New chief executive at marketing and printing firm

Leicester marketing and printing firm Taylor Bloxham has appointed a new chief executive.

Teresa-Anne Dunleavy replaces Robert Lockwood who has moved to the position of non-executive director following a period of ill health.

A marketing postgraduate, Dunleavy studied at Harvard Business School prior to embarking on a 20-year career in marketing communications and events. She has worked in chief executive roles at several large international companies and held senior advisory roles for leading global brands including British Airways, Toyota and Nintendo.

Dunleavy specialises in working with companies undergoing significant structural and cultural change.

Group chair, April Sharpless commented: “Robert Lockwood has overseen our forward-looking diversification strategy, establishing divisions specialising in areas of marketing communications, all strategically designed to complement our core print offering.

“Now successfully embedded, Teresa-Anne joins with a brief to drive growth of our combined services as an integrated offering. She brings immense experience, outstanding business acumen and the drive needed to successfully compete in an increasingly aggressive market.

“I am delighted to announce her appointment and that we retain Robert’s expertise in his move to non-executive director.”

“These are turbulent times with much uncertainty for UK businesses,” said Dunleavy.  “However, the fact that Taylor Bloxham’s heritage as a premium printer has successfully diversified into strategically complementary services presents exciting opportunities for growth. We have superb foundations to build from and I’m delighted to be part of the next phase of growth.”