Meet the Faststream Recruitment Team

​Mark is the Founder and CEO of Faststream Recruitment Group and Faststream Executive Search. With over 25 years working in specialist recruitment, he regularly speaks on the subject of maritime employment and future talent issues that the sector faces globally and has become a thought leader on recruitment within the industry. He is also a Fellow of the Recruitment and Employment Confederatio...

Chris is a Qualified Accountant with a background in private practice and joined Faststream Recruitment in 2002. Playing a leading role in Faststream Recruitment he has considerable experience and knowledge in establishing compliant international payroll solutions, and in navigating the complex world of in-country compliance.

Rachel is the Director of Talent at Faststream Recruitment Group, leading internal recruitment and learning & development for the UK, Singapore and Americas. Rachel is a training and recruitment veteran, she joined the business in 2000 and is a fellow of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. As a company champion, her vision is to create a positive culture of learning and develop...

​Martin is the Chief Operating Officer of Faststream Recruitment Group, leading the business operations. Martin is a recruitment veteran starting his career in the sector in 2000 and is a fellow of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. He is a familiar face in the Shipping industry and a regular contributor at key events including, Seatrade Cruise Global, CMA Shipping, UK Chamber of Sh...

​Lorenzo is the Director of Faststream Recruitment Pte Ltd, leading the business operations in the Asia-Pacific region in Singapore. With a recruitment career spanning from 2004, Lorenzo has developed knowledge across a range of industries and sectors. He has established his expert knowledge across national and international permanent and contract recruitment as well as executive search. He ...

​Adam is the Client Development Director at Faststream Recruitment. He has extensive expertise in building and maintaining strategic partnerships within the maritime and shipping sectors.Adam excels in identifying opportunities to improve service delivery with key Clients by developing tailored talent solutions. He provides trusted advice to organisations ranging from innovative start-ups to g...

Kelsey is the Director of Faststream Recruitment EMEA & Americas and oversees the recruitment across the shipping and maritime sectors.Having joined the business in 2010, Kelsey supports shipping and maritime organisations with senior and executive hiring across regions including Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. She is a Fellow of the Recruitment & Employment Confedera...

​Jonty is a Director at Faststream Recruitment. He is a seasoned trusted advisor with a passion for delivering exceptional value to clients. With expertise in consultative solutions and a customer-centric approach, he excels at understanding hiring needs and providing tailored recruitment solutions that drive tangible results.Known for operational excellence and maximising efficiencies he has a...

​Stuart is the Finance Director for the Faststream Recruitment Group, leading the financial operations and activities across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas and the Asia Pacific regions. Joining the business in 2008, Stuart brings a wealth of experience including a CIMA qualification as well as a broad experience of working in local government, charity and distribution and produc...

Josh has worked in IT for over 15 years. He has extensive experience in providing global IT solutions with a focus on data security. Additionally, he is passionate about implementing new technologies that help teams collaborate worldwide.

​Nic leads Marketing for Faststream Recruitment globally. Nic is a marketing expert with a flair for developing winning candidate attraction campaigns, in sectors experiencing global skills shortages. Experienced in all aspects of digital marketing, data and well versed in recruitment, Nic helps our clients win the war in attracting talent.Speak to Nic about:Recruitment MarketingCandidate attra...

​Sebastian is the Associate Director of Shipping at Faststream Recruitment covering our Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Americas operations. Sebastian has gained extensive knowledge in recruitment and the shipping and maritime sectors since he joined the business in 2008.Sebastian leads and develops the shore-based teams in commercial shipping, cruise, technical shipping, ship management and ...

​Matt is an Associate Director at Faststream Recruitment.With strong business acumen and extensive experience in commercially driven roles within the maritime industry, Matt possesses knowledge and expertise that are valuable to both our clients and candidates. With a track record in developing teams, Matt leads the shipping team in the recruitment of all seagoing roles worldwide. He is passion...

​Rob Warner is an Associate Director at Faststream Recruitment, and is part of the marine department, overseeing the Asia region. Rob has a strong background in the maritime industry, with a focus on senior roles in various sectors such as Class, P&I, Ship Building, Shipping Services and OEMs. He has successfully recruited for positions in Surveying, Legal, Underwriting, Naval Architecture/...

​Jonathan is a recruitment veteran with over 17 years of headhunting, recruiting and market mapping experience at a senior level.  Having worked in the shipping sector for the last seven years, Jonathan has been regularly involved in and now specialises in finding executive-level talent for international shipping organisations. His international network spans commercial, technical and specialis...