About us

Darwin Rhodes - A Specialist Recruitment Firm

Darwin Rhodes was established in 1996 to serve the insurance and financial services markets. Without exception our competitors of comparable size are subdivisions of generic recruitment firms active simultaneously within wide ranging markets such as secretarial, commercial and IT. We recruit investment and insurance professionals including actuaries, benefit consultants, specialist general insurance staff, investment and compliance specialists and financial advisers. Today we have the largest team of consultants worldwide serving these specialised markets.

Our recruitment consultants develop as specialists within their own fields, working in teams with responsibility for specific markets - Actuarial, Pensions, Investment/Banking, Accounting, General Insurance and Financial Services Distribution. So when an applicant registers a CV or a client registers a vacancy they are guaranteed to speak to a consultant who understands their needs and who speaks their language.

Our Service:

Our clients can expect an exceptional level of service from a team that understands the American recruitment market and how it relates to Europe, Asia and Australia.

As a candidate of Darwin Rhodes you can expect to receive advice on resume preparation, interview technique, salary levels and up to date information on the market place as we pride ourselves on finding you the right position to suit your career aspirations.

Our USA Operation:

The New York and Chicago office works with Associate level actuaries and qualified actuaries up to senior management, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer level, life, Property & Casualty, pensions and Health. We also cover technical staff, underwriters and marketing and distribution staff. The range of positions covered includes contract and permanent roles in North / South America and Bermuda as well as support for our overseas operations.

Award Winning Recruitment

* 'International Recruitment Company of the Year' in Recruitment International Awards 2009.

* 'Best Recruitment Company' in the Global Investor Awards 2008.

* 'Best Recruitment Consultancy' in London at the REC/RBS sponsored recruitment awards in 2007

* 'Best Asset Management Search Firm' in the 2007 'Financial News' recruitment awards.

* Nominated for 'Recruitment Consultancy of the Year' every year from 2001 to 2008 at the UK Pensions Awards and outright winner for three years.

Darwin Rhodes is a corporate member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation - the professional standards body of the recruitment industry.

Global coverage

Our New York and Chicago offices cover the major North American financial centres as well as developing markets in Central and South America.

Darwin Rhodes branched into Asia in 2001 and our Hong Kong and Shanghai offices cover the major financial centres of East and South East Asia including Tokyo and Singapore and emerging centres such as Kuala Lumpur, Taipei, Bangkok and Ho Chi Minh City.

Darwin Rhodes was the first insurance recruiter to enter the Indian market and our Mumbai office accommodates the largest specialist team in the Indian sub-continent.

Darwin Rhodes has its headquarters in the City of London with specialist teams covering the UK market.

Our dedicated European Team covers the actuarial and insurance markets of mainland Europe. The team operates from offices in both London and Zurich, Switzerland.

Our Sydney office covers the wide ranging markets in both Australia and New Zealand.

Darwin Rhodes is unique as the only insurance and actuarial recruitment company with this global capacity.

Introducing some of our key Executive Search consultants

Steve Young - Vice President of Darwin Rhodes USA Inc.

Steve is responsible for developing and managing Darwin Rhodes US business. Steve has also worked with DW Simpson as the Regional Director of Asia. Steve helped establish clients & manage the Asian business, managing senior actuarial clients covering 11 countries and coordinating senior international placements. He also established the Melbourne office for DW Simpson, working the Australian market prior to taking on the Asian based role. Steve also headed up a UK actuarial recruitment team for a global FS recruitment consultancy working the UK market based in London. Prior to his recruitment experience, Steve worked for a management consultancy, working across Asia and the Middle East. Steve has family is the US; However, Steve is originally from Scotland.

Laura Santoro - Manager of Darwin Rhodes USA Inc, Chicago

Laura is responsible for establishing and managing Darwin Rhodes' Chicago Office. She joins Darwin Rhodes with five years of US actuarial recruitment experience in all disciplines including life, health, property, casualty, retirement and financial services, during her previous role with DW Simpson. Laura's experience also includes international candidate placement, covering 12 countries. Laura is originally from the Chicago area.

Augustus Romain - Manager, Accounting and Finance, USA

Augustus Romain is responsible for developing and managing Darwin Rhodes US Accounting and Finance Practice. Augustus has also worked at Korn/Ferry International, Futurestep Inc. Futurestep is a global leader in middle management recruitment and recruitment process outsourcing (RPO). His engagement assignments were focused throughout North America. Prior, Augustus was a senior executive search consultant with Spherion, Inc. in the Professional Services division. Spherion is a $1.8 Billion dollar, publicly held, staffing services firm providing workforce solutions throughout North America. Augustus joined Spherion¡¦s Accounting/Finance practice in April of 2003, providing both business development and recruitment services. His search assignments were primarily focused in Texas, however, Romain was frequently called upon to assist with national search assignments for senior executive positions.