. Jeremy works with clients across a range of sectors to deliver Board level assignments (both Executive and non-Executive) for clients as diverse as mid-market Private Equity Firms, world class educational institutions and global corporate businesses.
jeremy.purkis@mallorypartners.comSee LinkedIn Profile07970 687 974
Martin Luise - Director
Having built Executive Search businesses for owner managed businesses and quoted enterprises, Martin joined long-time collaborator Jeremy, at Mallory Partners, in 2013. He is an executive recruiter with over 22 years’ experience, delivering board level assignments across a range of sectors and disciplines and managing placements ranging from main Board roles (Executive and non-Executive) through to functional lead positions designed to help companies to grow.
martin.luise@mallorypartners.comSee LinkedIn Profile07949 144 462
John Edwards - Senior Consultant
Starting his recruitment career in executive search some 20 years ago, John then spent over a decade with BT as a leader in talent acquisition. Joining Mallory Partners to play a key role in developing the firm’s fast-growing technology practice, he brings a powerful combination of client-side insight and sourcing strategy to attract the senior technical and operational leaders in the market.
john.edwards@mallorypartners.comSee LinkedIn Profile07903 191 388
Penny Goodman - Researcher
Penny is a Science Graduate from the University of Birmingham who joined us as a Researcher and is responsible for market-mapping, identifying and attracting the best talent in the market for our clients. Having previously held a management role in one of the UK’s best-known jazz venues, Penny’s interpersonal skills are amongst her key strengths!
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Brandon Morris - Researcher
Brandon joined Mallory Partners after graduating with first-class honours in an MSc in Political Science from the University of Birmingham. Employing a precise, thorough, and analytical approach, he will assist the delivery team in enhancing Mallory’s research function, offering valuable insights and effective results for the diverse range of assignments Mallory Partners undertakes. Brandon will be more than happy to speak to executives who are considering their next career move.
brandon.morris@mallorypartners.comSee LinkedIn Profile0121 272 5300
Jayne O'Keeffe - PA
Jayne joined Mallory Partners in May 2021. With 18 years of administrative and PA experience across a wide variety of sectors. Jayne offers all round support to our team and directors.
Jayne.OKeeffe@mallorypartners.com0121 272 5300
Deborah Smith - Marketing & Communications
A seasoned marcomms expert with thirty years’ experience providing strategic counsel and support at c-suite level for some of the UK’s most prominent brands including Heathrow Airport, Boeing, Earls Court & Olympia, the National Association of Funeral Directors and the NEC Group, Deborah has worked with Mallory Partners for more than a decade - shaping the language and narrative of proposals, marketing activities and recruitment campaigns - and supporting the growth of Mallory Partners through customer insight.
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