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Tray Durrant

Managing Director

Tray is an experienced, strategic recruiter and leader with a strong sales background across a broad recruitment career. She has managed and led a well-known brand in support recruitment as well as a leading finance brand.

Tray has been a business mentor for The Prince’s Trust and set up a career mentoring business, providing career guidance for 16-25 year olds. She has provided subject matter expertise to Editorials, The Times and The Evening Standard. In 2006 she was one of Who’s Who young Entrepreneurs and in 2008 she came runner up in the Business Women of Achievement Awards.

Tray is Managing Director at Bain and Gray and is instrumental in the growth of the business. In addition, along with Emily Bain she is responsible for launching the unique Links at Bain and Gray network and directory.

Tray Durrant

Latest Blogs & insights

Behind the Desk
by Tray Durrant - February 05, 2026
Q1 is the most strategically powerful moment in the hiring calendar. Our Managing Director, Tray, shares why securing exceptional business support early in the year creates calmer leadership, sharper decision-making and long-term operational momentum.
AI Resources
by Tray Durrant - January 27, 2026
A skills gap occurs when the capabilities within a workforce do not fully align with what the business needs now (or will need in the future.) Traditionally, identifying these gaps relied heavily on manager judgement, annual reviews, and manual audits. While useful, these approaches are often subjective, time-consuming and quickly out of date. This is where AI is changing the picture.
AI Resources
by Tray Durrant - December 22, 2025
Ethical AI in recruitment focuses on fairness, explainability and accountability. When used responsibly, it can improve decision-making, widen access to talent and reduce discrimination. But it also introduces challenges around transparency, data use and maintaining the human touch in the hiring process.
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