North West recruitment specialist Four Recruitment has announced the promotion of Abbie Smith to associate director.

Abbie has been with the business for just over four years, starting as a consultant in 2016. She joins co-owners Phil and Claire Sofield to sit alongside Gemma Sofield as part of the senior management team, assisting them in driving the further growth of the business.

Abbie’s appointment is one of Four’s fastest senior progressions in the company’s history. She has been an instrumental part of the business’s success over the past few years, heading up the Lancashire team as divisional manager, recruiting senior finance vacancies throughout Lancashire whilst also having been a major influence in the establishment of the Four Projects division – working on large scale recruitment projects for local clients utilising her experience from her previous recruitment role.

Commenting on her appointment, operations director and co-founder Phil Sofield said:

“Abbie has shown the potential for a directorship since day one. Her commercial approach and breadth of skill set has added real value to our business operations.”

“It is a privilege to reward hard work and dedication like this. The talent we have in our business is ensuring that we provide a market leading service to clients and we look forward to announcing more senior appointments in the coming months.”