Meet the team
As you can see we are a mixed bunch of all shapes and sizes, markets, sectors, global and local experience. But we all share a passion for making businesses grow. Please feel free to search for people by name, or select your region to bring up the Marketing Directors that are closest to you.
Our team
Maria Heckel
TUI, National Express, Nissan
848 IT Group, Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
Jeremy Langley
Lumesse
babble cloud; Path Intelligence
Nigel Leahy
WH Smith, B&Q
Tile Giant, DC White Engineering
Jane Nugent
Speedy Services, Trinity Mirror
Bison Machinery, Furrows Group, Thergis
Jude Browne
Sage plc; Brewin Dolphin plc
Lycetts; Finance Nation
Ayo Daramola-Martin
PwC, Grosvenor
Mackin, Useful Simple Trust
Fiona West
Royal Caribbean International Cruises, Deloitte
Wayfairer Travel, Holleys Fine Foods, Optima Systems Consultancy
Sally Shuttleworth
Shell Select & Ultracity, First Choice Holidays
Phoenixplc, Dizzy Dots Trading
Peter Schofield
Lloyds Banking Group, Inchcape
Dutypoint Group, Pym and Wildsmith
Liz Forte
Compass Group PLC; Starbucks
Southern Sheeting; Revolution Personal Training Studios
Nathan Milnes
The Growth Company Business Growth Hub, NCC Group
Nycomm Group, ANS Group
Mathew Gully
Specsavers; Bupa
Allbeauty; Stride Gaming
Alan Jones
Sega Europ, Lendlease Europe
SDL, Gioteck
David Fenton
Black & Decker, Jewson
Youd Andrews, Acumed Consulting
Jodie Wilson
Cummins Inc., AB Agri Ltd
Codem Composites Ltd, TextureJet Ltd
Chris Wood
Hilton; Ford
OpenTable; Treatwell
Emma Rainey
Infor, Bottomline Technologies
Aspera Solutions, Epaccsys Ltd
Amanda Treend
United Biscuits, Boots
Arran Aromatics, Cashmaster International
Colin Stickland
Belersdorf, Argos
Allanda, Delice de France
Gary Hill
GN Store Nord Group; Blockbuster Entertainment Ltd
Hearing Direct Ltd; Van Hage Ltd
Alex Brayshaw
Acacium, SAP
Pegasus Software, Deepki
Andy Chadbourne
Bibliotheca Group, Graphene @ Manchester University
FLG Business Technology, Intellident Ltd
Peter Schofield
Lloyds Banking Group, Inchcape
Dutypoint Group, Pym and Wildsmith
Jamie Cornforth
Speedo International; Proctor & Gamble
Munchkin; Le Chameau
Maria Heckel
TUI, National Express, Nissan
848 IT Group, Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
Fiona Bowyer
Kohler Co, Churchill China Plc
Delta Balustrades, Joloda International Ltd
Melissa Dawson
Coca-Cola, Schwarzkopf
MunchFit fitness food, Caboodle Storage
Tony Orme
Hilton Hotels, LA fitness
YorkTest Laboratories, Cartwright & Butler
Chris Starkey
Chris joined The Marketing Centre in October 2022 as Managing Director. He has a background in both products and services businesses with leadership positions in global professional services and e-commerce organisations having previously...
