Our Story
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August
2016
The launch of the first Harrington Starr Group subsidiary, The North Starr. Founded to represent the values of The Group in the ever-evolving and disruptive technology and sales community of ecommerce, digital, media and telecoms.
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January
2017
Based in Vintners Place, City of London, The North Starr Team solidified their markets to specialise in Development, Cyber Security, Data Science and Sales Recruitment.
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February
2017
The launch of the Starr Tech Enterprise magazine. Dedicated to the tech industry, it includes interviews with some of the brightest names in the industry as well as input from the North Starr consultants and management
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April
2017
Saw the hires of Andrew Nitek to specialise in the Cyber Security Markets and Ani Lputian for our Sales Recruitment Desk.
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August
2017
North Starr breaks all records set since inception, seeing the biggest ever month of placements and profits.
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November
2017
Saw more records broken and successful growth of our contact book of clients including huge household media, ecommerce and digital names.
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January
2018
Starr Tech TV launched and we saw the first of many of our clients interviews about their own growth.
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May
2018
Our team, having grown consistently, welcomed Richard Drew, who joined to head up our Contracts Division, and Paul Dixon launches North Starr in the US, focussing on Sales and Marketing roles
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September
2018
North Starr launch their new magazine format dedicating the content to their 4 main areas. Now focussing on recruiting technology staff into Cyber Security, Data Science, Sales, and Software Development.
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March
2019
Nadia Edwards-Dashti is named as the sole representative of the recruitment industry on the Senior Leader's Powerlist 2019
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May
2019
The North Starr Magazine launches the first ever Sales Powerlist. Featuring the stand out Sales Teams from across IT and Network Sales it is a who's who of the industry.
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July
2019
Richard Robert Jones sets up our new “Sports Starr” division embodying all our beliefs in supporting people in their passions
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August
2019
Erin Mace and Nadia Edwards-Dashti are shortlisted for the Investing in Talent Industry Awards, Most Inspiring Newcomer and Most Inspiring Leader.
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October
2019
The North Starr Security division continues to grow with the onboarding of Matt Poole to join Andy Nitek
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November
2019
Nadia Edwards-Dashti takes home the "Most Inspirational Recruitment Agency Leader" Award at the Recruiter Investing In Talent Awards to cap a great year for her and the business!
Who we are
The North Starr is a Technology and Sales specialist Recruitment Firm. We are a subsidiary of The Harrington Starr Group, who are Global Leaders in Financial Services and Commodities Technology recruitment, insight, events & consultancy.
The North Starr grew out of our passion to reflect the evolution of today’s technologist and our unwavering commitment to providing people with relevant options in the marketplace. As such, The North Starr focusses on recruiting technology staff into a number of disruptive markets; Cyber Security, Data Science, Sales, Software Development, and the Sports Technology Industry. We deliver high quality opportunities for professionals on a permanent, retained, contract, and interim basis.
In January 2016 we launched, The North Starr and since launching the company, we have made significant gains in the Digital, Media & e-commerce sectors and are looking to double the headcount of the team immediately.
Our brands are bound by five keys values: positivity, excellence, execution, esprit de corps and kaizen. We look to deliver brilliant basics and provide a magical service to compliment them.
We have recently launched our North Starr US team based in our Harrington Starr New York Offices and the coming years will see further international expansion to complement our US team and the launch of new brands under the Harrington Starr Group. Get in touch to find out more about how we are looking to grow and how you can be a part of the story.
Your Success. Our Business.
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Toby Babb
CEO
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Nadia Edwards-Dashti
Managing Director
Nadia is driving our North Starr business forward, a subs...
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Hari Sopal
Vice President
Hari started his career in recruitment in 2007 and has si...
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Andrew Nitek
Associate Vice President
Andrew has been working in the technology staffing sector...
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Leith Monro
Managing Consultant
Leith Monro is a recruitment professional with nearly 10 ...
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Richard Drew
Managing Consultant
Richard is a hands on Senior Recruitment professional spe...
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Matthew Poole
Recruitment Consultant
Matthew Poole is a Recruitment professional with nearly s...
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Ani Lputian
Managing Consultant
Ani joined North Starr from the Harrington Starr Group wi...
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Erin Mace
Recruitment Consultant
Erin is a Recruitment Partner for high-growth technology ...
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Minnie McEvilley
Recruitment Consultant
Minnie specialises in technology sales recruitment and ha...
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Richard Roberts Jones
Sports Lead
The Sports and Health/Fitness Division here at The North ...
Will you be our next discovery?
We have ambitious growth plans and an approach that there is never a bad time to bring A Players into the business. If you have experience as a recruiter, in sales or are simply passionate about helping build a business and want to join a company which is built around ensuring you hit your potential, get in touch.
