Meet the Team

Janek Formella

Managing Director

Having worked in the technology recruitment industry for nearly 20 years, I know all too well the challenge presented by finding great people; you can have the best tech, well-formed processes and methodologies, but without the right people to bring this together, harmonise and implement properly, all that investment won’t see the return to justify it. I am confident that I have some of the very best, most talented recruiters at CornucopiaAV and am sure they are well positioned to help our clients find the right people to justify their investment and to help the top talent that we work with find equally ambitious employers to work with in the fulfilment of their career goals.

Outside of work, I am blessed with a beautiful wife and three fantastic children… when time permits, I love playing padel (tennis in a box!) and the rollercoaster of joy / despair in equal measures that my season ticket at Tottenham Hotspur brings me.

Sam Pickett

Senior AV Talent Manager

I have 8 years’ experience in recruitment working across a multitude of industries, gaining invaluable knowledge as to how business works and what works best for my clients. I take great pride in delivering the very highest standard of service to our clients in the AV sector, working with small independent venues on through to multi-national corporates, being the best at what I do drives me!

I strive to deliver excellence to both clients and candidates, providing a value-add consultative process to talent acquisition with a focus on retainment.

In my free time, I train in Boxing, and Muay Thai and work as a semi-pro contemporary artist.

James Wood

AV Senior Consultant

With over 10 years’ experience in B2B sales, I spent the last four years of my career in business account management, building long-lasting and meaningful relationships with my clients. I’m a dynamic, results-driven professional and wanted to challenge myself in a new industry where I could help others achieve their career goals. After meeting the team at Cornucopia, I knew the fit was right.

 

I’m an AV specialist, fortunate enough to have had a career in music spanning over 13 years as a DJ / producer / mastering engineer. I have worked alongside some of the biggest names in the industry and bring a wealth of knowledge to all things electronic music related.

Michelle Walsh

Marketing & Communication Manager

With a broad business administration and marketing experience derived from a leading brand in the retail sector, I understand that the best knowledge and understanding of an industry as complex as the Audio Visual sector is of little value without being able to give the right information to the right audience at the right time.

In doing so, I aim to keep our clients and candidates informed of the latest industry insight from the perspective of Cornucopia’s recruitment expertise.

I am an ex fashion Buyer and in my free time I get my creative kicks from interior design projects and home styling.