APPOINTMENTS Senior position for Verena
West Bridgford-based creative agency The Dairy has made Account Manager Verena Batchelor part of its senior management team, after promoting her to the position of Account Director. Verena has been with The Dairy
since 2014 - overseeing a range of high-profile accounts and bringing with her skills in video production. She studied Art History, English Language & Literature, and Italian, at the University of Bonn in Germany, before moving to England and completing a BA in Art History and a masters degree in Visual Culture at the University of Nottingham. Prior to joining The Dairy, Verena
worked for a Nottingham-based video agency as well as working in her home country of Germany in a freelance capacity, enjoying a short stint as a presenter on a German TV channel. After four years working closely
with The Dairy’s portfolio of clients, The Dairy’s MD Nigel Rowlson has promoted Verena to the company’s senior management team and given her more responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the agency.
IN BRIEF
Rachel joins Family Law Group Nottingham office
Family Law Group has expanded its family law team with the appointment of Rachel Maclean, who joins the Nottingham office as a solicitor. Rachel, who has 25 years of family law experience, joins Family Law Group to specialise in public and private law children cases. She said: “This is an excellent opportunity for me to join an established and respected law firm. Family Law Group has a growing regional presence and excellent reputation, so it is great to be part of the team.”
Verena Batchelor
‘The Dairy has been a great company to work for over the past four years’
Nigel said: “Verena transformed
how we worked - getting the business operational in G Suite and other cloud-based systems. She is a vital asset to the business, bringing with her fantastic organisational skills and an abundance of creativity. I look forward to seeing her continue to deliver great results for our clients.”
Sales Director joins Roundhouse team
Roundhouse Corporate, the commercial division of the Derby College Group, has appointed Darren Jackson as Sales Director to drive forward the organisation’s growth. Darren joins Roundhouse Corporate with more than 12 years’ B2B
sales management experience across multiple sectors including software development and training. He will lead the Roundhouse Corporate sales operations – working
with businesses across the UK to meet their apprenticeship and staff training requirements. Darren said: “The introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy has
created wide-ranging opportunities for companies to address skills shortages and increase their competitive edge by recruiting apprentices and upskilling their existing workforce. “Roundhouse Corporate has an
excellent reputation for designing and delivering large scale apprenticeship and training programmes and for creating bespoke Roundhouse Thinking staff development courses. “My role is to bring these two
services together to offer a complete package for employers and to build on the strengths to achieve growth in this important part of the Derby College Group portfolio.”
Verena added: “The Dairy has
been a great company to work for over the past four years, and Nigel puts a lot of faith and trust in his employees - which has seen the agency grow and go from strength- to-strength. I am really looking forward to my new role and continuing to grow and develop my skillset with The Dairy.”
Football Administration Manager appointed
Nigel Smith has been named as Chesterfield Football Club’s new Football Administration Manager. Nigel has a wide range of
experience in the grassroots and professional game, spending ten years at the Derbyshire County Football Association, latterly in the role of County Operations Manager. He also has 33 years’ experience as a football referee, regularly officiating at EFL games as an assistant referee.
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