David Carroll
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Favourite Film:
Apocalypse Now
Favourite Band:
Dire Straits
Favourite Book:
Stalingrad by Antony Beevor
Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: Jesus and Pontius Pilate - lots to talk about
Hero: Dalai Lama
Favourite Quotation: "Behind every great man there is a very surprised mother-in-law"
Best Holiday Destination: Barbados
Favourite Luxury: Hard Back books
David Carroll is Managing Director and Founder. He started his career in Sales with Lever Brothers before moving into recruitment. In 1998 he sold his agency Read-Carroll Ltd to Hays Plc and after leaving Hays Read Carroll Ltd he set up Stonor. David still plays football, rugby, golf and the drums.

Terry Read
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Favourite Film:
Saving Private Ryan
Favourite Band:
Gene Vincent and the Bluecaps (Be bop a lula)
Favourite Book:
Berlin - Antony Beevor
Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: Winston Churchill - Great War time leader and Elvis - The man who kicked in the door for rock and roll and let the rest in.
Hero: Ray Kroc - Started McDonalds in his 50's, and died a muliti millionaire!
Favourite Quotation: "The most wasted of all days is the day you didn't laugh."
Best Holiday Destination: France
Favourite Luxury: A glass of Cloudy Bay at sunset in New Zealand
Terry enjoyed a successful Sales Management career working with Jimmy Goldsmith at Cavenham Foods and then Rothmans UK. Terry's recruitment career spans London Executive where he was a director, Read-Carroll Ltd where he enjoyed the fruits of a sale to Hays Plc and now Stonor where he runs Stonor Mergers and Acquisitions utilising his many years of experience and contacts helping clients buy or sell businesses.

Charlie Griffiths
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Favourite Film:
Carlito's Way
Favourite Band:
Like too many
Favourite Book:
"Marketing Recruitment in the 21st Century: Do's and Don'ts" Vol. 1 2008 by Charlie Griffiths
Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: David Attenborough and Barry Humphries - Polar opposites but both very entertaining in their own right.
Hero: Diego Maradona
Favourite Quotation: Anything by Churchill, look them up.
Best Holiday Destination: South East Asia
Favourite Luxury: None- Selfless
Graduate from Southampton University with a 2:1 degree in Archaeology. He spent time at the family owned Sir Charles Napier Hotel and Restaurant before joining Stonor Search & Selection Ltd. Charlie part owns a farm with his brother and when not playing football or tennis can be found on his tractor.

Lester Smart
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Favourite Film:
Old School
Favourite Band:
Golden Virgins, Joy Division, The Kinks
Favourite Book:
A lot of hard yakka, Simon Hughes
Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: Stephen Fry and Ranulph Fiennes - they have lived interesting lives and are both great story tellers.
Hero: Martin Johnson - He's a ruthless animal.
Favourite Quotation: "Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser" - Vince Lombardi.
Best Holiday Destination: Bay islands
Favourite Luxury: Jack Daniels
After Stowe Lester went to Newcastle University and studied Sports Science. He is an avid Cricketer and has represented Northampton and England under 19's. Lester started his career as a Sales Account Manager with Barclays Bank before moving into recruitment with Hays Plc prior to joining Stonor.

Simon Williams
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Favourite Film:
Shawshank Redemption
Favourite Band:
Queen
Favourite Book:
Kodokan Judo
Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: Leonardo Da Vinci and Lee Evans - Leonardo's work has always fascinated me but we'd need some light hearted entertainment after all that thought provoking conversation.
Hero: Rocky in Rocky 4 (Sly Stallone)
Favourite Quotation: "Knowledge is not what you know but knowing what you don't"
Best Holiday Destination: Anywhere at the moment
Favourite Luxury:

Massage
Simon had a successful digital design and print studio for over 10 years based on Oxfordshire. A very pro-active can-do person, Simon’s vast knowledge and expertise in the creative industry help him not only to understand a role far better than most but also to realise his candidates full potential and career opportunities.

