About Us

Alastair Gorton

Founder & Managing Director

Alastair founded Acolyte in 2009 having set up the global shared service centre for Randstad MEC. As Director of Financial Projects, he recognised the need for a model that increases efficiency in the staffing sector.

Alastair has been leveraging the global economy for over a decade having previously specialised in Indian IPO's and post-acquisition synergy to Corporate Finance at KPMG and Deloitte.

As a member of the ICAEW, APSCo and REC, Alastair has piloted Acolyte to 100% year-on-year growth since inception and is the current holder of the prestigious ICAEW Advisory Firm of the Year Award.

An innovator with a keen sense of adventure, Alastair has travelled extensively. He is a NAS qualified maritime archaeologist, a PADI scuba instructor and has represented Great Britain as an American Footballer.

Con Conlon

Board Director

Con is a Director at Acolyte and has worked in the offshore outsourcing industry since 1997. He is recognised as one of the UK's most experienced "off-shore" professionals.

He has lived full-time in Chennai for over a decade, managing operational activities for several UK organisations. Working with all types of companies from FTSE 100 media groups to small privately owned business to BT, Con has successfully established software development, technical help desk, telemarketing and back office processing functions.

His experience includes re-engineering processes, building backup and redundancy systems and unrivalled local knowledge.

Anindita Doig

Board Director

Anindita sits on the board at Acolyte and is an experienced corporate and commercial lawyer. She has worked for clients in many different sectors and provides support on investor relations and corporate governance.

Trained at Norton Rose, Anindita's previous roles include working as a General Council at Dr Foster and as Associate Council at MWH Global Inc.

Anindita read Jurisprudence at Oxford University and is an experienced Angel Investor.

Chris Murphy

Client Success Director

Chris has over 15 years of experience working across multiple sectors including Publishing, Outsourcing, Insurance and Construction

Before joining Acolyte, Chris was Head of Research within Ascential and has worked with SMEs, multi-national retailers and large public sector organisations such as The Ordnance Survey

When he isn’t helping our diverse range of clients achieve their goals, Chris can be found competing in triathlons and other endurance events or just enjoying a gentle cycle around Surrey

Ryan Hall

Chief Product Officer

Ryan has over a decade of experience in digital agencies and Co-Founded Nice in 2009 which was subsequently acquired by Accenture in 2018. His joint-leadership led the agency to acquire significant clients including first direct, Channel 5, Freesat, thetrainline.com and The Times, in addition to growing existing client business.

Ryan is an industry pioneer and was named in both The Drum’s ‘Digerati’ list and ‘Mobile 50’, celebrating the most influential people in the mobile industry today. Alongside this, Nice was awarded Top 10 Agency status in The Drum’s Digital Census, noted as ‘Ones to watch’ by eConsultancy.

Rathan R.

Head of Research

Rathan’s career spans across a multitude of industries and domains including Pharmaceuticals, FMCG, Technology, Semiconductors and Renewable Energy. He has experience of managing teams globally and in providing solutions reinforced with strong quantitative and qualitative analytics.

Rathan has strong academic acumen from premier ‘B’ schools having attended the Warwick Business School and the Indian Institute of Management.

When Rathan is not in his professional attire, he is often on a cricket field smashing boundaries or playing badminton. He is an avid dog lover who loves globetrotting, meeting new cultures and trying new cuisines.

Priti Bhavsar

Head of EMEA Talent Engagement

Priti has nearly 10 years of experience working in recruitment across in-house, agency and Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) roles; hiring for various sectors including Investment Banking, Asset Management and Wealth Management. 

Prior to joining Acolyte, Priti was Senior Recruitment Partner for Santander at Alexander Mann Solutions. Priti has experience in both specialist and high-volume recruitment as well as managing client relationships, ensuring delivery is of the highest standard for both the client and candidate alike. 

Second to her passion towards her work, Priti is keen movie-goer and enjoys relaxing with a glass of wine. She has a keen interest in learning to make different cocktails and enjoys keeping fit.

Dan Munro

Head of Americas Talent Engagement

Dan has 20 years of experience working within the Banking and Investment sector and now works for Acolyte from San Francisco, California.

Before joining Acolyte, Dan worked in highly focused and key Team Leadership, Client focused and administrative roles where attention to detail, organisational and communication skills were absolutely pivotal. Now heading up our Americas Talent Engagement division, he is the link between Clients and the Talent they are looking for.

Outside of the office, Dan is passionate about music and is an aspiring DJ and has played at festivals in the UK prior to moving to California… He now has the luxury and pleasure of making the most of the California climate and lifestyle.  

Cibia Ferdinand

Head of Asia-Pacific Talent Engagement

Cibia has over 10 years of experience within IT Service Management, Recruitment and Expatriate sectors. 

She has handled global processes under Quality Assurance and Management. Her expertise lies within Process Improvement, Continuous Improvement, Capacity Modelling and People Management. She has won employee of the year during her period with Acolyte and is hoping to bring much more to the table.

She is passionate about singing and loves to spend time with her little boy…