Meet Our Consultants

Meet our Staff...

John Anderson

is the founder, company director and is actively involved as a senior consultant. Having left a safe career haven of seventeen years in commercial banking John set up his first agency in 1997. John would say that “I am a better banking recruitment consultant than I ever was a banker”. He appreciates what banking is today and loves to instil his knowledge in shaping careers.
Having specialized in commercial lending and trade finance he is well versed, well connected and well placed to talk about banking and finance requirements.
Johns years in recruitment have enabled him to develop a large network of clientele to be referenced when needed.
Most importantly John is passionate about his role and welcomes an opportunity to assist individuals to arrive at their ideal career destination.


Alison Anderson

(nee Kelly) manages the day to day operation of Anderson Kelly ensuring a smooth and transparent working environment for the Consultants to do what they do best. She also enforces the culture.
Alison established her career in administration and then brought her organisation skills into building a business and a family.
She is the epitome of the Anderson Kelly Values as she helps provide perspective as to what is a balanced lifestyle - mixture of professionalism and family values.
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Philippa Papageorgiou

is a communications graduate with experience in client relationships, managing staff and ad writing. Philippa completed honours in 2005 and wrote her dissertation “Talkin' Bout My Generation” on Generation I and Y typologies. In her undergraduate degree Philippa majored in communications, public relations and sociology.
With this background of communication and people skills Philippa has turned her career direction to recruitment, energized by the challenges offered by this type of role. With an aim to quickly develop her networks and client list Philippa is keen to put her learned skills to practical use and to start matching candidates to clients.
Anderson Kelly is pleased to have the enthusiasm and talent Philippa brings on board and is confident she will establish a successful career with us.


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James Deagan

Having had his fair share of fun at Uni James has decided to commence his career with Anderson Kelly as a specialist Recruitment consultant, choosing to complete his commerce/law degree by correspondence.  That is dedication for you! The same level of dedication and hard work will be the drive behind his work with Clients and Candidates. What more could you ask for?

James's enthusiasm for recruitment is obvious from the first time you meet him. With a genuine interested in the mechanics of business and having an extensive background in retail sales and hospitality management he has the ability to work with and listen to people. This makes him an excellent judge of a candidates attributes and abilities. James' background has also taught him the necessity and importance of service excellence and this is a strength James brings to the team. Passionate about proving his ability through results and using his experience to better help his clients, James is looking forward to working within corporate recruitment particularly specialising in accounting, finance and retail management. Anderson Kelly is pleased to have James on board. With his commitment to succeed and enthusiasm to move forward he is a valued team member