Hortor, the Leeds headquartered global strategic resourcing consultancy, is launching a new office in Slovakia as part of its ambitious five-year plan to become a £100m turnover business.

The new office will be located in the centre of Bratislava and led by business development managers, Daniela Kroulíková and Vilius Martinkus.

Hortor’s Slovakia team will be supported by a network spanning Central and Eastern Europe, as well as a UK-based delivery centre. They will focus on finding potential candidates for temporary and permanent positions.

The team’s specialist areas of focus will include AI and machine learning; software development; cyber security and infrastructure; network solutions and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

Hortor aims to become a market leading recruiter in the digital, tech and IT sector, providing bespoke managed services to a worldwide client base.

Over the last 18 months, the company has invested more than £500,000 andexpects to appoint a further 20 recruits during 2020.

Martinkus said: “Although this is Hortor’s first foray into Slovakian marketplace, Daniela and I plan to employ the same quality, speed and experience Hortor’s original UK operation has successfully delivered.

“We will lead a team that can combine a commercial understanding and cultural awareness to help develop bespoke solutions that meet with the needs of the Slovak businesses that engage us. No matter how complex the brief, we will have an approach that will deliver results.

“We look forward to hit the ground running and meeting potential new clients and candidates.”

Joint CEO of Hortor, Andy Roe, said: “We have very ambitious goals at Hortor and a five-year strategy that we’re all working towards. We are strategically laying out the blueprint to ensure we have a foothold in key markets across the globe.

“Along with a top of the class dedicated Delivery Centre in the UK, we already have an established support network in Europe and across the Atlantic. Our continued growth indicates that using a consultative and bespoke approach to go beyond the usual requirements of a recruitment agency resonates with clients on a global scale.

“With a previous track record and years of expertise, Daniela and Vilius have both delivered for our clients time and time again. Their passion and professionalism will undoubtedly lead Hortor Slovakia to become the success it deserves to be.”