People: Clue Software; saintnicks
Clue Software, a provider of software for investigations and intelligence management, has today announced the appointment of Laura Eshelby as head of economic crime.
Eshelby joins Clue after ten years at the cabinet office, where she was the deputy director for practice, standards and capability at the Public Sector Fraud Authority.
As head of economic crime, Eshelby will expand the Bristol-based team’s portfolio across public and private sectors.
With over 23 years of experience in counter fraud and economic crime in the UK and overseas, Eshelby previously led the design and implementation of the first Government Counter Fraud Profession for the Public Sector Fraud Authority, where she chaired the Cross Sector Advisory Group.
She said: “I’ve spent my entire career seeking to better understand fraud and corruption and root it out through investigation. Clue is an amazing opportunity to use my insight and continued passion to make cross-system change and reduce the harm caused by economic crime. The core Clue values and mission – with safeguarding and counter corruption at their heart – made this an ideal match for me.”
Clare Elford, CEO at Clue, said: “The last four years have seen incredible growth here at Clue and we are delighted that Laura has joined us to continue to grow our community of investigation professionals across sectors worldwide and help instill best practices.
“She has a proven track record of building these capabilities and leveraging technology to modernise the investigative experience at both a public and private level and we look forward to her helping to grow our economic crime and insider threat business.”
Brand agency saintnicks has announced a new senior appointment with the hiring of Marcus Culloty as the agency’s new creative director.
Culloty joins saintnicks after holding the title of creative director at McCann Bristol.
Before that, he was the creative director of The Mix Dublin, part of Pernod Ricard’s global in-house agency network.
Marcus Culloty
With more than 17 years experience working for independent agencies including Havas, Publicis, and The Leith Agency, he has created a raft of award-winning campaigns for global clients such as Toyota, O2, Jameson and Dunlop.
Now as saintnicks’ creative director, he will be leading the agency’s conceptual output alongside supporting with the mentoring, shaping and development of its creative studio.
He said: “saintnicks has a great philosophy for crafting great work that helps their clients and their brands really fly. That’s why I can’t wait to dive in, be part of this experienced agile independent agency’s senior team and take things further than ever.”
Steve Davies, ECD of saintnicks said: “The quality of talent and the versatility of skills in the agency has enabled us to generate stronger campaigns and deliver better performance metrics across the board. With over 65% of our business from international brands we are always seeking talent who can help us to take clients further, and Marcus is a most welcome and exciting addition to the team.”
