People

Chris Long – Managing Director
Chris is a Chartered Accountant with over twenty-five years experience in the organisation, and has been Managing Director since 1990. Chris is responsible for all aspects of the company's operations with a particular focus on strategy and account development. He leads a team of experienced senior managers through whom his drive, energy and meticulous attention to detail are channelled to deliver the service excellence and operational integrity for which the company is renowned.


Laurence Bishop – Finance Director
After graduating from Southampton University with a degree in Physics, Laurence qualified as a Chartered Accountant with City practice Littlejohn Frazer. Moving straight into industry, Laurence worked in media, design and advertising before joining EC Group in 1996. As Finance Director he has responsibility for all aspects of financial control, ensuring that the high standards of financial discipline applied internally are reflected in dealings with all external stakeholders.


David Knight – Account Director
David has over ten years client-side experience in brand management and marketing, and a further fourteen years' experience with EC Group. David provides sound commercial awareness, excellent judgement and a wealth of consultative advice to clients across a range of markets. His responsibilities include all aspects of service delivery and the development of some of EC Group's key clients.


Hilary Breeze – Operations Director
Hilary joined EC in 1969 and filled a variety of operational roles before settling into account management. This extensive experience of internal and external delivery laid the foundations for his current behind-the-scenes post managing a range of functions including Health and Safety, Quality Management Systems and Information Security Management Systems, all of which are essential for the operational integrity of the business.


Mark Rowlands – IT Director
Mark joined EC Group in January 2006 and was appointed IT Director in April 2006. Educated at San Antonio Community College and the University of Texas at San Antonio, Mark has a rare combination of strong technical ability and commercial acumen. His track record in IT includes applied research, systems analysis and software consultancy covering a range of value-added database, fulfilment, warehouse management and B2B systems.


Terry Brissenden – Creative Services Director
After receiving his BA in Graphic Design from LCP, Terry first worked for D'Arcy McManus & Masius as an art director and then held various senior design positions with IBM before founding his own design agency Frameworks in 1989, Working closely with EC Group's account team, Terry and his team provide a distinctive approach, characterised by simplicity, wit, and a rational approach to problem solving.


Stephen Holland – Senior Account Manager
 Stephen was born in the UK and educated in South Africa where he obtained Institute of Bankers' qualifications working with Standard Chartered and then Barclays, before moving to the UK and joining EC Group in 1984. Stephen is hugely experienced in a wide range of activity covering mailing, fulfilment and promotional campaign handling, including the management of a number of major national campaigns for both government and commercial clients.


Stefan McLaren – Senior Account Manager
Stefan qualified as a Civil Engineer in Scotland before joining EC Group in 1997. He has progressed rapidly within the company taking on a range of customer service and account management roles on the way to his current role as a Senior Account Manager. Stefan heads up a successful account team with operational responsibility across a number of key client accounts and is renowned for his meticulously detailed data analysis and attention to detail.


Kim Singleton – Senior Account Manager
Kim graduated in 1980 and after spending time working in the City, travelling in Australia and working in Algeria, joined EC Group in 1987. Based at our Grays site, Kim has wide ranging account management experience across a variety of commercial and public sector accounts. Fluent in French and German, Kim has strong people and IT skills which, together with over twenty years' experience in the business, make him a key member of the EC Group team.


Alison Jarman – Senior Account Manager
After studying Mathematical and Management Studies at Brunel University, Alison joined EC Group in 1995, initially working in the Contact Centre before moving into the Account Management team in December 1997. Promoted to Senior Account Manager in 2003 and with a CIM Advanced Certificate and Certificate in Marketing, she has excellent prioritisation and customer service skills together with in-depth knowledge and experience across a wide range of accounts and activities.


Richard Pannell – Account Manager
Richard joined EC Group's IT department in June 2001 and is an excellent administrator with advanced skills on a number of computer packages and several specialised database applications. Having moved into the Account Management team in 2003, Richard is a confident and enthusiastic Account Manager with responsibility for managing a variety of mailing and fulfilment accounts.


Chris Tillin – Business Development & Marketing Manager
Chris joined the organisation at the start of 2008, bringing a range of business development and marketing skills to the business. With a remit to develop the EC Group brand Chris works closely with the account teams to develop internal and external marketing communications, and to build commercial relationships with new client organisations.