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eXPD8 Field Marketing News - Mar 11 - eXPD8 Appoint New Non-Executive Director
News Release 2011
March 2011
eXPD8 Appoint New Non-Executive Director Jerry Marwood
The Board of field marketing agency eXPD8 is very pleased to announce the appointment of Jerry Marwood as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from April.
Jerry Marwood, the Managing Director of SPAR UK, has spent his career in the grocery industry. SPAR is the UK's largest family of neighbourhood convenience stores. The network comprises of 2,600 stores across the UK, all of which are independently owned or managed by people who live in the communities they serve.
Marwood is a Board Member and one time Chairman of the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) and also sits on the Board of the British Retail Consortium (BRC). He was also awarded The Grocer Cup in 2007 for outstanding achievement in the grocery industry.
Sarah Wilson, eXPD8 Non-Executive and Director of Consulting Operations with Egremont said: “We are absolutely delighted that Jerry is joining us, his industry knowledge and experience will be invaluable to us.”
eXPD8 co-founder Mark Thurgood added: “We have been very successful in growing our business in non-food categories, and Jerry’s appointment will underpin our expansion into grocery particularly within the convenience sector.”
The 2010 Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 put eXPD8 at number 82 in the list that recognises the UK's 100 fastest growing businesses. It also ranked eXPD8 in seventh position in the top 10 biggest employers.
eXPD8 qualified by achieving annual compound growth of 50% over three years. Co-founder Pete Bailey said: “This is a great achievement particularly as Retail Services is a tough industry where turnover is hard won, and contracts are difficult to gain and retain.”
eXPD8 is the first Field Marketing/Retail Services company to make the list since 2006 and Bailey believes that their success can be attributed to their experienced and dedicated staff, the company’s retail heritage, and their focus on service excellence. “Growing from nothing to create circa 1,100 jobs in eight years has been a huge accomplishment. None of which would have been possible without our fantastic team,” he said.
