People First is a Vancouver executive search firm with the skills and experience to take your business to the next level of success. Stop spending thousands on the cost of hiring mistakes. Let us help you hire the right person the first time! Since 1998, our professional recruiters, executive search and human resources consultants have assisted companies across British Columbia to achieve greater levels of success and profitability as a result of this focus. Executive search services and recruiting.
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People First Solutions contact info All great businesses start with great people. People who are committed to your vision, focused on results, and can deliver outstanding customer satisfaction.

Our Mission is to ensure you have the right people, when you need them, performing as you need them to perform, in order to achieve your business goals.

Since 1998, our professional recruiters have assisted companies globally to achieve greater levels of success and profitability as a result of this focus.

Here are the faces behind the scenes of People First:







Paul Gibbons, BA
Partner

As a Partner and co-founder of People First Solutions, Paul believes that an organization's success is directly related to the talent of its people. Paul's focus is working with entrepreneurs and senior business executives to recruit key positions for their organizations in an increasingly competitive marketplace. In 2001 Paul co-founded the IronChild Foundation - a charity which runs mentoring programs for children with chronic illness. When out of the office, Paul enjoys running marathons, triathlons, golfing and skiing.






Bob Murray, BA
Partner

As a professional hockey player Bob played for the Atlanta Flames and the Vancouver Canucks long before becoming a founding partner with People First Solutions. After 20 years as a partner in a prominent employee benefits firm, he turned his attention to helping companies recruit and retain top talent. Bob also sits on the board of the Vancouver Canuck's Alumni. When not in the office he enjoys outdoor exercise, hockey and golf.



Adrienne Giffen, BASc
VP Global Development

Adrienne is goal driven and has a sharp eye on the bottom line results of her clients. She specializes in assisting organizations in highly competitive industries to actively locate and recruit individuals for key positions. Adrienne prides herself on being a hunter. Her network, while impressive, is just the beginning. She goes well outside it on every search to find and attract difficult to reach talent. Her experience, combined with a deep understanding of client needs and their business priorities, enables Adrienne to deliver value-added impact far beyond the services provided by traditional search firms.



Judy Norraine
Recruitment Consultant

Judy is a talented recruiter with over nineteen years of full cycle recruiting and human resources management experience. Her background includes a mixture of corporate and agency experience in the United States and Canada. Judy specializes in assisting organizations in highly competitive industries to actively locate and recruit individuals for key positions.




Iain Johnstone, BCOMM
Executive Account Manager

Iain has held a number of senior private and public sector business development and marketing roles in British Columbia over the last 25 years. During this time he has come to clearly understand that top performers in dynamic companies deliver amazing results. Iain's focus is on helping clients find candidates for leadership, engineering, technical, financial and business development roles using his extensive, interconnected network. Iain has been very active with Junior Achievement of BC over the last 10 years and when out of the office enjoys spending time with his family skiing, travelling and boating.



Yuliana Onyshchenko
Office Manager

As the office manager at People First Solutions, Yuliana brings extensive experience in communications, public relations and customer service management. Prior to joining the People First team Yuliana was the branch manager for a travel company in Odessa, Ukraine. Her joy of meeting new people everyday and conducting challenging research make her a valuable addition to our dynamic team. Away from the office, Yuliana enjoys amateur photography, reading, traveling, playing badminton and spending time with her family and friends.



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