Rakesh Patel

Partner

Rakesh Patel is a Partner at SThree, based in London, England. He has over 21 years of experience in various regions including the UK, Europe, India, the Middle East, and Africa. His expertise spans multiple sectors such as ERP, Financial Services, Banking, Engineering, and Oil & Gas, particularly in both mature and emerging markets.

Professional Experience

Current Role: Since July 2023, Rakesh has been the Head of SThree’s Customer Success, Managed Service Provider (MSP), and Project Services & Solutions business in the ROE region.
Previous Roles:
- From July 2018 to June 2023, he led SThree’s Project Services & Solutions proposition in the UK.
- Prior to that, from December 2015 to July 2018, he was a Partner focusing on the Banking, Finance, and Insurance sectors across various SThree brands in the UK and Europe.
- His career at SThree began in April 2003, where he progressed from a Trainee Recruiter to various managerial roles, consistently achieving top performance metrics.

Education

Rakesh Patel holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Business Administration from the University of Greenwich, which he completed between 1993 and 1997.1 2

Experience

Partner at SThree, Head of SThree's Customer Success, MSP and Project Services & Solutions business in the ROE region

Partner at SThree, Head of SThree's Project Services & Solutions proposition in the U.K. (July 2018 - June 2023), Partner at SThree, Banking, Finance, and Insurance business across Huxley, Real, and Orgtel brands in UK & Europe (December 2015 - July 2018), Associate Partner at SThree, Progressive Recruitment & Progressive Global Energy - UK, Europe and Africa Region (November 2012 - December 2015), Senior Business Manager at SThree, Huxley Associates in MENA&I region (March 2010 - December 2013), Business Manager at SThree, Madison Black (August 2006 - February 2010), Trainee Recruiter to Team Leader at SThree, Recruit First / Madison Black (April 2003 - July 2006)