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Talent development
Capita Document & Information Services
has appointed Andrea Cadd as talent
development manager. Based in Gresham
Street, London and covering locations
in London, Birmingham, Bristol and
Cambridge, she will help the business
attract the best people and nurture and
develop the skills of existing employees.
Andrea has worked at Capita since 2003 and
joins Capita Document & Information Services
from Capita Talent Partnerships where she worked
on the design, implementation and management
of a number of programmes, including senior
management development and recruitment.
Picquet to leave Duplo
Duplo International has announced that
CEO Bruno Picquet is to leave the company
in April after five and a half years’ service
during which time the company’s turnover
has increased by 20%.
Bruno is heading for ‘pastures new’ in his home
country of Belgium and hoping for a better work-life
balance than that afforded by his current weekly
commute to and from the UK. Bruno estimates that
last year, he spent 223 days away from his family.
Duplo International Chairman Robin
Greenhalgh said: “Bruno has been a wonderful
asset to our business. He has helped focus and
shape us, and we are in an extremely healthy
position to grow the business even further in
the coming years. We thank him for his drive,
focus, passion for Duplo and, of course - allez, his
Belgish! We wish him every success in the future.”
Mode first
After more than 20 years in business, Mode Print
Solutions hosted its first Sales Awards Dinner on
January 29 at Tewinbury Farm, Hertfordshire. The
event was attended by employees and suppliers of the
London and Hertfordshire family business, plus guest
speaker Matthew Le Tissier. Commenting on the awards,
Sales Director Michael Davis said: “The awards dinner
celebrates our success and our continuing growth.
Mode truly stands out from others in the industry by
concentrating on personal and team development. Our
high quality sales process allows individuals to progress
from trainee to managing their own sales team.”
Armor UK expands
ARMOR Office Printing has appointed Bee
Sanghera as IT Channel Manager for United
Kingdom Sales. Reporting to Sean Loftus, Head
of Armor Office Printing UK Sales, Bee will be
responsible for the IT distributor/reseller channel.
Bee has 17 years’ experience with XMA/Westcoast,
working in a variety of sales and business
development roles. Sean Loftus said: “Bee will
bring a great deal of experience and expertise to
the role and is well connected to these channels.
She will be a tremendous addition to the UK team
and will make the necessary impact in accelerating
the turnover of the Armor business within UK, the
second market for cartridges of Armor Group.”
Heavy hitters join Close
Close Brothers has expanded its Technology
Services Division with the appointment
of three ‘heavy hitters’ to enhance the
division’s offering and drive business
growth.
Set up in Q4 2015, Close Brothers Technology
Services forms part of the Close Brothers Leasing
and Rentals division and offers UK businesses
support when acquiring, deploying, financing and
managing technology assets.
The new appointments – Sean Callanan,
director of technology & services; Nick Moody,
director of business development; and David
Forbes, director of sales – will report to managing
director Ian McVicar.
Sean joins Close Brothers from Hewlett
Packard Financial Services, where he held the
position of asset recovery leader responsible for
managing the technology value-add services
offered to HP’s global customers across EMEA.
Sean will lead on the division’s sustainability
solutions and focus on the re-use of IT.
Both Nick and David join Close Brothers from
Lombard Technology Services. Nick led its business
development activities, a role he will now perform
for Close Brothers Technology Services. David was
regional sales director.
Ian McVicar, MD of Close Brothers Technology
Services, said: “By adding additional expertise to
our business, we aim to be the go-to provider for
businesses looking to reduce their IT expenditure,
boost efficiency and improve control to deliver
more sustainable solutions.”
ZenOffice celebrates sixth consecutive year of growth
ZenOffice achieved its sixth consecutive year
of growth in 2015, with a 30% increase in
turnover to more than £14m. Since 2009,
turnover at the Manchester-based firm has
risen by 230%, from £4.3m to £14.3m.
Following its successful year, ZenOffice has
made changes to the senior management team.
Group Commercial Director Bruce Davie has been
promoted to Managing Director and will assume
full day-to-day responsibility for the running of the
business.
This frees up Group CEO Les Kerr to focus on
the strategic long-term direction of the business
and the expansion of its products and services
portfolio through acquisition and diversification.
Kerr said: “Bruce has had an excellent three
years at ZenOffice and the time is right for
him to take over the day to day running so I
can concentrate on the strategic growth of the
business.”
(l-r) Bruce Davie and Les Kerr
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