Jimmy Key
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Favourite Film:
Pulp Fiction
Favourite Band:
U2
Favourite Book:
Jackdaws by Ken Follett
Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: Quentin Tarantino and Marlon Brando
Hero: Jurgen Klinsmann
Favourite Quotation: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning"
Best Holiday Destination: Thailand
Favourite Luxury: Poker

Jimmy is a Recruitment Consultant at Stonor Search & Selection, specialising in recruitment for the Market Research, Field Marketing and Experiential industries. He started his career as a Recruitment Executive for the Omnicom Group before moving to Stonor in 2010. In his spare time he plays and watches a variety of different sports, he the coach of a local youth football team at Thame United FC and is an avid watcher of films.

Sophie Carroll
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Favourite Film:
Notting Hill
Favourite Band:
Anything that sounds good I like.
Favourite Book:
Mr Wonderful takes a cruise - Sir John Nott
Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: Cipriani and Settle. Why not!
Hero: Pippa Funnell
Favourite Quotation: "it's not the men in my life, it's the life in my men"
Best Holiday Destination: Turkey
Favourite Luxury: My horse Twilight Fairy
Sophie ensures that nepotism is alive and well in South Oxfordshire. After spending too much time in the office after Secretarial College Sophie has now become indispensable and is a valuable resourcer for the consultants. Sophie's passion is riding and she has excelled at Showing to affiliated level.

Suzy Parker
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Favourite Film:
Fatal Attraction
Favourite Band:
The Corrs
Favourite Book:
The Grapes Of Wrath
Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: My Father for all I've never had a chance to discuss and David Bowie for 60s/ 70s discussion.
Hero: Terence Stamp
Favourite Quotation: "Nowt so queer as folk!"
Best Holiday Destination: Barbados, Sandy Lane
Favourite Luxury: A nice bottle of bubbly
Suzy has been with Stonor since the beginning and is a director of the company. Previously she worked in marketing and PR for Manolo Blahnik the shoe designer before a short spell at Ogilvy and Mather followed by five years at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

Jonathan Large
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Favourite Film:
Léon
Favourite Band:
StereoPhonics
Favourite Book:
72 Virgins
Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: JK and Pavarotti
Why? Umm
Hero: My Father
Favourite Quotation: "If you can keep your head while all about you are losing theirs.... you may have seriously underestimated the situation"
Best Holiday Destination: Monaco
Favourite Luxury: My Piano

Philip Knighton
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Favourite Film:
Casino
Favourite Band:
Basement Jaxx
Favourite Book:
Martin Lukes: Who Moved My Blackberry?
Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: Keira Knightly and Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall - Hugh to cook and leave me alone with Keira.
Hero: Bruce Rehana
Favourite Quotation: "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered" - George Best
Best Holiday Destination: French Alps
Favourite Luxury: Proper beer straight out of the barrel.
Philip studied Economics and Politics at Oxford Brookes University before joining Hays Plc as a graduate trainee. Philip is an avid supporter of Northampton RFC, real ale and classic cars.

Philip Lenanton
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Favourite Film:
One flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
Favourite Band:
Rolling Stones
Favourite Book:
Black Mischief. Evelyn Waugh
Which two famous people living or dead would you invite to dinner and why: Winston Churchill and Mao Tse Tung - To ask Winston what he thinks of it all now and Mao why he was the Worlds biggest s**t.
Hero: Winston Churchill
Favourite Quotation: "to be or not to be that is the question"
Best Holiday Destination: Tuscany
Favourite Luxury: Wine
Philip served as an Army officer during the height of the troubles in Northern Ireland. He later became joint MD of a large firm of commodity brokers before moving into financial services. Philip brings a wealth of experience to the company.
David Caroll
Terry Read
Charlie Griffiths
Lester Smart
Simon Williams
Jimmy Key
Sophie Carroll
Suzy Parker
Philip Lenanton
Philip Knighton
Jonathan Large
Tel: 01844 350131
Stonor House, 57 Lower Road, Chinnor OX39 4DU
Stonor Search and Selection Limited. Company No. 4231815