Sales and marketing restructure at Character
David Bramford Mark Hunt
Obituary Stephen Green
Character Options managing director Joe Kissane has unveiled a restructure throughout the sales and marketing teams, which sees new management posts together with a promotion to sales director designate for David Bramford. Mike Rowe, sales director, has confirmed plans to retire in July 2015. “Mike has played an integral role in the success and growth of the business,” said Joe Kissane. “He will be sadly missed by all his friends and colleagues at Character; we wish him every happiness during his retirement. Due to Mike’s retirement plans I am pleased to announce the promotion to sales director designate for David Bramford who will assume his new role from July this year. Alongside David’s promotion, there are further key changes within the sales team. Colin Rossiter is to take on the higher role of national sales manager while Jerry Crouch has been promoted to senior national account manager. In addition, Anthony Thorpe and Richard Dinham have been promoted to national account managers. They will all be part of a new sales structure that sees Character seeking to expand the team with additional national accounts and area sales managers.” Mike Rowe commented: “After over 20 years with the company, giving a long notice period for my retirement
allows for the smoothest of transitions for both the sales team and our valued customers. I have immensely enjoyed my time at Character Options and look forward to spending the final year working alongside David in his new role. I am very happy that, when I eventually leave Character, the sales function will be in a very strong position.” Joe also unveiled further team changes, he said: “In line with the sales team promotions, I am also pleased to announce that Mark Hunt has been promoted to marketing manager and will be responsible for the day-to-day marketing of all brands and the management of brand and product managers. Longstanding member of the marketing team, Colin Fox will now assume the role of marketing services manager, responsible for all trade fairs and exhibitions together with audio visual and creative solutions.” Marketing director, Jerry Healy, commented: “We are delighted to announce the promotion of Mark Hunt to
marketing manager. He is incredibly hard working and has proven his worth as an excellent marketer of our brands over the past years. He is fully deserving of his new role. Colin Fox has been part of my team for many years and his attention to details is superb. He will make the perfect marketing services manager for Character Options.”
passed away on the 12th January
2014 after a deteriorating respiratory illness. Stephen was well known within the toy industry during the 80s and 90s with positions such as managing director of the following UK operations: Ertl during the Thomas the Tank Engine prime years, Bandai UK when children went crazy for the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, and Nintendo UK during the launches of Game Boy and Super Nintendo. Stephen moved from Hampshire to
Derbyshire with his family in 1999 to work briefly for toy licensing company The Just Group, and then started a joint venture called Original Classics producing 1:18 scale die-cast models, his true passion. Stephen will be remembered for his
excellent sense of humour, honesty and being a true gentleman. His death is a sad loss to all his family and friends. His funeral took place on Friday 24th January at Brimington Crematorium in Chesterfield.
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