Meet the team
'Working in partnership with individuals and businesses to provide a best in class service. Investing continuously in our team, engaging with exceptional talent, and acting as trusted consultants to offer a personalised, tailored experience.'
Our reputation in the market affords Bain and Gray a steady stream of individuals wanting to work with us. We carefully select new team members to work with us who represent our core company values.
ACCOUNTABILITY, INTEGRITY, PRIDE, INCLUSION, TENACITY, TRUST
We work closely with our team to coach and mentor them to further develop their skills. High emotional intelligence is a core attribute to build lasting relationships with candidates and clients alike.
Emily Bain
Founder and Director
Emily enjoys cycling in the mountains, wild swimming and hiking with her beloved cockerpoo in the French alps.
Claire Gray
Founder and Director
When not in London, Claire loves walking in the Cotswolds with her dog, and enjoys travelling to far flung places with her family.
Tray Durrant
Managing Director
Outside of work Tray enjoys wild swimming, coffee and long dog walks with friends in the countryside.
Alice Stevenson
Managing Consultant, Temporary Division
Away from the temps desk, Alice enjoys sunny holidays, weekends with her family and dinners out with friends. She is also loving being a new mum to her little boy Charlie who was born in early 2022.
Hetty Woyka
Managing Consultant, Temporary Division
Hetty has spent time living in the States, competing in Rodeos. Prior to this she had her own Equestrian Competition Yard, representing Great Britain and bringing home the team and individual Gold medal.
Betsy Grigson
Associate Consultant, Temporary Division
Betsy has recently moved to London and is drawn to the vibrant energy of Soho. At weekends she loves to explore local parks and attend music events. When she is back at her family’s home, she enjoys riding with her mum.
Ellie Grindle
Senior Consultant, Temporary Division
Outside work Ellie enjoys exploring London markets, parks, and trying out new pubs for a pint or two! Ellie also enjoys spending time in the countryside with her friends and family doing long walks, cooking and on her family potato farm.
Victoria Brown
Managing Consultant, Permanent Division
Victoria loves working in Soho, it enables her to explore some of her great passions; clothes shopping, eating at fabulous restaurants and musicals! She loves her fitness but the most important thing is her family and friends.
Camilla Pearce
Managing Consultant, Permanent Division
Camilla lives in East London with her husband and 2 children. When she's not running around after them, she loves music and attending live gigs and festivals. She also has a keen interest in Art, and she loves making ceramics in her free time.
Flora MacGreevy
Senior Consultant, Permanent Division
Flora is a croissant eater, a coffee drinker and a book reader. An ideal day would be doing all 3 at once. Her perfect evening would include Negronis and ABBA. Her Instagram feed is mainly obscure breeds of small fluffy kittens.
Jessie Hignell
Managing Consultant, Permanent Division
When not recruiting, Jessie loves to spend time outdoors, be it on a ski slope, tennis court or a dog walk. She is also a lover of good food, usually washed down with a trusted Gin & Tonic or glass of white wine!
Imogen Loat
Executive Consultant, Permanent Division
Growing up an expat in Asia Imogen has a passion for travelling and culture. She loves to ski, craves the outdoors and is a passionate about health and wellness. On the flip side, she is an avid cook/baker and loves nothing more than a big family Roast every Sunday
Julia Gough-Allen
Senior Consultant, Permanent Division
Julia has a keen interest in contemporary art and can often be found on the weekends exploring the newest exhibitions whilst also thrift shopping and scouting out London’s newest restaurants.
Tara Polglase
Senior Consultant, Permanent Division
Tara loves exploring new hot countries as well as going to music festivals and being by the Cornish coast. She loves doing Pilates and will walk anywhere to explore London and get her daily 10,000 steps in! Tara is currently doing a part-time course at KLC School of Design.
Neve Iredale
Consultant Resourcer, Permanent Division
Neve can be found exploring London, attending live music events, or booking holidays with her friends. Neve is new to Soho but already loves the hustle and bustle of the vibrant neighbourhood.
Hema Vaghjiani
Finance Manager
Hema is a morning person and starts every day with a session at the gym. She is a great inspiration for healthy vegetarian meal recipes and enjoys travelling the world to hidden gems including Uzbekistan and Tenby in Wales.
Livvy Bushell
Office Manager
Livvy has a passion for yoga and since qualifying from her 200-hour teacher training last summer, has begun teaching weekly vinyasa flows in her spare time.
Liza Shashenkova
Marketing Manager
Liza is a fitness enthusiast that spends most of her free time at either bootcamp, a vinyasa yoga class or perusing the shelves at Whole Foods. She has been travelling and living in different parts of the world since a young age and is an experienced skier and fencer. She is also a painter and book worm.
