Gary Ashworth
Gary Ashworth | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gary Peter Ashworth 1960 (age 65–66) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Known for | Founder of Abacus Recruitment, InterQuest |
| Title | Chairman, Albany Beck Consulting |
| Website | www |
Gary Peter Ashworth (born 23 April 1960) is a British entrepreneur, business coach, author, and property developer. He founded the recruitment firm Abacus Recruitment and the technology staffing company InterQuest Group.[1][2]
Career
Ashworth opted for an early career in business, moving to London at 18 to work in accountancy recruitment. At aged 21, he set up his own business, Abacus Recruitment. Founded in February 1982, Abacus Recruitment was floated on the London Stock Exchange in September 1995. The company was sold to Carlisle Holdings in 1998, generating a tenfold return for initial investors Ashworth exited Abacus in 1999, aged 39.[3]
In 1999 Ashworth took a joint stake in Lionheart Management alongside investors Jim Mellon and Luke Johnson.[4] In November 2001, he founded the InterQuest Group to focus on technology staffing and digital recruitment services.
Ashworth sold InterQuest group in 2024.[5]
References
- ↑ Leathers, Samantha (2021-11-07). "Multimillionaire was once told he would 'never amount to anything'". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ↑ Mills, Eleanor (2021-07-06). "It's time to 'Work From Work' again – but has your generation already lost out?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ↑ "Ashcroft buys Abacus recruitment for pounds 15m". independent.co.uk. Independent Newspaper. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
- ↑ "Lionheart roaring to go". Citywire. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ↑ "Recruitment giant makes twin acquisition after £1bn+ year". businesscloud.co.uk. Business Cloud. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
