MARLOWE - Key Persons
Adam Councell, Chief Financial Officer, has extensive experience in B2B services and acquisition-led growth strategies.
He was CFO of Fuller, Smith & Turner plc, the pub and hotels business, and he was also CFO at Restore plc from 2012-2019, where he played a leading role in the development of the group into a leading office services provider. Prior to this, Adam spent nine years at Rentokil Initial plc.
Alex Dacre, Chief Executive, founded Marlowe in late 2015. He has overseen the Group's growth strategy since its formation as a cash shell to its position today as the UK's leading provider of business-critical services and software.
Alex has a background in the quoted business-to-business services sector and an expertise in executing acquisition-led growth strategies.
Prior to founding Marlowe, he worked with Charles Skinner to turn around AIM-listed Restore plc into one of the UK's leading office services companies and the leading consolidator in the records and information management sector before directing Impellam plc's corporate development activities during an 18 month period of acquisitions in which the company saw its market capitalisation more than double and it became the UK's second largest temporary staffing company.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Non - Executive Director, Chief Executive of Restore Plc
Charles has nearly 20 years' experience as Chief Executive of quoted companies, all operating in the business-to-business service sector.
Gillian Kent, Non-Executive Director, has an executive career of over 25 years in digital businesses with functional experience in building markets and brands for products and services.
She was previously Chief Executive of Propertyfinder, the real estate portal and spent 15 years with Microsoft, including three years as Managing Director of MSN UK. Gillian chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit, Risk and Nominations Committees.
Kevin Quinn, Non-Executive Chairman, has extensive experience of the FTSE 250 support services sector, gained through his 13-year tenure as Chief Financial Officer at Berendsen plc, a leading European textile service business, where he played a significant role in its growth from a market capitalisation of £700 million in 2005 to £2.2 billion when it was sold in 2017.
Prior to Berendsen, Kevin held a number of senior finance roles at Amersham plc and was previously a partner at Price Waterhouse Coopers. He is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Benchmark Holdings plc.
Peter Gaze, Non-Executive Director, was recently the Chief Financial Officer and a Director of BCB Holdings Limited and of Waterloo Investment Holdings Limited.
Peter was an executive at ADT Group plc during its expansion in the UK and US, in the period leading up to its acquisition by Tyco International for £3.7 billion in 1997.
Rachel Addison, Non-Executive Director, was recently the Chief Financial Officer at Future plc, and before that at TI Media Limited.
She also held a number of senior financial, operational and board level roles at Trinity Mirror (now Reach) Regionals, Local World Limited and Northcliffe Media Limited, as well as a variety of other businesses. Rachel is a Chartered Accountant and chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration, Risk and Nominations Committees.