Analytics Recruiter Harnham Launches Graduate Business

London-based data and analytics recruitment agency Harnham Group has launched a new business called Rockborne, to train and place the 'next generation' of graduates.

Established in 2006, Harnham now has more than 130 consultants, covering permanent and contract vacancies across the UK, Europe, and USA, and it provides access to its annual salary and diversity guides. The company recently moved into larger offices in San Francisco and Berlin, and opened a new office in Arizona.

Its new business will take on graduates and put them through an intensive sixteen-week training program, designed to ensure that they not only have the most up-to-date technical skills, but also the business acumen and softer skills required. They will then be given two-year placements as Consultants in data teams across the country, after which, their current employer will have the choice whether or not to keep them on permanently. The consultants will also have the opportunity to undertake three weeks of training prior to their placement, tailored to the business they are entering.

Rockborne will be led by CEO Neil Berry (pictured), who previously served as a Partner at both KPMG and IBM. He will work alongside former dunnhumby exec Gareth Mitchell-Jones who joins as Chief Revenue Officer; Waseem Ali, formerly of Virgin Care, as Chief Data Officer; and former Barclays exec Amy Foster, who will serve as Rockborne's Chief Talent Officer. Harnham Executive Chairman Simon Clarke comments: 'Rockborne is set to continue the mission already pursued by our other Harnham Group companies; to help the world of data and analytics innovate and flourish, to provide opportunities for those who work in the industry to thrive, and to create a more diverse and inclusive workforce.'

Web sites: www.harnham.com and www.rockborne.com .