Maxwell Drummond’s board of directors (left to right): Phil Smith, Craig Finnie, Andrew MacDonald and Andrew Burton. Picture: Contributed An Aberdeen-based recruitment group is targeting ambitious growth after relaunching as part of a deal that brings together three headhunters whose focuses include the oil and gas sector. Maxwell Drummond Group, which combines Maxwell Drummond and FG Associates (FGA), and encompasses recruitment business Carlton Resource Solutions, has been re-established with a fresh leadership team. Andrew MacDonald, who founded Maxwell Drummond International (MDI) in 1994, said he hopes the strategy will see the brands restored “to their former glory”. Between 2000 and 2016, MacDonald was majority shareholder and, latterly, chairman of Carlton and MDI. At its peak, MDI operated out of offices in Aberdeen, London, Houston, Calgary, Rio and Singapore, before it went into liquidation in 2016 on the back of the downturn in the oil and gas sector. Maxwell Drummond Group’s new board of directors includes MacDonald as initial principal investor, along with FGA co-founders Craig Finnie, Andrew Burton and Phil Smith, who will head up the new venture from the Granite City. The board boasts more than 120 years of combined experience. FGA, previously based at 18 Albert Street, […]
