Appointments: Stickyeyes, Pressure Technologies, UK City Residential
LEEDS digital marketing agency Stickyeyes has hired Andy Duke as head of design and development.
He joins the team from HSBC where he was manager visual design for the bank’s centre of excellence digital design team.
He worked on brands including first direct, Marks & Spencer as well as HSBC.
Phil Kissane, managing director at Stickyeyes said: “We’re thrilled to have someone of Andy’s calibre joining the Stickyeyes team.
“We have great ambitions for our design and development offering and we have set Andy some tough targets.
“However, we’re confident that an amazing portfolio, experience and skill-set makes him the perfect person to meet those challenges as we drive our acquisition-focused digital solutions forward.”
Mr Duke said: “Having worked at HSBC for nearly 10 years it was going to take somewhere pretty special to prompt a new move but, after meeting the team I was bowled over by their expertise, passion and ambition.
“Not only are they hugely creative and user centred but, uniquely, they also underpin all their design with strong data and user insights – it’s an amazingly refreshing and effective approach.”
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LISTED manufacturer Pressure Technologies has appointed Brian Newman as non-executive director of the company.
Nigel Luckett, who has been a non-executive director of the company since its admission to AIM in 2007, will retire from the board on 31 August 2015.
Mr Newman is a Chartered Engineer with a degree in Engineering from Cambridge University and an MBA from Penn State University, USA.
He is currently a non-executive Director with Teknomek Ltd, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust and a number of other organisations.
He has been a divisional director at two FTSE 100 companies, latterly at Melrose plc as EMEA managing director at its subsidiary, Bridon International Group.
Alan Wilson, chairman, said: “On behalf of the Directors, I would like to thank Nigel for his valuable contribution to the group, which has grown significantly since his appointment in 2007 and we wish him well for the future.
“[Brian’s] experience with global engineering groups will be extremely valuable to Pressure Technologies as the board continues its growth strategy.”
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BUY-TO-LET investment firm UK City Residential has appointed new recruit, Harry Dawson as sales progression manager, joining from Countrywide.
UK City Residential managing director, Jordan Yorath commented “Harry has been on our radar for some time and now that we are averaging 25-30 completions every month, the role was perfect for him.
“We are keen to bring forward our lead times between agreeing a sale and actual completion so that our clients see deals coming together faster with UK City Residential than with our competitors, which is why we created the role.”
