Our Team

Barry Groves – Founder and President

Barry "accidentally" discovered the recruiting business over 30 years ago. He started as a generalist and after four years moved to a firm that specialized in Electronics and the growing field of Data Communications. He was even involved in recruiting R&D Engineers for the first Satellite Tracking System used by the Rail Industry.

It was a chance assignment with a Courier Company that changed his career direction forever. He found his "niche" and over 20 years ago founded Groves & Partners with a commitment to become Canada's leading Transportation Recruiting firm.

As Logistics and Supply Chain evolved from a buzz word theory to an integral part of the Global Business World, it was a natural transition for the firm to embrace the recruiting expertise needed to fuel this ever growing function of today's business.

Over the years Barry has been called upon numerous times, as an "Expert Witness" in the field of Transportation/Supply Chain Recruitment, to assist with a variety of cases including wrongful dismissal and immigration. He has also been strategically involved in the acquisitions process.

He has successfully sourced candidates in every Province in Canada working for small private family companies to world leading corporations.

He has raised his large family on the values of honesty, integrity and communication. He applies those same principles to every project he undertakes and instills those same values with all of the team members.

Matthew Groves – National Director, Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage

Matthew is the middle son of the Founder and the only family member involved in the company. His initial career goal was to become a Law Enforcement Officer. With that in mind, he jumped into the Security business from high school. He obtained a position with one of Canada's leading firms and was given assignments in Toronto's roughest neighborhoods.

When a hearing impediment was discovered it meant setting a new career path. He then joined the Attorney Generals Department obtaining a position with Family Courts and later with Criminal Courts. He earned a number of Service Awards during his tenure, but with a new born on the way, it was time for a change. Wanting a more entrepreneurial environment, he asked to join Groves & Partners and learn the business from the ground up.

Utilizing his natural curiosity and compassion for people, Matthew quickly gravitated toward the Recruitment and Research side of the business. Matthew continues to refine his recruiting skills and today handles a wide variety of recruiting assignments in both Transportation and Supply Chain, which spreads from coast to coast.

Scott Perks – National Director, Transportation & Logistics

Scott began his career in Automotive Sales with a local New Car Dealership. He was a "natural" and within a year had been promoted to General Sales Manager. He was successful in the sales arena, but after a few years wanted to gain an Operational perspective on business. He made a career change; he moved to Third Party Distribution.

Once again he moved up the ladder quickly and was soon managing the facility. But something was missing. He enjoyed the "problem solving" that presented itself on a daily basis, but he missed the diversity of continuously meeting new people that the Automotive Sales had provided. At the same time, he was receiving calls from recruiters about career opportunities.

After some additional research into the world of recruitment, he decided that this industry provided him with the best of both worlds. He did some further research and chose Groves & Partners.

Since arriving at the firm, he has quickly combined both of his key personal interests and applied them to the Canadian Transportation Industry.

Today Scott spearheads our Transportation Recruitment efforts across Canada.

Christopher Hodgins – National Director, Supply Chain

In the early years of Christopher's career his insatiable appetite for experience took him into many aspects of the Supply Chain Industry. A natural progression led him into the big box business, where he held increasingly responsible positions in Transportation, Inventory and Distribution, spanning over 15 years.

While fully dedicated to his career in the big box industry, Christopher also successfully founded a distribution business involving bulk salt products (water softener salt, pool salt and road salt). The company supplied wholesalers, retailers and end users. The success of this enterprise was based largely on the integrity and "customers come first" approach which guided his business practices. After building the business to a profitable level, Christopher turned it over to an associate, He had a desire to take on new career challenges.

Christopher was introduced to Groves & Partners where he became enthused about the opportunity to maximize his ability to get the best performance from people, and to help them develop their own career paths in the supply chain industry.