David Bloch
Managing Director
David holds a degree in Economics & Sociology from a UK university and has over 20 years’ experience in recruitment in both the UK and Ireland. Born in the US and educated in the UK, he spent a number of years working and travelling around the world before returning to the UK in 1989. Attracted by the fast-paced environment of recruitment, he worked for several years in three of the UK’s leading recruitment consultancies before leaving and setting up on his own in Manchester.

David set up Brightwater in Manchester in 1995 and Dublin in 1998.  By 2001 he had opened a second office in Belfast and had added in several other divisions.  Since then he has been at the helm of the company, guiding it to the success it has enjoyed over recent years. Under his leadership, Brightwater has grown to over 100 employees, 3 offices and over 14 professional divisions winning a Best Place in Europe to Work in for four consecutive years.

Mairead joined Brightwater in 2003 to manage the busy temporary and contracts division and within a year was overseeing all five accountancy divisions. She was promoted to Operations Director in 2006 and in 2008 was appointed to the Board. She now has full responsibility for the Accountancy & Finance, Banking, Sales & Marketing, HR and IT Divisions. Mairead is also the public face of Brightwater, appearing on TV3 in Ireland AM's Jobs Club.

A fellow of the Sales Institute of Ireland, she was elected chairperson in June 2007. Barbara joined Brightwater Support in April 2005 as Head of Recruitment and was an integral part of setting the company up as a sister company to the already successful Brightwater Group. In January 2007, Barbara was appointed Regional Operations Manager for the company and was then promoted to Operations Director in January 2008. She now has full responsibility for Brightwater Support in Dublin as well as the International Engineering, Insurance and Science & Pharmaceutical divisions. Barbara is personally responsible for all executive appointments.

In January 2007, Jean was promoted to Manager of the Temporary & Contracts division and her remit extended to include roles in banking, funds & financial services. With a client base ranging from SMEs to large blue-chip multinationals, Jean is now responsible for all temporary and contract roles across Brightwater's accountancy and finance divisions.

Promoted to Team Leader in 2006, Louise then set up the successful Supply Chain & Logistics division. In 2008, she moved back to take charge of the Accountancy division and in 2010, she was promoted to Manager. Louise now manages the busy Accountancy and the Temporary & Contracts divisions and oversees a team of consultants placing accountants on a permanent, temporary and contract basis into the Industry & Commerce arena.

In the summer of 2009, Michelle joined Brightwater¹s Belfast office where she is Manager of the entire recruitment function, managing a team of dedicated consultants across IT, Engineering & Supply Chain, HR, Accountancy, Banking, Legal, Sales & Marketing and Office Support. She is also responsible for all large volume recruitment projects.

At the start of 2010, Caroline was promoted to Team Leader of the Engineering division. With a client profile ranging from Kelloggs to Irish Rail, Caroline works closely with her clients to add real value to their businesses.

In 1997, she then began her career within recruitment and spent 2 years in London working in a busy recruitment environment before returning to Ireland. She joined the Brightwater Group in 2006 and is now specialising in Sales & Marketing for Brightwater and Brightwater Support. She recruits across a wide variety of industries including Information Technology, FMCG, Business to Business and Engineering.