As managing director of client services, EMEA at Guidant Global, Karina Townley leads a 200-plus strong team and is responsible for the delivery and growth of Guidant’s MSP/RPO business across Europe. Over the last year, Townley has played an integral role in Guidant’s senior leadership team, helping the business to navigate through an ever-changing landscape with decisiveness, transparency and humanity. She champions Guidant’s people-centric approach of delivering #ABetterWay for the recruitment outsourcing industry, and leads the delivery of over 40 UK and European MSP/RPO programs. She is a passionate supporter and leader of equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives across the recruitment industry and a member of the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) executive committee.