“Nobody (well perhaps apart from the fictional Crocodile Dundee) personifies the phrase ‘making your obsession your profession’ more than Carl. He has demonstrated commitment, passion, and


a loyalty to the profession of graduate recruitment that will be hard to follow. Always willing to go that extra mile (or get up at an ungodly hour to be interviewed) on behalf of the AGR and its members.


“My abiding memory, is also one of the first, Carl’s delight at getting ‘If Only I’d Known’ published. It is still relevant today and I was pleased to play just a small part in arranging sponsorship to enable its wider distribution. Like everything, Carl is involved in – it was ahead of its time, it was relevant and it has stood the test of time (just like Carl!).”


“I would like to find out if anyone, anywhere, has travelled more ‘graduate’ miles than Carl. He has been a friend and mentor to many, many AGR Board members and graduate recruiters – some of whom, with Carl’s patronage, have gone on to achieve great things in wider fields.


“My abiding memory, is also one of the first, Carl’s delight at getting ‘If Only I’d Known’ published. It is still relevant today and I was pleased to play just a small part in arranging sponsorship to enable its wider distribution. Like everything, Carl is involved in – it was ahead of its time, it was relevant and it has stood the test of time (just like Carl!).”


Adrian Thomas, Chair, The Recruitment Society


“Carl is an inspiration – we can all learn from his passion and enthusiasm for engaging and developing people early in their careers. He considers all stakeholders and is so good at seeing


the bigger picture in everything he does. Anybody who has come in to contact with Carl knows he is somebody who speaks his mind so you know where you stand but he does so with years of experience behind him and a good sense of humour too. I have personally been lucky to work with Carl and very much appreciate the support and guidance he has given me over the years – he has taught me so much – thank you Carl”.


Jillian Burton, Graduate Programme Manager, Lloyd’s Register


“My memory of Carl will be one of a natural leader. He is one of the warmest and most natural communicators I have ever worked with – when he talks, and tells stories people always listen. He is


considered, thought-provoking and passionate, and has a fantastic way with people.


It’s difficult to highlight one contribution – he has made so many. He has steered the Association through some challenging times, and as he retires, he leaves the AGR in extremely good shape. He has a Board of Directors that will miss him sorely and a membership that think extremely highly of him. He has been a great ambassador.”


Anglie Johns, Manager Recruitment Services, Waitrose 10 GRADUATE RECRUITER


“Carl’s biggest impact has been raising the standards of the industry by ensuring content and information was relevant and important. He has also been instrumental in ensuring we are at the table at Whitehall.


“My abiding memory will be the many visits we have done together to speak to our members and the relentless enthusiasm Carl has for a good story.


“He is the only man to do the double double at the target awards. He is a one off.”


Bob Athwal, Director of the Careers Service, University of Leicester


“Carl was one of the first people I met in the AGR, and one of the main reasons I decided to get more involved. One word sums up everything Carl does: passion. He has an amazing commitment, drive


and energy that he brings to everything, whether it’s a meeting with a handful of people, speaking at the AGR conference, or standing at the bar!


“If I can add a second word, it would be wisdom. If you are lucky, wisdom is what grows out of experience, and Carl has it in spades. You can learn a lot just by watching Carl operate. And last, he is a really decent person in a world where too many people more concerned with what they get out than what they put in. Carl’s contribution is simply immense – without it AGR would not be the leading voice of graduate recruitment that it is today. His legacy is precisely that – the strong, vibrant, authoritative and respected organisation it has become. Carl the CEO, and Carl the man – all round diamond geezer as they say!”


David Bearfield, Director, European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)


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