People: Palletline; WPR
Palletline, a palletised freight distribution network, has strengthened its executive board with the appointment of Bali Bandha as group chief financial officer.
Both have joined the business at a time when Palletline is entering an exciting new chapter with innovative developments, greater investment and people featuring prominently in Palletline’s future roadmap.
Bandha’s career has seen him hold several senior positions at multinational engineering groups across the decades through which he has gained a reputation as an important and effective team player.
An accountant by profession, Bandha has an impressive skill set, having previously worked for both FTSE 100 and 250 companies as well as in the SME sector.
He is experienced in improving profitability and designing tools to enhance management information systems, developing teams, leading strategic projects, facilitating mergers and acquisitions, and managing new system implementation.
He said: “My role is to further develop Palletline’s commercial strategy in the UK to take the business to the next level and become a truly international company. An integral part of my new role is to ensure the business is well-placed to handle big tenders quickly and effectively, enabling us to take advantage of the opportunities available to the network.
“This will involve a combination of business intelligence, IT strategies, and other wider aspects of the business and I look forward to putting my international experience to good use. I also aim to learn from and further collaborate with our members and key suppliers which will provide both optimal efficiency whilst also helping us to expand our offering.
“Palletline is a robust business with an exciting future and I relish the opportunity to be a key part of its continuing success.”
Birmingham-based PR agency WPR has announced the appointment of a new senior PR director, Shannon Peerless.
Peerless has joined the agency’s consumer PR team after almost 16 years with her former agency, 10 Yetis, where she rose through the ranks from her junior PR position in 2008 to the role of head of PR by 2014, before becoming managing director in 2019.
She brings a wealth of experience, having led campaigns for the likes of Huel, carwow, Confused.com, WaterAid and Optical Express during her career.
Shannon Peerless
A former PR Week ‘30 Under 30’ and ‘Top 50 Digital Women Under 30’ for The Drum, Peerless joins WPR with an understanding of the strategic thinking required in public relations, from award-worthy ideation and campaign planning to strong leadership and effective crisis communications.
Jane Ainsworth, managing director of WPR, said: “Shannon is an exceptional communicator with a natural flair for blending strategic insight with creativity and imagination. From our first meeting, it was apparent that her passion for PR shines through in how she leads a team and the way she works with clients. We know she’ll be an asset to the WPR team.”
Peerless said: “After almost 16 years in my former role, the time was right for a new challenge, and I couldn’t be happier to have joined the WPR team at such an exciting time for the agency. I am already getting well and truly stuck in, and can’t wait to get the world talking about our amazing clients, as well as being an integral part of the agency’s future success and award wins!”