Phil Kent
AkzoNobel (Dulux), Diageo
Study Group, Step by Step
Rachael Ward
Samsung, Microsoft
Stopgap Limited, Tribe Telecom Limited
Brian Hardie
TNT, Royal Mail
Ibis, Axis
Rebecca Nichols
Mattel, PepsiCo
Liz Earle Beauty Co, Tea Times Trading
Jean Moncrieff
Metropolitan Life, Burson-Marsteller
Jiberstream, ACF Technologies
Sam Butterworth
Hermes Europe, StepChange Debt Charity
Nexus, Astrata Group Europe
Pippa Wells
De La Rue, Control Risks
The Key Holdings Company, CNP Surveyors
Sarah Holgate
Landmark Information Group (SaaS); Association for Coaching (Professional Body)
Spaces to Places (Property Marketing Agency); Connections in Mind (Professional Services)
Simon Iredale
St gobain Glass, Sony Music Europe
Solidor, The Fit Show
Tim Parrack
Xerox, Cisco, Polycom
C2000, Petrotechnics
Ed Olphin
Jordans, Kettle Chips
Working Lunches, Lake House Table
Nicky Macfarlane
TUI Travel
Cognect, Real Experience Group
Julie Brook
Grand Metropolitan, Bass, RHM Foods, Yates Group
Vital Focus Ltd, HPJ Jewellers, Instep Training and Development
Jayne Pooley
Kantar; Telefonica O2
Babble Health; Bonne Santé Alps
Elaine O’Brien
Horizon Discovery; Abcam
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Nick Goring
Morrisons, Manchester United
Wagg, Clarion
Tony Galloni
Engie, National Express (Rail)
Tenesol, Marketing Krieg & Zivy
Christine Durkin
Experian, Hutchinson Asia Telecom
Ubisense, Dolphin Telecom
Mark Springall
Barrat Developments plc, Bosch
Neilcot Construction, hSo
Nigel Rodliffe
Parametric Technology Corporation, GEC
Proactive Investors, Makevale Group
Hannah Poulton
Principality Building Society, Legal & General
V12 Retail Finance, Optimum Credit
Helen Sloman
MasterCard, Royal Bank of Scotland
Intelligent Environments Group
Nigel Bromley
Lotus Cars, Bridgestone
ExtraCare, Heligan Group
Colette Porter
HSBC, Universal Music
Blue Chip Holidays, Multiple Credit Unions
Ged Leigh
Heimbach GmbH, Xerium
Elland Steel, Siddall & Hilton
Damian Traynor
Lowell, Systems Union
Mentor Systems, Brookson
Anna Hutton-North
KPMG, MITIE
Project (EU) Ltd, Peacock Engineering Ltd
Jo Shailes
Trelleborg, GE Oil & Gas
Varitech Systems, Hillcroft Surgery Supplies and Green Transition Holding AS
Chris Burton
SC Johnson, Select Service Partner - SSP
EnergistUK, Extreme
Emma Fisher
Cath Kidston, Starbucks
Thoughtful Clothing, DR Wakefield
Shelley Cole
Boots, Coopervision
Stannah, Cyan Solutions
Mark Pearson
Egg, Equiniti
Selftrade, Nava Finance
Andrew Smith
Essiler, Fiskars
Business Wales AGP, FSEW
Sarah White
Golder Associates, Energy Intelligence
The Smart Cube, FeedStock
Michelle Alrick
Michelle joined The Marketing Centre's central team in 2017. She is responsible for managing all central marketing responses along with marketing email creation and data entry. Before joining The Marketing Centre, Michelle has previous...
Lucy Freeman
Lucy joined The Marketing Centre team in 2018 as Marketing Manager, she is responsible for the smooth delivery of our multi-channel inbound marketing campaigns including social, website, blog and video content. Lucy has previous...
