A world of expertise with a wealth of knowledge.
Since our inception in 2006, we’ve strived to be the very best we can be. Always challenging ourselves to do things better while helping to shape the ever-evolving screening landscape.
We’re market leaders now. Employment screening experts with global reach. Highly experienced across the board and dependable on every level.
We care deeply about what we do, and we’d love to hear from you.
We combine industry experience with an innovative, service-oriented approach. Our subject matter experts act as consultants, supporting your business with legal and regulatory compliance.
Careers with Vero.
As well as experts in background checks and employment screening, we have specialists in compliance, human resources, digital technology and more – so you can have confidence in every appointment you make.
Meet The Team
Rupert Emson
Chief Executive Officer
One of the founding directors of Vero, Rupert is passionate about the Vero vision to deliver outstanding employment screening services and solutions which mitigate client risk and promote high levels of candidate engagement. With strategic oversight for the business, he is committed to developing collaborative partnerships with clients, operating in a fully transparent and consultative capacity to achieve exceptional levels of service
Steve Woodrough
Chief Technology Officer
One of the founding directors of Vero, Steve brings entrepreneurial flair to the business, using an intuitive understanding of technology and the way people work to ensure our systems remain cutting edge. Leveraging the latest tech from Blockchain to AI to design & deliver HR transformation, streamlined processes with stunning design and usability.
Rebecca Morgan
Chief Operations Officer
One of the founding directors of Vero, Rebecca works closely with the cross-functional Senior Management Team, retaining critical oversight of the business and ensuring operational delivery meets client expectations. Working closely with Human Resources she is committed to ensuring effective talent management within the business and promoting employee engagement.
Sylvie Tordjman
Finance Director
Sylvie qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 2001 and became an ACCA Fellow in 2006. She holds extensive experience, having held International Finance Director roles across APAC and Europe for US and UK Corporations, listed on NYSE, Nasdaq and Aim UK markets. Since joining Vero in 2017, Sylvie has implemented the financial management tools and systems necessary to control and drive the future ambition of Vero’s expansion. Sylvie’s professionalism delivers confidence in our formal processes with a rigour and sharpness that always keeps us on our toes.
Georgina Wilson
Strategy & Planning Director
Georgina joined Vero in 2011, having previously worked at FPR Ltd, subsequently acquired by Kroll, where she headed up Capital Intelligence, with responsibility for director-level due diligence, primarily for AIM-listed organisations. A long-standing member of Vero’s Senior Management Team, in January 2020 she became part of the newly established Leadership Team. Her energy for bringing clarity and correctness is crucial to Vero’s ability to deliver clever solutions to clients.
Kate Baker
Head of People Services
A Chartered member of the CIPD with 20 years’ experience, Kate joined Vero over 5 years ago. She works closely with the founding Directors to shape Vero’s culture and people agenda. Responsible for driving our strategies for engagement, talent management and learning and development she also oversees the day to day happiness and wellbeing of our employees. Her authentic approach and inquisitive mind drives the People Services team to deliver the very best service to the business.
Lisa Davidson
Head of Client Services
Lisa is responsible for Vero’s Client Services team. She has an extensive background in employment screening and works closely with Operations and Compliance to support the seamless delivery of our services. Lisa is passionate about building transparent and collaborative partnerships with our Clients.
Amy Carpenter
Head of Product
Passionate about providing the best service, Amy is Vero’s Head of Product – always looking for ways to improve processes and create new products. Part of the team since 2008, Amy is proud to provide consistent and stable service delivery. As a Qualified Scrum Master with Lean Six Sigma and Prince2, Amy is a truly accomplished professional, and is responsible for the work the IT development team produce.
Ben Grover
Legal Counsel
Qualifying as a solicitor following a ten-year career in advertising production, Ben trained in company commercial matters before specialising in contract, employment status and data protection. Working closely with Vero’s Compliance Hub to navigate the changing legal landscape as a result of Brexit and other developments in data protection governance.
Virginia McFarlane-Watts
Head of Business Development
Joshua Wheeler
Human Resources Manager
Joshua is passionate about finding engaged and talented people who can contribute to Vero’s culture and innovation. Having been with the business for seven years, he has previously worked within our screening division before moving to People Services in 2018. Dedicated to human resources and people development, Joshua is nearing the end of his CIPD Level 5 studies.
Sam Norton
Supplier Compliance Manager
Joining Vero in 2014, Sam is responsible for the relationship with our suppliers and screening partners. With an emphasis on compliance, Sam works to ensure the services provided to our Clients are in line with local legislation. Alongside this, he is passionate about providing the best quality service to ensure a smooth experience for both Client and Candidates.
David Thomas
Head of IT and InfoSec
With 10 years of security experience in various sectors from government to finance, both in the UK and abroad, David brings strong cyber implementation and assessment experience to Vero.
Qualified in CISM and as an ISO27001 Lead Implementer, he specialises in bridging the gaps between teams, management and stakeholders by communicating complex technical concepts clearly and concisely to find business-orientated outcomes and aid developmental strategies.
Paula Janzen
Resourcing Specialist
Having worked in agency recruitment for over 10 years it was a seamless transition for Paula to move to an internal role here at Vero Screening.Paula brings bring a wealth of industry knowledge and since joining Vero has restructured some of our key recruitment procedures to implement positive change in a very fast driven candidate market.
Paula feels that her role is extremely rewarding and comes with huge responsibility to resource and recruit exceptional people to join a forward-thinking growing company.