The Chatham Group

The Chatham Group is a dynamic talent acquisition firm with over 250 years of combined industry experience, specialising in recruitment across the chemicals, plastics, specialty gases, advanced materials and personal care products sectors. Since 2004, The Chatham Group has successfully partnered with clients to locate and hire exceptional talent that drives company growth. The company's recruiters bring personal focus to the hiring process, working closely with both clients and candidates to understand individual needs, goals and motivations, ensuring synergy between employer and employee. The Chatham Group recognises the importance, impact and cost of every hiring decision, making it their mission to simplify, accelerate and bring transparency to the recruitment process.

The Chatham Group's areas of specialisation span multiple industrial verticals. In the chemicals sector, the team specialises in manufacturing specialty chemicals, formulating paints and coatings, and compounding and fabricating plastics and elastomers, drawing on staff with direct industry experience. The company also provides dedicated expertise in industrial, medical and specialty gases, having supplied talent to the largest industrial gas companies globally as well as regional and independent operators. Additionally, The Chatham Group partners with advanced materials and technology companies across research and development, technical roles, marketing, development and sales functions. Executive and C-suite recruitment rounds out their core service offerings.

Based in Mebane, North Carolina, The Chatham Group operates as part of MRINetwork, one of the world's largest recruitment and placement organisations with over 300 offices spanning four continents. This global affiliation enables The Chatham Group to leverage an Accelerated Recruitment approach that combines scale, expertise and methodology tailored to each client's specific needs. Clients choose The Chatham Group for their deep industry knowledge, transparent processes and commitment to understanding both candidate motivations and employer requirements, positioning the company as a natural extension of their hiring teams.