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- Graeme Minshall
Digital Campaigns Manager
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Romeo and Juliet film soundtrack.
Highlight of 2011 so far? News of a KFC opening in Leeds centre.
What’s on your Christmas list? An Xbox Kinnect and a new exhaust for my car.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Jakki Degg, random car posters.
What I Do: My job is to manage the successful implementation, delivery, reporting & response analysis of digital campaigns. With over 9 years of experience across multiple broadcasting platforms and a variety of campaign from SME to big corporate brands, I also problem spot for all pre-designed HTML coding.
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- Jenny Jackson
Head of Data Partnerships
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? The aptly named Garbage v2.
Highlight of 2011 so far? Our family holiday in America.
What’s on your Christmas list? A weekend break in Iceland.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? David Cassidy. What a heart throb he was.
What I Do: I head up the acquisition team who have the thankless task of continually delivering high volumes of quality transactional data. In tandem with our acquisition & data intelligence strategy, I ensure each new influx of data adds greater levels of granularity, giving us actionable insight to provide the right solution to the client.
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- Peter Mayne
Key Account Director
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Boomania by Betty Boo. She went on to write Hear'Say's "Pure and Simple." What a woman!
Highlight of 2011 so far? A romantic weekend away in Paris for Mrs Mayne's 40th birthday.
What’s on your Christmas list? Simon Hopkinson’s latest cookbook and some new Jeffery West shoes.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Public Enemy, Beastie Boys and Run DMC.
What I Do: I use my extensive knowledge to help direct clients and agencies leverage the most value from their budgets. By creating long-term partnerships with our clients, I feel we are better placed to react to their business-critical requirements.
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- Lee Bennett
New Business Development Manager
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Bert & Ernie's Greatest Hits (if anyone asks it’s for my 3 year old).
Highlight of 2011 so far? July – the second and final addition to the family was born.
What’s on your Christmas list? Anything gadgety.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Film posters mainly – Beverley Hills Cop, The Man with 2 Brains, Back to the Future etc…
What I Do: I am responsible for establishing relationships with new clients. Working with a very experienced team, together with being part of the Callcredit Information Group, we now have one of the best propositions in the marketplace - which makes my role so much easier (but don’t tell the boss).
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- Michelle Marsden
Database Developer
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? The “Titanic” soundtrack. Being caught belting out “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion, would earn anyone a wary sideward glance.
Highlight of 2011 so far? Two of my close friends got married recently. It was a very beautiful ceremony that left a memorable impression on me, so I’ll go with that.
What’s on your Christmas list? I’m content to let people surprise me.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Maybe one or two Buffy related posters.
What I Do: I’m principally charged with handling the day-to-day technical aspects of The Trading Floors’ central database systems. I work in conjunction with other developers to ensure the solutions we deploy are resilient, responsive and meet the needs of our customers and delivery teams.
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- Lauren McGillicuddy
Key Account Executive
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? The Best of Blue - I’m actually proud of this!
Highlight of 2011 so far? Breaking up with a bad’un, losing over a stone (????) and increasing my sales figure by over £100k year on year.
What’s on your Christmas list? Perfume, Jason Statham and stand-up DVDs.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Lustin’ for Justin (Timberlake – with top off - actual name of ‘article’) and Keanu Reeves.
What I Do: Working with media agencies daily to provide accurate targeted data, my role is constantly challenging me to think outside the box with data solutions. Learning to get to grips with the data industry at The Trading Floor has given me a solid base of knowledge and great opportunities to work with some of the UK’s top brands!
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- Kully Ghuman
Partner Development Manager
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Ini Kamoze – Here Comes The Hotstepper.
Highlight of 2011 so far? My holiday to Disneyland.
What’s on your Christmas list? A new Toywatch.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Lee Sharpe, Manchester United, Take That, Boyzone, Peter Andre.
What I Do: I have an in-depth knowledge of the business, clients, systems and products - and a Salesperson of the Year Award! I identify, evaluate and manage key third-party partner solutions, and thrive on driving forward our commercial growth in this key sector.
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- Paul Crisp
New Business Development Manager
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Spice by The Spice Girls
Highlight of 2011 so far? Moving house.
What’s on your Christmas list? Golf clubs.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Baywatch Babes and sports cars.
What I Do: My job is to look outside of the traditional Trading Floor model and see what live data can be obtained for even higher ROI. I can match your data needs to what our contributors and partners may have available in real time; be that data collected online, on the phone or on the street and face to face.
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- Stuart Murgatroyd
Digital Data Sales Manager
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? It’s 2011. I’ve got an iPod
Highlight of 2011 so far? Coming back to The Trading Floor!
What’s on your Christmas list? A pram.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? UK freshwater fish species.
What I Do: I am responsible for the performance based email and SMS campaigns and lead generation websites owned by The Trading Floor
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- Craig Robertson
Senior Product Manager
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Classical Sounds of the Harpsichord – sounded just as you’d expect.
Highlight of 2011 so far? Joining The Trading Floor. And a racing day at the rebuilt Donnington Park circuit.
