People on the Move: musicMagpie; Eric Wright Water; Kolodo; Clough & Willis; Suresite Group

Stockport-based musicMagpie has appointed Rachel Coxon to a newly-created role of group HR and talent director.

She will be responsible for leading the people strategy and driving talent attraction and retention within the business in both the UK and US, where the brand operates under the name of Decluttr.

Rachel joins musicMagpie at a pivotal time and brings with her extensive experience in all areas of HR and talent management within a diverse range of sectors.

“Before joining musicMagpie she was engaged in a number of senior interim roles within the technology, mobile and retail sectors and has a real commitment to employee engagement, and the attraction and development of talent.

In her new role she will be responsible for helping to develop and expand the digital and technology teams within the business as its looks to consolidate its market position of now being the UK’s biggest and best mobile phone recycler.

Rachel said: “musicMagpie is embarking on its next phase of exciting growth and its people are at the heart of that plan.

“Driving talent is key for the business to move forwards and I’m really excited to be working with the team to deliver our people plan, making musicMagpie an even better place to work.”

Chief executive Steve Oliver said: “We’re thrilled to have Rachel on board as part of an exceptional senior management team as we look forward to an even more exciting period of growth ahead for the company.

“Rachel’s passion and commitment are representative of musicMagpie’s ethos and culture and we welcome her expertise in the delivery of our HR and talent development strategy.”

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Eric Wright Water has appointed Paul Swann as commercial manager.

Paul joins the company, which is part of the Preston-based Eric Wright Group, from utilities services company Amey where he spent 10 years and was head of commercial for the United Utilities key account.

He brings to the role more than 25 years’ experience in commercial management of utility and housing building companies.

Paul Swann

Eric Wright Water’s multi-disciplinary engineering team is growing after securing new contracts servicing both clean and waste water sites across the UK.

Paul’s appointment will further strengthen the commercial side of the water business and will support the wider group’s commercial aims.

He said: “Being owned by the Eric Wright Trust the ownership model of Eric Wright Group is unique and it was a real draw for me to join a company with such a solid ethical reputation. To have the opportunity to work for a commercially-focused business which also has a genuine social conscience is really exciting.

“I’ll be looking at how we ensure the business is future-focused, how we secure long-term sustainability as a priority over short-term profit, with every member of the team accountable and valued.

“The focus will be to make sure Eric Wright Water remains an industry-leading, commercially-focused business.”

He added: “We will make the business more robust by operations, commercial and finance acting as one team. In doing so, we will ensure that we are able to generate the returns to support the charitable giving strategy of the trust.”

Neal Whittle, managing director of Eric Wright Water, said: “It’s great to welcome Paul to the team. We have over 200 staff and contractors who operate nationwide out of six offices so it is important that we identify where we can deliver efficiencies in the business, make sure we communicate as effectively as possible and streamline our working practices.

“We’ll be investing further in the development of our people to ensure we have the right structures in place for succession management. Paul has a wealth of experience in doing just that and is the perfect fit for our team as we look to develop the business further.”

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Kolodo, the Liverpool-based digital marketing consultancy, has hired Hollie Bradbury as a digital project manager.

Hollie, who joins from We Influence where she was content & influencer marketing manager, has worked for more than six years in the industry, predominantly on search marketing and social media campaigns for a wide range of clients.

Hollie Bradbury

At Kolodo she will be heading up the delivery department, leading the consultancy’s largest design and build projects.

Hollie said: “I’m thrilled to be leading on the delivery of Kolodo’s digital projects. Project management was the natural next step within my career, and I’m delighted to be working in this area at this fantastic, growing agency.”

Managing director Josh Diamond added: “Hollie has a great reputation within the industry and the team can’t wait to get her on board. Hollie’s skills and great personality will be an excellent addition to the team.”

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Bury and Bolton-based law firm Clough & Willis has grown its residential property team with the appointment of Marjorie Lord who joins the department as a residential conveyancer.

During her career Marjorie has held positions in both private practice and in-house and for the past few years she has worked as a locum at several North West firms.

Marjorie Lord, left, and Lorraine Stratton-Webb

She specialises in all areas of residential conveyancing including sales and purchases, remortgage work, advising landlords and tenants, sales and purchases at auction and the purchases of freeholds. She also has experience of dealing with private client matters.

Marjorie will now work alongside the other four members of the residential property team including Lorraine Stratton-Webb who heads up the department.

Lorraine said: “Marjorie is an experienced residential conveyancing specialist so we are delighted that she is now part of our growing team.”

Marjorie said: “I’ve known about Clough & Willis for many years and it felt like the right firm for me when I decided to move away from locum work. My focus is now on helping my new colleagues to deliver a first class service to our clients.”

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Mosart Khanim has been appointed chief operations officer of retail services company Suresite Group.

Mosart joined the Preston company in January 2019 as payment card services manager.

As a result of the internal promotion, Mosart will now oversee not only Suresite Card Services, but also Suresite Health & Safety and Suresite Wetstock.

She joined Suresite Group, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, earlier this year from fuel card company Radius Payment Solutions, where she was UK head of customer service. Prior to that she had 25 years’ experience in banking.

Mosart Khanim

Nick Healy, chief executive, said: “When we make internal promotions, we put our money where our mouth is.

“As an employer Suresite Group is committed to developing each individual to their full potential.

“And when an employee shows that they are excelling in their role and still have more to give, we will always strive to offer them a step up within the company.”

He added: “Mosart shone right from day one and we are delighted that she accepted the position of chief operations officer.”

Mosart said: “Suresite Group values its employees and I when I joined the company at the start of this year I found it to be a great fit.

“As COO, I am looking forward to helping Suresite Group continue its journey with new product and service innovations and explorations into additional markets.”