The ARP Executive Board
Adrian is the Owner and Managing Director of the HCR Group following an MBO in June 2015. He joined HCR Group in February 2007 and became the Business Development & Marketing Director in October 2009. HCR is a Global Management Company and UK direct delivery DSP with a specialist accommodation and property management division.
Adrian has had an exciting and varied career in Banking, Precision Engineering and Business Consultancy. He owned a successful Freight Forwarding and Logistics company he started up for Wincanton Europe, buying the company in 1996 and selling it in 1998.
In 1999 he became the General Manager of Precision Engineering company during which time he expanded the forecast work from 7 days of orders to 12 months, which allowed for machine investment and expansion from 7 staff to 25.
He went on to achieve a Masters Degree in Marketing, with Distinction, in 2004 from the University of Portsmouth aged 45.
Adrian set up the PLATO network for the Regional Development Agency, engaging with over 350 small-medium business owners working together in a non-compete and collaborative groups of 12 facilitated by 2 senior executives recruited from large multinational organisations across Southern England.
An enthusiastic golfer, Adrian has a high handicap because he is too busy to practise. His Welsh wife of 39 years tolerates his keen support of English Rugby and Cricket. He has two grown up children. Adrian believes that “in life everyone is a teacher” and he enjoys sharing his knowledge and passion for effective employee relocation.
Zain Ali is the CEO and Co-Founder of Centuro Global, an AI-driven business simplifying global immigration and cross border compliance.
A lawyer by background, Zain started his career at Bird & Bird qualifying as a solicitor there, and subsequently went on to work in-house at both the British Phonographic Industry and the Football Association (FA), before starting Centuro Global in 2019.
Today, Centuro supports corporates worldwide with immigration, tax, HR, and entity setup through its AI-powered platform. Under Zain's leadership, the company has grown rapidly, challenging more traditional immigration firms, with its modern technological solutions coupled with expert human advice.
As a Board Advisor to the Association of Relocation Professionals, Zain brings deep expertise in global mobility, compliance, and the future of work, with a passion for how AI, technology and innovation can shape the industry.
He has travelled extensively to over 60 countries around the world, having lived and worked in Buenos Aires and Beijing. And he is an avid Manchester United fan for his sins.
Simon joined Altair’s London office in March 2018. He has responsibility for Altair’s Destination Services business operating in Belgium, France, Ireland, Netherlands and UK as well as overseeing the finance function in Europe.
Simon has worked in a variety of industries as a management accountant before entering the global relocation industry 20 years ago. Since then he has held a myriad of roles in global mobility including managing global supply chain for a large relocation management company and a destination service business across 44 countries.
Simon holds a BA in Economics and Political Studies and is an Associate Chartered Management Accountant.
A little known fact about Simon is that prior to university, in 1991, he spent 8 months travelling around the world including 6 days on the Trans-Siberian railway and a month in China.
With more than 20 years’ experience in the Industry, and specifically within the Destination Services market in London, Anna started her relocation career at Karen Deane in 1996 where she joined at grass-root level progressing quickly to Operations Director and member of the management team. Karen Deane Relocation was a pioneer within a young and developing industry and Anna’s commercial experience and detailed operational knowledge was a key contributor in growing its client base over a decade.
As part of the management team, Anna managed a successful transformational period for the company, leading the integration of Karen Deane, as an owner-managed business to a strategic division of Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services Inc in 2001, when the business was renamed Pricoa Relocation to become Prudential’s foothold for the EMEA marketplace. During that period, she steered what had become one of London’s premier Destination Services company at its peak and successfully navigated the busiest, most challenging operational periods in the history of the company between 2005 and 2008.
Following a difficult economic period triggered by the demise of Lehman Brothers and the housing market crisis in the US, Anna and her current business partner Marco Previero identified a gap in the market and founded R3Location in 2011 with a view to building London’s premier destination services company in the Capital, offering a new approach for organisations moving key executives into London and the South East of England. One of the only DSPs with offices in London, R3Location reputation has grown as the leading expert in the Capital, and key contributor of market intelligence relating to the destination services industry in the UK. The company has now been running for 5 years and counts amongst its clients several FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 businesses and leading investment banks. R3Location is proud to have won the ARP’s Best Destination Services Company of the Year for two years running in 2015 and 2016.
Having an extensive knowledge of relocation management and destination services spanning over 25 years, I founded Beswick Relocation Services in 2000 with the ethos to provide ‘inclusive’ relocation, one that values our employees, clients, their relocates and suppliers alike with an ethos to treat our partners and suppliers with respect and equality.
Experienced in management, policy review and group moves which I’m proud to include several successful high profile projects involving Cadbury/Kraft, Lafarge Tarmac, TalkTalk and AstraZeneca. I believe this will serve well to understand the real issues of day to day relocation.
I wish to reflect these values and promote a viable, healthy and strengthening industry. I believe this will maintain a strong, safe network of providers with whom we all depend. I hope to extend a platform to make the ARP more accessible throughout the country.
Whilst dynamics, markets and the way we deliver services changes, our ethos must not; at the heart of every relocation is a real person, with real feeling and real concerns.
Jo Webb is the Head of OrbiRelo and Chair of the recently formed Association of Relocation Professionals (ARP) Communications and Events Committee. With over eight years of senior leadership experience in the global mobility and corporate housing sectors, Jo is passionate about leveraging data, technology, and strategic partnerships to drive innovation.
OrbiRelo is a multi-agent aggregator platform designed to simplify and streamline temporary accommodation solutions for relocation management companies and their clients. Jo leads the platform’s growth and development, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of the corporate housing and relocation industries.