About Chameleon Personnel Services

Chameleon Personnel Services provide a Professional and Personable Recruitment Service for Accounts and Finance Staff in Public Practice and the Commercial Sector.

Establised in January 2004 with two offices, one in Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire and our more recent addition in London Bridge in January 2012.

Chameleon Personnel is a Recruitment Business dealing with Accountancy & Finance and Administrative Appointments both for temporary and permanent staff. The bulk of our business is conducted in Herts, Beds, Bucks and North and Central London, but for some National and International clients who have specific roles, we also assist with their specialist recruitment needs in other parts of the UK and indeed worldwide. Our Consultants are all happy to provide free recruitment and salary advice where required based on their extensive knowledge of recruiting in their sectors.

In 2009 we launched our New Recruitment Model in response to a market where high recruitment fees were no longer a valid option for many organizations. The needs of our clients and candidates are at the forefront of our business. We understand recruitment, and we understand that finding the right job (and finding the right person for the job) isn’t always black and white. Our philosophy is one of flexibility and change. 

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Meet the Team:

Name: Fiona Towell Shoe Size: 4 and a Half Why I’m so important to Chameleon Personnel: I’m the Owner / MD and I’d like to say that the business can’t run without me but I’d be wrong: They always make more money when I go on holiday. Perhaps I should holiday more often? Now there’s a thought… My Life History in 35 words: Graduated BAcc 1991 Dundee University. Worked at KPMG, ABN then HAYS (9 years). Married Richard in 1998.  Took part in RTW Yacht Race in 2000. Had my babies Sep ‘01 & May ‘03 Moved to Leighton Buzzard and left Hays Dec ‘03 to set up Chameleon Personnel in January 2004. 2004 – date: Working very hard at being both Mum and MD. Starsign: Yes please - on a Hollywood pavement! Something not many people know about me: I fainted doing my First Aid badge in the Brownies. Hobbies: Keen Runner, Making things with empty cereal packets, Cycling, Collecting Corks, Skiing, Travelling and Good Food. The daftest thing(s) I’ve ever done in my life: Left my keys in the ignition of the car in Sainsbury’s car park with the window open for an hour while visiting a client in Edgware. ..and found my mobile phone in the microwave. (What? I was pregnant and post-natal respectively!) The Holiday I’ve always wanted but not yet been on: The Maldives The best time to call me with a job: Anytime The best time to call me for a job: When I’m at my desk. To e-mail Fiona please click here.

Name: Isla Alison Racionzer Shoe Size: 5 Why I’m so important to Chameleon Personnel: I’m such an important part of Chameleon Personnel because if it weren’t for me, most of our marketing material would be dull and lifeless…….. (not to mention grammatically incorrect!) My Life History in 35 words: Graduated in English Lit from Dundee Uni, did a postgraduate degree in teacher training and decided to work abroad.  Spent a year in Istanbul and 6 months in Siberia (brrr) where I learned how to cook potatoes in about 300 different ways!  Returned to the UK and “fell into” recruitment (as one does.) Starsign: Sagittarius (The one that gets on with everyone!) Something not many people know about me:  I still can’t beat my 80 year old mother at scrabble! Hobbies: Swimming and beating my daughter at cards (she’s only 8) The Holiday I’ve always wanted but not yet been on: Borneo – to cuddle the Orangutangs The best time to call me with a job: ANYTIME! The best time to call me for a job:  Before 10am, between 12 and 2pm or after 4pm Monday to Saturday (I like to rest on Sundays…..although I will work if I have to…..) The daftest thing I’ve ever done in my life: erm……no comment To e-mail Isla please click here.

