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as he is due to retire on 31st support to any team member, afraid to be in the minority when Country Manager, UK & Ireland
January 2018. even if this means working extra challenging decisions and for for Acco Brands, “Julie networks
hours to do her own job.” standing up for what is right. As exceptionally well and the sheer
Liza Rudge: Hamelin Indeed, such is the wide Purchasing Director at Nemo, number of people she supports
Brands Ltd appreciation of the support Tina is very encouraging and within her customer profile is not
Liza Rudge has worked for given by Liza that as many as 37 develops the younger members sufficiently recognised. Each of
Hamelin Brands for eight years of her colleagues signed their of the team, always being the 500 sales reps at Lyreco has
as Materials Manager, having support of her nomination. there for anyone who needs her phone number and relies on
previously been the Purchasing assistance. Vendors like her her on a day to day basis for sales
Manager for an office furniture Tina Russell: Nemo Group honest negotiation style and she advice, sampling and customer
supplier. Tina Russell is currently the has helped many vendors new visits. She accompanies them
Says Hamelin’s MD Philip Purchasing Director of Nemo to our industry to find their way. out to various end-users
Beer, “Liza is at the heart of our Group, having been at Nemo for She is like a Rolodex of contacts to show them how to sell
supply chain and there is almost 14 years, starting as Purchasing and has a great memory for everything from a lever arch
nothing she is not involved in. Manager. Previously, she was people, which really sets her file to a shredder. She is also
She is regularly first in to open the Purchasing Co-ordinator at apart.” an expert in developing sales
the office at 6:30am and will Advantia for over three years, Tina is particularly valued and opportunities within our
stay late whenever necessary. and the Financial Controller of as being people-focused and retail customers, which is quite
Liza has huge experience Costs Consortium for 11 years. always acts to help those who a different role from dealing
and understanding of all our Says Nemo’s MD, Tim are in need: in 2016, having with B2B customers. Whenever
processes, products and SAP Beaumont: “Tina is a very well received news from a colleague we host a customer event, Julie
system and this – coupled with known, highly intelligent lady, who was diagnosed with cancer, the person who acts as the host,
her intelligence and wisdom, who is a stalwart of our industry Tina organised and assisted with looking after our customers until
as well as her fantastic daily and a true unsung hero, selflessly a holiday for them as a sign of the very end of the day.
demonstration of our core giving up her own time for the support. Very recently, Julie worked
values of detail, ambition, team good of the industry. She is with one of the corporate
playing, personal commitment a Freeman of the Worshipful Julie Yates: Acco Brands Account Managers at Lyreco
and enthusiasm for change – Company of Stationers and was Julie joined Esselte’s marketing to secure an enormous order
makes her stand out. She was one of the first women to join department over ten years ago, for overprinted luggage for a
a key player in our successful the Old Friends in 2001, being focusing on the retail customers, large end-user. She needed
SAP integration and triple later elected onto the committee and then moved in to sales, to get under the skin of all of
accreditation of ISO 9001, 14001 because of her wisdom, logic, where she looked after the our processes and change a
and 18001 and is also the leader common sense, and obvious contract stationers and retailers lot of what we did internally
of our Investors In People group. dedication. She works tirelessly for most of her career. Her throughout the supply chain
Liza is always looking for ways as its Honorary Secretary, being current role as National Account in order to fulfil the kind of
to improve what we do as a renowned for her meticulous Manager at Acco is very similar. bespoke order we had never
business and offers help and attention to detail, for not being Says David Richardson, achieved before in Europe.”

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