APPOINTMENTS IN BRIEF


BID apprentice The Nottingham Business Improvement District (BID) has recruited Dylan Butcher as a Digital Marketing Apprentice. Dylan, 20, of


Sherwood, completed A–levels in English literature, maths and physics at Bilborough College before going to the University of Sheffield to study journalism. But he decided the course was not


for him and looked instead for an apprenticeship. Dylan creates content for use on social media to promote BID events.


Business connectors Yvonne Fowler and Nick Tooley have been seconded from their roles in the public sector to work full-time as a Business Connectors in Nottingham and Derby, respectively. They will help community services


tackle local issues. The Business Connector


programme is part of a £4.8m Big Lottery Fund scheme, run by the charity Business in the Community, to enable the skills and talent from business and the Civil Service to benefit local communities. The Business Connectors


programme has been backed by HRH the Prince of Wales and Prime Minister David Cameron.


Terri achieves Adwords


certified status Terri Foster, who joined Nottingham- based Google Partner Key Principles in November has, in less than five months, successfully completed the two Google Adwords exams needed to achieve Adwords Certified Status. Passing the Advanced Search exam


on 30 March, she is now a fully- fledged Adwords Consultant. Terri, Marketing Executive at Key Principles, said: “I am thrilled to have passed, it certainly wasn’t easy and it’s great to know my hard work has paid off.”


Top employment lawyer is


Cleggs’ partner Jayne Harrison, who won a place in the Legal 500 for her expertise in employment law, has joined Nottingham law firm, Cleggs Solicitors. Jayne has more than 15 years’


experience in the legal profession. She becomes a Partner and Head of Employment. She said: “I am really excited to be


joining Cleggs Solicitors and hope to build the employment department so we are recognised for our expertise.” Jayne specialises in all areas of


employment law.


For more appointments visit: www.emc-dnl.co.uk/news/ 8725/latest-appointments- among-members


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Matt Courtnage, Samantha Littler and Mark Gould


epm three is not a crowd


epm: technology group has expanded its business development team at its purpose-built 60,000sq ft technology centre in Derby, through the appointment of Samantha Littler. Samantha joins Mark Gould and Matt Courtnage to


reinforce epm’s belief that putting the customer first is the key to building long-term strategic alliances as well as launching new partnerships. Managing Director, Graham Mulholland, said:


“Having experienced market professionals like Mark, Matt and Sam managing our existing relationships as well as sourcing new business, means our customers are in the very best of hands.” He added: “All three are genuine industry experts


with a wealth of experience and understanding of motorsport, automotive, aerospace and marine applications for composite engineering.”


Mark, who joined epm in 2011, first as a laminator


and more recently as a project engineer, adds to the team an in-depth knowledge of composites and manufacturing processeser. Matt has extensive experience in the automotive


sector having joined epm from McLaren Special Operations. He has over ten years’ experience in the composites industry, the past two as a project engineer. Samantha, as well as having experience at director


level, has worked for the past eight years within the fast-paced manufacturing industries of aerospace, automotive and motorsport. Graham said: “The expansion of our business


development team reflects our overall policy to increase staff levels to keep pace with demand for our services and to maintain our position as best-in- class when it comes composite engineering.”


Simon is the future of Diversity


Nottingham-based creative agency Diversity has appointed Simon Elliott as Managing Director. Simon has worked at


Diversity for 13 years. Since joining the team, he


Rachel Taylor Stacie Blount Abstrakt has two new additions


Following its recent relocation into Nottingham’s Creative Quarter, branding and design agency Abstrakt has expanded its design and client services teams. Rachel Taylor joins as Junior Designer with a focus on branding and


print. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design from Nottingham


Trent University last summer and subsequently gained six months’ work experience in two other Midlands-based agencies. Previously a project manager at Midland Aerospace, Stacie Blount joins


Abstrakt’s client services team as an Account Manager. She has worked with a range of high profile clients, including Airbus, BAE and Senior Aerospace.


has managed a wide range of clients across industries as diverse as travel, construction, healthcare, public sector and automotive. The new role came about


because Di Slaney, Diversity’s Founder and Managing Director, has moved into a new strategic consultancy role to support the business. This transition allows


Simon and the next generation of commercial managers to forge forward with plans to double annual turnover.


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