What’s on your Christmas list? A wedding ring & a 1st class flight upgrade for my trip to Australia, where I am getting married in January.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Porsche 928S and Bananarama.
What I Do: Developing the People in Play proposition, delivering live leads to our clients for both acquisition and retention campaigns across multiple sectors. Responsible for sourcing live leads generated via a range of sources.
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- Simon Deal
Production Co-ordinator
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Push by Bros.
Highlight of 2011 so far? Moving into my new house after 3 months renovating & decorating.
What’s on your Christmas list? Push by Bros as I lost the CD in the house move...
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? INXS Kick poster from 1987 – God, why didn’t I keep it???
What I Do: I'm responsible for managing the security, integrity, processing, storage and delivery of data in to and out of the business, ensuring our focus remains on delivering a first-class solution with a first-class service for our clients at all times.
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- Ben Antcliff
Head of Sales
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Wham’s Greatest Hits.
Highlight of 2011 so far? Getting engaged.
What’s on your Christmas list? Nowt – I’m saving for a wedding.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Porsche 959 & WWF Ultimate Warrior.
What I Do: I lead the sales team to ensure we monetize our transactional data set through intelligent application of data for client campaigns. I review tactics to grow the business whilst at the same time bring leadership and vision to the team. I am a mean negotiator and I keep an eye on market events...oh and I won Salesperson of the Year 2 years on the bounce!
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- Jonathan Palethorpe
Head of Software Development
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? None, they are all representative of my eclectic yet sophisticated taste.
Highlight of 2011 so far? Getting married.
What’s on your Christmas list? A packet of Twiglets from my parents.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Sisters of Mercy and Cocteau Twins.
What I Do: With over 22 years of experience in direct marketing, I am responsible for delivering bespoke software solutions to enable the fast and effective flow of data from all business points; overcoming business challenges and providing a solution-led service for clients. Significant developments to date include the database counts engine, production studio and profiler.
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- Chris McDonald
Managing Director
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Michael Bolton – Time, Love and Tenderness. But it is my wife’s (honestly!)
Highlight of 2011 so far? The acquisition of The Trading Floor by Callcredit (obviously!)
What’s on your Christmas list? A week in New York with the family.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Mainly car related – Porsche Turbo and a Lamborghini Countach.
What I Do: I lead the senior executive team across sales, marketing, operations, finance and IT - ensuring that not only do we deliver on our promise but that the business also continues to innovate and adds value for the stakeholders, our clients and partners.
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- James Monkman
Business Development Manager
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? B*Witched – Blame It On The Weatherman CD single (including bonus Orchestral Version, mind you).
Highlight of 2011 so far? My sister getting back safely from Afghanistan.
What’s on your Christmas list? An iPad2 and a holiday to Egypt.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Debbie Harry and Gary Numan. I guess at 15 I wasn’t quiiiite sure which way to “turn”.
What I Do: Having spent the last six years in the data industry, mainly focused on the Retail space, I have been brought into The Trading Floor to expand the volume and quality of their data contributions. My main focus is e-Retail, which is an incredibly exciting and challenging sector.
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- Zoe Palethorpe
Data Assets Director
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Anything embarrassing would clearly belong to my husband.
Highlight of 2011 so far? Marrying my lovely husband in our wonderful weekend Wedstival.
What’s on your Christmas list? A Gene Berg gear shifter for my classic VW campervan.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Ooh a lifesize Jason Donovan. Still.
What I Do: I am responsible for driving forward the commercial growth of the organisation - launching solution-led products to clients & the market, growing our client base, managing high-revenue corporate accounts and facilitating the operational aspect of all data assets.
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- Winston Austin
Account Director
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Hard Candy by Madonna.
Highlight of 2011 so far? Turning 35 and realising it’s the same as turning 30 all over again (Different year, same old ..., same old)!!!
What’s on your Christmas list? Motorised skis so I can get to work in the snow (and also have major fun on Bradford’s many hills).
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? How sad, I wasn’t allowed posters on my wall. I so haven’t lived.
What I Do: Tasked with new business development& key a/c management. My speciality is creating key preferred-supplier relationships with Intermediaries through an innate understanding of what adds value - thinking quickly & working smartly with a cutting edge product that performs and being fleet of foot.
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- Paul Greenbank
Database Developer
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Some early 80’s electro pop such as Spandau Ballet or The Human League.
Highlight of 2011 so far? Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings at the Apollo Manchester.
What’s on your Christmas list? A golf swing that doesn’t convey the ball to the remotest parts of the course.
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Too old to remember that far back but it was probably arty and pretentious.
What I Do: I am responsible for assorted geeky things including the design, development, integrity, monitoring & optimisation of the database systems.
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- John Hawkes
Database Manager
Most embarrassing CD in your collection? Music from the Body by Roger Waters and Ron Geesin.
Highlight of 2011 so far? The arrival of the new addition to the family.
What’s on your Christmas list? Uncharted 3 (PS3 game)
What posters were on your teenage bedroom wall? Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon
What I Do: I administer the database servers and lead development projects from original planning to release. With a small team of experienced developers we are able to build dynamic solutions in quick response to company and client requirements.
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