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Austin McLennan, CPHR, Promoted to Partner at Meridia Recruitment Solutions

09/11/2025

Halifax, NS (September 15, 2025)- Meridia Recruitment Solutions, a KBRS company, is pleased to announce the promotion of Austin McLennan, CPHR to Partner. Since joining Meridia in 2018, Austin has played a pivotal role in advancing the firm’s recruitment efforts in Engineering, Construction, Operations and Human Resources.

Meridia Recruitment Solutions Welcomes Jeff Lanthier, Partner

03/13/2023

Halifax, Monday, March 13, 2023– Meridia Recruitment Solutions is pleased to announce Jeff Lanthier is joining our team as Partner, leading our recruitment efforts for sales, marketing, and customer care roles in Atlantic Canada, effective March 20th.

Mark Gillis promoted to Partner, Meridia

02/05/2023

Halifax, NS  - Meridia Recruitment Solutions is pleased to announce that Mark Gillis has been promoted to Partner, leading the company’s recruitment efforts for post-secondary institutions across Canada. 

“Mark is extremely committed to delivering outstanding service to our clients and candidates,” said Kevin Stoddart, Managing Partner, Meridia and KBRS. “He draws on his extensive recruitment experience and goes the extra mile to ensure he understands the needs of all parties involved to offer well-informed solutions. This skill has been critical as we have expanded into new sectors and markets.” 

Adam Creaghan promoted to Partner, Meridia Recruitment Solutions

07/05/2021

Halifax, NS - Meridia Recruitment Solutions, a KBRS company, is pleased to announce that Adam Creaghan has been promoted to Partner. Since joining the firm in 2018, Adam has played an instrumental role in establishing Meridia’s first office in Ontario. Building on the organization’s long-standing tradition of excellence in recruitment, Adam has supported leading organizations to find the talent they need to succeed – now and into the future.  

Meridia Strengthens Recruitment Solutions for Post-Secondary Institutions with Addition of Mark Gillis

02/11/2021

Halifax, NS - Meridia Recruitment Solutions, a KBRS company, is pleased to announce that Mark Gillis, Senior Consultant, has accepted a leading role with the firm. Working in partnership with KBRS, a national leader in academic search, Mark will focus on providing post-secondary institutions with recruitment solutions to attract top talent for professional and staff roles within academic institutions...

Supporting You and Your Team During Uncertain Times

03/20/2020

We understand that these are challenging times for you and your organization. Our team has mobilized quickly to support our clients, candidates, and colleagues virtually, in the interest of health and well-being.

Working Remotely to Support You

03/20/2020

As of 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 20, our offices will have completed the transition to remote work environments, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. By leveraging technology, we will continue to support our clients and candidates...

Administrative Professionals Open House

10/07/2019

To help meet the increased demand in temporary administrative positions in St. John's, we are opening our doors and inviting candidates to drop by and connect with our team.

Katherine Risley Named Honorary Engineers Canada Fellow

05/01/2019

Halifax, NS — Meridia Recruitment Solutions Partner, Katherine Risley, FEC (Hon.), has been selected by Engineers Canada, with the support of Engineers Nova Scotia, to receive an honorary Engineers Canada Fellowship. This honour comes in recognition of the substantial efforts she has made over the...

Halifax Regional Police Welcomes New Chief Information Security Officer

06/04/2018

Meridia Recruitment Solutions is pleased to have assisted Halifax Regional Police with the appointment of Mr. Andrew Kozma to the newly created role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Mr. Kozma brings over seventeen years of cybersecurity as well as network and security...

KBRS launches Candidate Care Program

06/01/2018

From Business Voice, June 1st, 2018: By Carol Dobson The search for a new position involves a great deal of stress especially on behalf of the searcher. One of the hardest parts is waiting to find out where in the search process the person is after they have reached out to a potential...

Meridia Recruitment Solutions welcomes Austin McLennan

02/15/2018

Meridia Recruitment Solutions is excited to announce that Austin McLennan has joined the company as a Consultant. Austin will be working closely with Partner, Katherine Risley and Senior Recruitment Specialist, Leah Parradis on construction recruitment as well as the manufacturing...