People on the move: Roger Hannah & Co; Quint Group; Abbey Logistics; Hotfoot Design
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Roger Hannah & Co has unveiled its new look look agency team, including three new surveyors within the space of six months.
The focal point being the recruitment of Julien Kenny-Levick as head of the department to work alongside Dan Rodgers and Robert Gann.
Kenny-Levick joins from his previous role as head of industrial and logistics at Colliers Manchester, to work alongside Dan Rodgers another recent recruit from Hallams in South Manchester.
Kenny- Levick said: “This is an exciting opportunity to enhance the company’s agency offering to both new and existing clients. The focus will be on improving and enhancing the current order book of instructions by providing clients with a first class service fuelled by drive and experience.”
Director Stuart Cooper added: “These new recruits show a real commitment and investment by Roger Hannah & Co, to drive the progression of the Agency Department and a willingness to serve regional and national clients in the North West.
“Particularly Julien’s recruitment is seen as a real coup and will give the department a renewed focus which will see a step change in the stock and clients we will be dealing with.
“Julien’s knowledge and experience, ably supported by Dan Rodgers and Robert Gann, will enable us to service both our existing clients and target new opportunities. We very much see Julien as the key to unlock different doors both literally and metaphorically.”
The new staff investments will enable Cooper to concentrate on developing one of Roger Hannah & Co’s other ventures, Auction House North West, plus overseeing the continued growth of the investment department.
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Macclesfield fintech company Quint Group has appointed a new customer relationship manager (CRM) as it continues its expansion in the consumer credit market.
Nicola Richardson
Last year the company launched a new comparison site and challenger brand MoneyGuru.com, which has enjoyed a successful first six months.
The company has employed fintech CRM specialist Nicola Richardson to help devise and drive the CRM strategy for the brand and to continue the site’s growth.
Richardson, 33, brings 10 years of CRM experience into her new role, having previously worked at price comparison site heavyweight moneysupermarket.com where she was involved in the delivery and optimisation of the CRM strategy for the brand’s car insurance channel.
She joins Quint from her most recent role as CRM strategy manager at market-leading car finance broker site Zuto (previously Car Loan 4U), where she led a team during a £15m rebrand and marketing campaign push in early 2015.
At Quint she will work alongside the data and marketing teams to increase the visibility of MoneyGuru and increase customer retention.
Richardson said: “My role is to use data insights to grow the business across all of its channels. It’s imperative that we use the data available to us to identify exactly who our customers are and how we better match them to our product offering.
“Having worked in the North West for over a decade I was aware of Quint’s impressive reputation and having met the team it was apparent that it was a good fit for me, culturally and for my personal progression.
“As well as being part of the MoneyGuru.com push, I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to gain international experience working across multiple-territories and exploring different markets. Quint is a pioneering fintech company with an impressive and passionate team and I’m looking forward to contributing to our success.”
Mike Ransom, managing director of Quint Group, said: “Nicola brings great CRM fintech experience with her from the comparison site market and will be an integral part of the growth of MoneyGuru.
“Our aim is to bring the best talent in the sector to Quint to help us achieve our goals and complement our existing workforce. We have had Nicola on our radar for a while now and it’s great to welcome her to the team.”
Quint owns and operates a portfolio of four mutually beneficial and strategically aligned financial technology businesses in the consumer credit sector. Founded in 2009, the Group now operates in UK, Poland, US and Australian territories employing over 100 staff.
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Merseyside-based Abbey Logistics has appointed Marcia Findlay as its new head of human resources (HR).
She will be responsible for the full range of HR functions, including employee relations, training and development, reward and recognition.
Findlay’s appointment will support and strengthen the group’s high calibre management team through a period of rapid growth.
Abbey recently added more than 100 employees to the business as part of its acquisition of bulk liquid food tanker company Armet Logistics.
Abbey Logistics chief executive Steve Granite said: “Abbey’s transformation into a recognised National and European transport company will only be achieved through a strong, engaged and highly-motivated workforce.
“With her successful track record of delivering HR and organisational change across a variety of complex businesses, Marcia has exactly the right experience, vision and energy to help us achieve this.”
Findlay joins Abbey from Travelodge where she was the HR projects manager. She has significant experience of working in a variety of senior HR roles across a diverse range of businesses including Bibby Distribution and Asda.
Findlay said: “This is an exciting time to be joining Abbey Logistics. The company has achieved a great deal in a short space of time and I look forward to working with such a talented group of individuals and continuing to shape Abbey’s culture, by placing people and values at the heart of our business.”
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Lancaster-based Hotfoot Design is celebrating two new hires following a series of new business wins, including Atkinson Vos, Beetham Nurseries and Lancaster Brewery.
Becky Sewell joins Hotfoot as a senior designer and she will be working directly with creative director and founder Charlie Haywood.
Sewell has almost a decade of experience in design working with British and American clients in a variety of sectors, including food and drink. She has arrived from design agency Refined By, and has previously worked as a designer and marketing manager for Cross Bay Brewery and Morecambe Bay Wines.
Sewell said: “I’m so pleased to be joining Hotfoot at such an exciting time for the agency. The company is going from strength to strength and producing some stunning work for a range of great clients.
“I’m looking forward to contributing to Hotfoot’s success and growth, and working with a really talented team that have already made me feel right at home.”
Haywood added: “Becky is a real talent, and we are really happy to have her on board. This is our eleventh year in business, and we grew by almost a third last year.
“We have a big focus on the hospitality and the food and drink sectors, and Becky’s experience and multidisciplinary skill set will help us make an even greater impact.”
Also new to the team is PR consultant Jane Devereux. She joins from award-winning PR and social media agency – Smoking Gun PR – based in Manchester.
Devereux has 15 years’ experience of working in PR agencies in London and Manchester, across varied sectors including travel, FMCG, automotive, food & drink – with B2C and B2B focus – delivering both traditional and digital campaigns.
In her new role, Jane will work alongside Hotfoot marketing director and partner, Guy Cookson, to help drive the agency’s integrated approach and achieve growth for its clients.
She said: “Hotfoot Design is a great agency, with some lovely clients with fascinating stories to tell. I am looking forward to working with Guy to build on the agency’s integrated offering, and to raise the profile of some fantastic local businesses.”
Cookson said: “Jane is a great addition to our team with so much experience of helping brands tell stories that resonate with their potential customers. Jane’s extensive PR experience will support the direction we’re taking the business, and will help us develop communications for our clients across the North.”
