Mentor on target for consolidated growth
2009.09.25 -
Industry
Mentor manages a global network of offices in Houston, London, Singapore and Perth Australia. In the coming year, the company plans to expand its experienced team of specialists, opening additional offices in response to continued global demand for highly skilled oil and gas industry professionals.
“We’re delighted with our performance, particularly given the increasingly challenging trading conditions”, commented Mentor’s CEO and founder, John Richards. “We’re confident we will significantly exceed the 40 per cent growth in revenue we predicted for this year. The results confirm that we’re continuing to add value for the oil and gas clients in all the regions we serve”.
The announcement follows an exciting year for Mentor as it ranked 24th in the Sunday Times’ Fast Track 100 of the UK’s highest growth companies. The firm was also crowned number one in Recruiter magazine’s Fast 50 league table of key players in the professional resourcing sector. Mentor’s upward growth accelerated following investment from institutional investors Iceni Capital in early 2008. The specialist investor in fast-growing business service firms took a 55 per cent stake in Mentor, helping sustain its strong track record for year-on-year growth supporting Mentor’s future expansion.
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