Alan Edwards
IBM, Sun Microsystems
Netstore, Peer 1 Hosting
Rebecca Manville
Tesco, KFC
Emap Groundsure, Carsite
Karen Jones
Direct Line, Aviva
Clearwater, London & Partners
Robert Stead
Polycom, AMD, Hewlett Packard
Over 20 part-time roles and 3 start-ups
Helen Bradshaw
Dignity PLC; PSA Peugeot-Citroën
We Are Nameless (agency); My Midwife
Richard Hancock
FMCG (Lyons, Perrier, RHM) Technology (Tela Sonera)
SME Consulting, Business Angel, Investor, Non-Exec
Selina Noton
Textron Inc, Volvo
Fisher Jones, Greenwood Solicitors, Pace Property
Rob Croxall
EMAP, Bauer Media
Encocam, The Woodland Trust
Helenor Rogers
Unilever, Church & Dwight UK Ltd
Troofoods Ltd, Alias Hotel Group
Vicki Mapplebeck
Fiskars, Diageo
Joyall Limited; GreenThumb Lawncare
Helen Martin
Hasbro (Monopoly), Hiscox Insurance
Solutions4feet, Butlins
Viv Jebson
Agency work for FMCG brands e.g Tetley, Bon Marche
Simon Jersey, Sutcliffe Play Ltd
Beth Cooper
Barclays, TUI UK
Inika Cosmetics, AppLearn
Mia Russell
Mia joined The Marketing Centre team in 2016 as Marketing Manager, she is responsible for the execution and delivery of our data and marketing systems. Including, prospect research, email marketing, reporting and website content updates. ...
Tamsin Fielden
Unilever, Colgate Palmolive
TRIO Healthcare, Creative Emporium
Jo Salsbury
Jo joined The Marketing Centre in 2015 as Operations Manager. Her responsibilities include HR, conferences, recruitment, assistance with IT, and general administrative requirements. As well as working for The Marketing Centre, Jo also...
Lucy Wain
PwC LLP; WS Atkins Plc
Capital Capture Ltd; Gilroy Corporate Communications Ltd
Christine Moses
Balfour Beaty, AQA
Jee, Clinicare
Michael Williamson
E-commerce (Staples), Telecoms (O2)
Casio UK, KMX Healthcare
Stephen Rumbelow
Virgin (Money & Mobile); Royal Society of Chemistry
Optimise Media Group; Moneyfacts Group
Helen Bradshaw
Dignity PLC; PSA Peugeot-Citroën
We Are Nameless (agency); My Midwife
David Abbott
Premier Farnell, Suttons Group
House Nameplate Co, Taylor Bracewell
Lindsay Ball
Greggs, CARE IVF
Polyco Healthcare, Sustain
David Oliver
McCann Erickson, Carlson Marketing Group
Ecotricity, Saint Nicks, DMS
Kirsten Bolton
Portakabin, Willerby
SolarFrame, National Metals Technology Centre
Huw Johns
NTL and PHS
WigleyJohns Branding & Advertising and CODA Business Management
David Pemberton
Home Retail Group plc, Experian plc
Northgate, Harrogate Spring Water
Pete Jakob
IBM, Nokia
Worldwide Chain Stores, Sealpac
Fareeda Jaleel
RBS, Natwest, HBOS
Power Solutions UK (Ltd), Crest Medical Ltd
Michael Mocatta
Virgin Media, Lloyds Bank
ICAAD Events, Flower Station
Emma King
IBM; Microsoft
Ensono; Focus Group
Clare Methven
A background in both agency and in-house marketing roles with a strength in positioning, brand, public relations and the written word. Fifteen years of running an integrated agency and leading client-facing teams has given her a clear...
Lucy Hogarth
Having worked in both agency and in-house marketing roles Lucy has developed an extensive understanding of businesses both large and small and a passion for developing brands. Clare and Lucy worked together running an integrated agency...
Matthew Gaunt
Tesco, Wickes
Majestic Wine, Volunteer It Yourself
Hari Farzin
Scottish Television, Butlins
ResDiary, The Di Maggio’s Group
Philippa Ochonski
IBM, HP
Alfresco, Coremetrics
Ian Webb
Lafarge Holcim, Barratt Homes
Loughborough Building Society, Antalis
Pete Jakob
Pete is our central Marketing Director for The Marketing Centre - leading the small team responsible for all our demand generation and communications. He is an expert at marketing systems, data and processes, and helps clients transform...
David Long
Nortel Networks, Siemens
4Com, Plantronics
Mark Harris
EDF Energy, O2
SEKO Logistics, SpinVox
Peter Craven
Sony, Toyota
Anwyl Group, Johnsons Photopia
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