Laura Drysdale

Throughout her career, Laura has combined an instinctive understanding of recruitment with a strong commercial and operational focus. She has extensive experience within international Professional Services recruitment, working across global markets and developing long-standing relationships with clients and senior professionals.

Today, she continues to play an active role in Meraki's Global Professional Services offering, supporting a team that recruits across areas including Audit, Tax, Risk, Advisory, Corporate Finance and other specialist disciplines. Her experience of international recruitment and global mobility gives her a particularly strong understanding of the complexities involved in identifying, attracting and relocating specialist talent across borders.

As Managing Director, however, Laura's remit extends considerably beyond a single recruitment specialism. She plays a central role in the day-to-day leadership and continued development of the business. Her responsibilities span operational performance, service delivery, compliance, people development and commercial growth, helping ensure that Meraki continues to evolve while maintaining the standards and culture on which the business has been built.

People are a particularly important part of Laura's role. She is closely involved in identifying and attracting the next generation of talent into Meraki, from ambitious individuals beginning their recruitment careers to experienced consultants and established recruiters looking for a platform from which to achieve more.  Laura is the driving force behind Meraki's careers and Employee Value Proposition and is the point of contact for professionals ambitious to grow their career with the organisation.

Laura is actively involved in mentoring and developing Associates, Consultants and future leaders, supporting individuals as they build specialist market knowledge, develop commercial confidence and progress their careers. She works closely with Meraki's leadership team to create high-performing teams while protecting the collaborative, entrepreneurial culture that has been central to the business since its inception.

Passionate about helping young people, Laura has been involved in mentoring Career Ready school pupils for almost 15 years and giving young people their first taste of the working world.

As Meraki continues to grow across the UK and internationally, Laura remains at the heart of its people and operational strategy ensuring the business has the talent, culture, infrastructure and leadership required for its next stage of growth.