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Plymouth-based digital agency Elixel welcomes new shareholder, Ed May, to its growing team. Bringing a proven track record in developing and growing tech businesses, Ed is set to drive Elixel through its next wave of growth. Elixel was founded in 2012 by four students while studying Digital Art
and Technology at University of Plymouth. The past seven years have seen the city centre-based company creating and developing digital products and services for major clients including Game, JP Morgan and everyone's favourite puppet, Sooty. Elixel’s solid foundations and vision have seen their team double in
number since November 2017, while turnover and profit have grown by over 30% two years in a row. Together with the recent recruitment of former IBM Master Inventor, Rob Breeds, bringing Ed onboard further demonstrates the company’s ambition to involve enterprise-level innovators to drive productivity across the region's businesses. Gavin Jones, Managing Director of Elixel, said: “The growth of Elixel
over the last 18 months is evidence that businesses are looking to innovate and they’re realising their need for help to overcome the challenges standing in their
NEWS FOR & FROM MEMBERS OF DEVON & PLYMOUTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Elixel welcomes new shareholder
way. We’re building a team of pioneers who can help businesses unlock the real opportunities that digital has to offer. As we strengthen our partnerships, no matter what opportunities our clients want to explore, we have access to the talent to make it happen without being overburdened with massive overheads.” Ed’s key strengths are established in business integration (M&A),
delivering innovative solutions for top-line business goals, and developing strategic plans to meet key company objectives. On his appointment, which also sees him take on the role of Commercial Director, Ed said: “I’m thrilled to be joining the innovative team at Elixel. Having 20 plus years’ experience of growing numerous businesses, I’m looking forward to sharing my know-how with the team to help take Elixel to the next level. This is perfect timing to align Elixel in synergy with other complementary businesses I’m involved with, as, together, we’ll maximise the offering to our clients. On a personal note, I’ve
always loved Plymouth and the West Country, so to combine my passion for the region with working and growing a business in the area is a great privilege.”
‘I’m thrilled
to be joining the innovative team at Elixel’
Visit:
www.elixel.co.uk
BluescreenIT is a certified champion
At CompTIA’s EMEA conference at the Park Plaza Hotel on 1 October, BluescreenIT was presented with the Apprenticeship Champion award for their creative marketing contribution to the industry- recognised #CertifiedApprentice national apprenticeship campaign, which received over 60,000 social media views. BluescreenIT earned the
Apprenticeship Champion award after creating a series of videos that highlighted the efforts of local apprentices that had pushed themselves to achieve CompTIA’s international acclaimed accreditations as part of their apprenticeship programme. Mike Dieroff, CEO of
BluescreenIT, said: “It is a fantastic achievement to gain our first national award this year and it will serve as a key marketing piece for us to raise awareness of the work
the team put in to developing the next generation of digital professionals. The team really did have a lot of fun putting the videos together to showcase the individual successes of apprentices achieving their international accreditations. It also shows what can be done creatively to achieve success against the national big players even with limited budgets.” BluescreenIT success continued
into November when they were announced as finalists in both the Western Morning News Business Awards and Tech South West Awards. Both recognised the company’s contribution to diversity and its approach of using apprenticeships to not only improve business performance, but to help grow the IT and cyber skills pool in the wider community.
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www.bluescreenit.co.uk Winter 2019 Chamber Profile 5
Mike Dieroff CEO and Founder of BluescreenIT, John McGlinchey Executive Vice President, Global Certifications, CompTIA and Graham Hunter Vice President, Skills Certification, Europe and Middle East
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