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SP Group appoints new Managing Director to further drive business success
Thursday 29. April 2010 - New personnel appointments support market leading 'partnership' approach
SP Group, the leading provider of POS, POP and related services (part of St Ives plc), today announces the appointment of new Managing Director, Steve Parkin, supported by other new key appointments to drive business growth.
With a strong and proven background in sales and operations for big blue chip brands, including Exxon, Mars and the Football Association, mixed with several previous MD roles in distribution, sports, leisure and healthcare businesses, Parkin’s experience and contacts are expected to greatly benefit SP Group.
Lloyd Wigglesworth, Group MD, Commercial, St Ives comments: “We are delighted to have secured Steve’s appointment to SP Group. His background is perfect for the business and his knowledge of our customers and their markets is ideal in understanding the drivers for retail POS and POP requirements today, and crucially tomorrow.’
As the UK’s leading retail marketing services business and Europe’s largest POS production specialist, SP Group is focused on handling time-critical, often complex, promotions primarily for customers in the retail sector. Much more than simply a print company, SP Group prides itself on its high quality consultancy and management services. Its impressive portfolio of value added services means that it drives efficiency and delivers tangible benefits to all its customers. Today, SP Group provides its customers with a total end-to-end management solution – from initial concept and project briefing, through to pre-production and printing – to fulfillment, logistics handling, market research, store audits, compliance audits and business process analysis.
Steve Parkin comments: “SP Group is a great business with a healthy customer portfolio and balance sheet. However, as the world adjusts to the new economic reality, marketing budgets are tighter and the need to add value to provide increased benefits to our customers is even stronger.
“Fortunately, SP Group’s customer service approach has always been from a ‘partner’ perspective, not just as a supplier. Our USP, is understanding our customers’ businesses, with delivery of the tools and services to enable them to better meet their wider business objectives – whether that is increasing sales, better communicating their brand or reducing costs. With market leading services, I am excited about leading the business in the next phase of its history.
SP Group has also appointed Andrew Mallows to the position of Sales Director. Andrew has been in Sales and Account Management in the drinks and sport trades for 15 years, following an early career as a professional rugby player for Swansea.
Adrian Hope has joined SP Group as IT Director, responsible for leading and developing the company’s IT strategy – supported by its current team of experts. The Forward Thinking Team has appointed Rob Padmore as its new Digital Media Consultant responsible for advising customers on new technology availability for the “Digital Out Of Home Screen” market, and its suitability to their business.
With a strong management team, new customer wins and market leading products and services, SP Group has the flexibility and capability to adapt its business to meet its customers’ changing requirements, and further secure its long-term success.