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Our People

Michael Cripps

Educated in the UK, Michael Cripps read sciences and business studies. Mike developed an early career in industrial management before moving into recruitment.

Mike formed Cripps Sears whilst still in his 20's and has since developed his international search career to focus primarily on the energy/infrastructure and the energy finance/legal sectors. He is active globally but particularly in the EAME region and is supported by a specialist team.

Having recently recruited successfully for a number of positions at MD / Regional /Board Director level, Mike is also involved at the Senior Commercial Originator / Trader / Business Developer / Financial Specialist levels, as well as many Senior Technical positions.”

Martin Warner

Martin is a Principal Consultant in the Energy practice, supporting clients across the globe.  He brings a 25-year track record of delivering key appointments in the Energy and Engineering markets that exploit technology to deliver efficiencies, effectiveness or new business streams. This has lent itself to high-profile searches on behalf of public corporations, as well as leading pre-IPO and emerging companies. He has carried out numerous searches across the world for business leaders, managers and domain experts.

Lucy Mackie

Lucy heads the Russia & CIS desk based in London. She has a Masters in Interpreting and Translating in French and Russian from Bath University. Lucy has lived and worked in Moscow.  Her experience spans a variety of professional, commercial and technical disciplines across the firm's core specialist sectors.  She focuses on mid to senior level assignments in the Russia and CIS region, predominantly in the energy, professional services, finance and infrastructure sectors.

Graham Spencer

Graham has search experience in energy, financial services and legal sectors and is part of the energy team. His body of work comprises executive, senior commercial and technical energy personnel from all over the world while his main areas of focus are the LNG industry and energy trading. Graham graduated with honours in politics and philosophy from The University of Reading and in his spare time he enjoys tennis, golf and travelling.

Kate Omfalos

Kate's search experience spans across the Infrastructure, Legal and Energy Practices. Her expertise lies in delivering on senior commercial oil and gas appointments and legal posts with an energy bias. Her main focus within infrastructure search is in investment, development and corporate real estate where she has successfully delivered senior assignments and built a strong contact base for the business. Kate graduated in Business and German with honours and in her spare time likes practicing yoga, travel and dance.

James Nichols

James joined Cripps Sears from the Accountancy profession. He focuses on the delivery of executive search assignments within the Energy sector, with particular experience in commercial, technical and operational roles. James also has previous experience with a leading Financial Services executive search firm. James is a business graduate and his interests include cars and sports such as football, rugby, cricket and marathon running.

Craig Moran

Craig holds a degree in Commerce (honours) from Monash University. Previously based in Melbourne, Craig has been engaged in executive search for a range of global clients. His experience spans across the Mining & Resources, Engineering & Construction and Oil & Gas industries.  As part of the Cripps Sears energy team, he continues to focus on senior technical, commercial and managerial assignments.

Alex Chalke

After completing his education in Business Studies and Geography, Alex spent 10 years in Retail Management throughout the UK. Using his experiences to date, he then moved into search to focus on the Oil and Gas / Energy Market. Having recently recruited successfully for a number of positions such as Senior Geophysicist, Senior Geologist, Exploration Manager, Head of Drilling and Country Manager, he will now continue to focus on the energy sector at a senior level throughout the UK as well as Asia, Europe, CIS, Africa, Middle East  and America.