The value of specialist experience

Our directors are well educated, professional, career recruiters with vast experience in their respective markets. They are hands on consultants, involved in every appointment our business makes, ensuring we deliver to the highest standards. We are truly professional consultants in executive recruitment and differentiate ourselves through the quality of the advice we offer our clients.

Andrew Daley Managing Director, Digital Procurement & Supply Chain

Andrew Daley - Managing Director, Digital Procurement & Supply Chain

Andrew is the leader of the procurement practice. His core strength is mid to senior level appointments in the procurement profession and he is particularly active in the growing Procurement Technology market.

His clients include the leading solution providers, their corporate customers and consultancies specialising in procurement led transformation programmes and the deployment of spend management and data analytics tools.

Andrew’s career in Executive Recruitment started when he joined The PSD Group in 1995. In 1998 he was asked to take responsibility for launching the new Purchasing & Supply Chain division and has specialised in procurement ever since. Andrew was educated at William Hulme’s Grammar School in Manchester before graduating from the University of Sheffield with an honours degree in Economics in 1993. Outside of work he is dedicated to his family, particularly his wife and three daughters, and a keen golfer.

Simon Edbury Executive Director

Simon Edbury - Executive Director

A graduate of London University, Simon has been in the recruitment industry since 1996 when he joined PSD. After six years, he joined Ajilon Executive to start a new executive recruitment team in the North West. Here he broadened his industry contacts and knowledge by working with a greater variety of clients on senior recruitment projects.

After great success within corporate recruiters, January 2005 saw Simon and Andrew establish Edbury Daley which has provided a specialist and dedicated senior level recruitment service to an ever increasing client list.

Simon is renowned for his professional, reliable, direct approach to both clients and candidates. His no nonsense approach combined with deep industry knowledge has earned him an outstanding reputation. Outside of work he enjoys family life, playing golf and following the NFL.

Peter Brophy VP Digital Procurement & Supply Chain

Peter Brophy - VP Digital Procurement & Supply Chain

Peter specialises in procurement following five years leading recruitment at Proxima. His in-house recruitment background gives him a unique approach to talent attraction, blending expertise in best practice recruitment techniques and methodologies with a full understanding of the latest practices in talent identification and sourcing.

He has more than 18 years’ experience spanning a number of sectors including aerospace engineering, manufacturing, professional services and corporate functions such as HR, finance and procurement. He began his recruitment career in MRI / Humana, a niche executive search specialist, in 1996. In 2000 he moved in-house to head-hunt a new management team for Manpower, and then led a complete transformation of the recruitment process at Rolls-Royce plc. He then joined BDO Stoy Hayward to head up its Resourcing team, before moving to Proxima in 2009.

Peter is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management, as well as a degree in Geography. Outside of work he has two teenage sons, is a long-suffering Newcastle United supporter and is a keen walker.

Georgia Daley Head of Talent Acquisition

Georgia Daley - Head of Talent Acquisition

Georgia graduated from the University of Liverpool in July 2018 with a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Philosophy and Business Studies. The unusual combination of these two subjects has provided her with a unique skill set and perspective on the world. Georgia developed key skills during her degree, such as researching, analysis and a sound understanding of core business principles.

Having worked as a Research Intern for Edbury Daley in her university holidays, she is now enjoying a full-time role. Georgia is responsible for executing the company’s marketing strategy and supporting colleagues with research projects in a variety of target markets and geographies. She particularly enjoys working in the Procurement Technology sector as it gives an insight into the future of business. Outside of the workplace, she enjoys cooking, going to the gym and socialising.