On the move: the latest East Midlands hires
Leicester City Football Club has appointed Lee Congerton as head of senior recruitment.
He joins the Foxes following a two-year spell with Scottish champions Celtic, where he worked alongside current Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers.
Congerton has also worked for Hamburg, Sunderland and Chelsea.
The former Crewe Alexandra player moved into coaching after his playing career was hit by injury, eventually taking up a position as youth system director at Wrexham, before joining the coaching setups at Liverpool and then Chelsea.
It was while working in Chelsea’s Academy that Congerton’s talents were recognised with a promotion to chief scout at a time when current City boss Rodgers was also working as a coach at Stamford Bridge.
In 2011, Congerton moved to Germany as Hamburg’s technical director before heading to Sunderland as sporting director three years later.
Congerton’s reputation in the game continued to grow as he was appointed as head of recruitment by Celtic in 2017.
Katrina Starkie and Rebecca Ellis
Derbyshire marketing agency Purpose Media has appointed Rebecca Ellis as a content and social media executive.
Ellis previously worked as a brand ambassador for Circle Pay where she used digital marketing techniques to promote the Circle Pay app via social media.
Marketing director, Katrina Starkie said, “Rebecca will be helping the team to deliver high quality, consistent and engaging content social media platforms and websites, and linking these together to support our client’s marketing strategies.”
“We’re seeing more evidence of social media playing a pivotal role in the marketing mix. By expanding the team we’re able to ensure our clients enjoy ongoing marketing success.”
Ellis said: “I was attracted to Purpose Media because of the way they put their customers first, understanding and caring for people is something I’ve learned from my degree and my voluntary work, and I’m am looking forward to combining these skills.
“I think a lot of brands struggle on social media because they talk about themselves rather than how they help their customers, so I’m looking forward to working on some exciting content that will help clients share their stories.”
