Paul Bennett

1999

Based – Head Office

Paul is the Managing Director and Owner of the business. Having moved from his home in South Wales where he had his own Landscape Design and Construction business and completing a BSc degree at the University of Wales Swansea, Paul was ready to take on a new challenge in the South East of England.

The business was started in 1999 in Dartford, Kent, Connect Personnel now has offices in Dartford, Chatham and Sittingbourne.

Hardip Bains

February 2003

Based – Head Office, Chatham

Hardips official title is the Company Coordinator with main responsibilities for everything finance in and out of the company.  Hardip started with Connect in 2003 and is considered to be the heart of the business.  Working alongside the Directors and being involved in every aspect and changes of the business since 2003, she is the “go to” person when you need a decision to anything you are not certain about.

Hardip has a great sense of humour and enjoys her weekly park runs and keeping fit.

Zung Tang Bennett

Director

1999

Zung is a Director of Connect Personnel having come into the business in the year 2000 after working for Hays in central London. Zung also has over 20 years of recruitment experience working in both the Office and Industrial sectors.

Zung is a regular golfer and vice-captain of the ladies team at Faversham Golf Club.

Lisa Doran

Joined March 2017

Based – Sittingbourne Branch

Lisa spent most of her recruitment career in London and then relocated to Sittingbourne.  She became an invaluable part of the branch. Lisa deals with temporary and permanent Industrial Recruitment from Drivers to Warehouse Operatives as well as catering staff.

Lisa has built a great rapport with all the clients in the Sittingbourne area through her honest, down to earth personality and great sense of humour.

Paulina Fijol

Joined July 2016

Based – Dartford Branch

Paulina started as an On-site Co-ordinator working with one of our larger clients, dealing with up to 190 temporary staff per day. She has progressed within the company to the role of Accounts Manager at our Dartford branch. Paulina has transferred all the skills she learned on-site to looking after the day-to-day running of the Dartford branch.

Paulina brings her bubbly happy personality into the company and is always full of energy.

Marzena Dominczak

Even though Marzena is a relatively new member of our Dartford Office she has settled in quickly and easily with the existing team.  She is extremely friendly, likes a laugh but is also very hard working and professional in her outlook.  She is multi-lingual and speaks fluent Polish and English which is very useful in multi-cultural Dartford.

However, after work Marzena changes her dresses and high hills for leggings and sport shoes and becomes the devoted dog trainer and consultant. She helps dogs and their owners to solve any problem and advises on how to achieve the top level of common understanding, she has even competed on the world-level with her dogs in various sport disciplines.

Joanna Zazula

October 2015

Based – Head Office, Chatham

Joanna joined our Chatham branch as an office administrator and then moved to Head Office as Payroll and Accounts Assistant.  Her role has since developed to communicating with clients and staff on a regular basis.

Joanna has excellent communication and administrative skills which she acquired through her previous customer service roles.

Joanna is a fitness fanatic and laughs uproariously throughout the day.

Ionut Bertea

Joined August 2018

Based – Sittingbourne Branch

Ionut has become a valuable member of the Sittingbourne branch by applying his skills of dealing with the public and building up a large database of staff. Ionut’s role is essential in the administration of the Sittingbourne branch as he deals with Compliance issues and Account Co-Ordinating.

Ionut is in the process of finishing his Master degree in Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology.

Meet the team

Melanie Baker

Joined September 2020

Based – Sittingbourne branch

Melanie is a highly motivated and ambitious person with 14 years of extensive knowledge within Port operations and warehouse Management and 5 years in Fresh Produce Quality Assurance and Production Management.

She has spent the last 7 years in training and as an Industrial recruitment consultant. She has extensive knowledge of warehouse, plant operators and new business development.

Melanie is a people person with a good sense of humour who can interact on all levels. She enjoys reading, travelling as well as keeping fit and meditation.

Irina Bucur

Irina has proved her reliability by working for one of our clients and being promoted very quickly, we then asked her to join our existing team in our Dartford Office and she said yes. She is a very motivated and hard-working person with a friendly personality and always happy to help.  She is also a very quick learner culminating in her being able to speak four languages fluently!

Back in her country she finished her Bachelor degree in Social Assistance and Marketing what helps her to understand the role better and be able to efficiently communicate with a wide variety of people who come into our office.

On a more personal note, Irina makes the most amazing cakes which she often brings into the office for the staff, so we are all thankful in many ways that she has joined us!