{"id":2116839,"date":"2026-11-03T06:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T06:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/eastmidlands\/?p=2116839"},"modified":"2026-11-03T06:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T06:15:55","slug":"on-the-move-the-latest-east-midlands-hires-970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/eastmidlands\/news\/2116839-on-the-move-the-latest-east-midlands-hires-970","title":{"rendered":"On the move: the latest East Midlands hires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pallet Network (TPN), part of Culina, has announced the appointment of Mark Duggan to the newly created role of chief operating officer.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting directly to CEO Michael Conroy, Duggan will oversee all aspects of operations, health and safety, and business improvement.<\/p>\n<p>He will lead key special projects and transformation initiatives across the business, working closely with colleagues, members and stakeholders to support TPN&#8217;s future development, enhance operational excellence and help fast-track its three-year growth strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Duggan was previously managing director at TPN from 2015 to 2021 and has been working as a consultant with TPN for the last three months.<\/p>\n<p>He brings significant pallet network experience and knowledge to the business, while his appointment adds senior leadership resource and deep network expertise, driving momentum in areas that will be critical to TPN\u2019s future development.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Conroy, TPN chief executive officer said: \u201cMark\u2019s appointment is a major commitment and investment in our team, it\u2019s a move which is testament to our growth aspirations and will help fast-track our three-year growth strategy. He brings significant pallet network experience and knowledge to the business, and this appointment will add senior resource and strengthen our leadership capability as we continue to move forward.<br \/>\n\u201cMark will lead on special projects and transformation initiatives, driving momentum in areas that will be critical to our future development. Importantly, this will also provide me with greater capacity to accelerate the delivery of our overall business strategy, ensuring that we continue to deliver sustainable growth while maintaining the high standards of service, quality and performance that our members and customers expect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Duggan said: \u201cI am very pleased to take on the role of COO and to continue working closely with Michael, the wider leadership team and all TPN partners. My role will focus on operational excellence and TPN\u2019s aspiration to be a leader in digitalisation and a technology business that delivers palletised freight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur unique trailer-to-trailer model, operating at scale at the TPN mega hub, is a USP and competitive advantage, and I will ensure we continue to use that strength to support the network, drive excellence and accelerate the delivery of TPN\u2019s growth strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Property compliance specialist Supernova Group has announced the promotion of Jack Hickey to chief commercial officer as the business continues its rapid growth and plans further national expansion.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment comes as Supernova Group forecasts annual turnover approaching \u00a36m in 2026, compared with approximately \u00a32.5m the previous year, representing significant growth in a relatively short period.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2116857\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2116857\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2116857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/nov_26\/1790079757677-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/nov_26\/1790079757677-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/nov_26\/1790079757677-200x267.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.thebusinessdesk.com\/_files\/images\/nov_26\/1790079757677.jpeg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2116857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jack Hickey<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hickey, who previously served as head of sales and commercials, officially took up his new position on 1 November 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining Supernova Group earlier this year, Hickey has played a key role in strengthening the company&#8217;s commercial operations, developing its sales function and supporting the expansion of its services across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>In his new role, Hickey will take responsibility for the group&#8217;s overall commercial strategy, with a particular focus on accelerating national growth, developing strategic partnerships, strengthening existing client relationships and expanding its range of property compliance services.<\/p>\n<p>The business, which delivers over 1,000 asbestos surveys each month, has continued to diversify its offering, expanding beyond its core surveying operations into asbestos removal coordination, fire safety and wider property compliance solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Annabel Brennan, chief executive officer of Supernova Group said: &#8220;Jack&#8217;s appointment marks an exciting milestone for Supernova Group as we continue to develop the business and expand our services nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His focus will be on driving our commercial growth, strengthening our client relationships and identifying new opportunities as we continue to build on the success we&#8217;ve achieved.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hickey said: &#8220;It&#8217;s been an incredibly exciting period for Supernova Group. The growth we&#8217;ve achieved demonstrates the scale of the opportunity in front of us, but I genuinely believe we&#8217;re only scratching the surface of what this business can become.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have a fantastic team, a growing national presence and an expanding range of services that allow us to offer our clients much more than traditional asbestos surveying.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My focus as Chief Commercial Officer will be on building sustainable long-term growth, developing strategic partnerships and ensuring we continue to deliver exceptional service as we scale. With the foundations we&#8217;ve established and the ambition across the business, I&#8217;m incredibly excited about what we can achieve over the coming years.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who&#8217;s moving where? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":266702,"featured_media":2116840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"coauthors":[127717],"class_list":["post-2116839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-featured-story","tag-leicestershire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>On the move: the latest East Midlands hires | TheBusinessDesk.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Who&#039;s moving where?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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