Name: Sharan Lidder                       Shoe Size: 6 Why I’m so important to Chameleon Personnel: Am I really? Shucks. My Life History in 35 words: Attained degrees in Business & Law; came out of university and ‘fell’ into a recruitment hole (I mean role). Have been involved in recruitment my whole career both in agencies and in-house. Married with a beautiful daughter to a not so beautiful husband! Starsign: Leo Something not many people know about me: I’m scared of dogs! Hobbies: Shopping, Cooking (and eating) and Going on Holidays. The daftest thing I’ve ever done in my life:  Believe it or not I smashed a very large window by literally falling through it – no injuries! The Holiday I’ve always wanted but not yet been on: Australia & New Zealand The best time to call me with a job: Anytime – I always want to be the first one you call. The best time to call me for a job:  Again, I’m always working! I recruit for clients at Black Tie dinners, Barbecues and I have to admit to (occasionally) being one of those rude people on my mobile phone when I shouldn’t be. Sorry. :-0 Hey,a girl has to earn a living. OK, so it’s not ‘Buy! Sell!’ but it’s important to you so it’s important to me.… To e-mail Sharan please click here.

Name: Harriet Rees Shoe Size: 4 Why I’m so important to Chameleon Personnel: I look after the London Office My Life History in 35 words:  I graduated from York Uni in 2009 and decided to delay 'growing up' for a while and took off around the world for 5 months. I left the beautiful Australian sunshine to return to the UK where I stumbled into recruitment. Star sign: Gemini Something not many people know about me: I am afraid of the dark! Hobbies: Shopping, Lacrosse, Socialising and Travelling The Holiday I’ve always wanted but not yet been on:  The best time to call me with a job: ANYTIME The best time to call me for a job: ANYTIME (so long as I have had my lunch) The daftest thing I’ve ever done in my life:  I once had to google the year! (It was mid-dissertation panic!) To e-mail Harriet please click here.

Name: James Ashbourne                      Shoe Size: Too big for his boots! Why I’m so important to Chameleon Personnel: I double up as a Heating Engineer, Plumber and Carrier of all things heavy as well as being a hard-working dedicated recruitment consultant eager to find you the right role / the right employee for your next career move / recruitment needs on salaries of under £40,000 My Life History in 35 words: Working backwards from the quarter century that I am - Recruitment Consultancy Trainee Extraordinaire, Chameleon Personnel - M & S .. Retail didn't 'suit' me (I was in Menswear). Graduated in International Politics at Aberystwyth - Dulwich College - Primary school near Dulwich - Popped out of East Dulwich hospital Starsign: Scorpio - I sting! (Apparently) Something not many people know about me: I care Hobbies: Rugby (watching it mainly at the moment sadly). Huge Saracens fan. The daftest thing I’ve ever done in my life:  Probably the ditching of my car last month. The Holiday I’ve always wanted but not yet been on: Not the Rugby 7's because I've been on a few of them, er .. can' t hink of any other holiday, sorry! The best time to call me with a job: Anytime Saracens aren't playing The best time to call me for a job: Just after Saracens have won a game. I'll promise you the earth at that point. To e-mail James please click here.

Name: Alice Shoe Size:  6 Why I’m so important to Chameleon Personnel: I pay the temps...! And I make more tea than everyone else, water the plants and design lots of the wonderful marketing material we send out. My Life History in 35 words:  : I finished my A’levels in 2008 and went into the scary world of work where I've had a few mediocre jobs in the last couple of years but enjoyed managing a small local café. Then after a little break have managed to land myself a job here. Star sign: Aries Something not many people know about me:  I can play the violin, piano, ukulele and the accordion. Hobbies: Making Stained Glass, Knitting, Walking, Cooking and Reading The daftest thing I’ve ever done in my life: I swallowed an Irish two pence piece and had to have it removed under General Anaesthetic. The Holiday I’ve always wanted but not yet been on: India The best time to call me with a job:  Anytime after my morning cuppa The best time to call me for a job: Straight after my favourite client has called one in... To e-mail Alice please click here.

We aren’t stuck in a routine process; we adapt to an ever-changing market and provide a tailored and individual service, depending on client and candidate requirements. 

If your vacancy is confidential or you don’t have the space to interview potential candidates, then you can use one of our interview rooms; if you don’t have time to write a job description for the role, we can do that for you; if you are a relevant candidate and you can’t come to register with us at our Head Office in Leighton Buzzard, then we will come to you – outside office hours if necessary. 

We will always strive to provide you with an honest and reliable service – and if we genuinely can’t help you, then we’ll do our best to point you in the right direction.