The access control product manufacturer TDSi has added to its UK head office a new office manager, Kathryn Sutcliffe, pictured. In its French office, Samia Dali joins the company as Assistante Technico-Commerciale.
In its export support the firm has appointed Jody Hayter as a Export Customer Care Advisor.
TDSi’s Managing Director, John Davies said: “To meet the needs of our growing business we’re bringing further fresh talent to the TDSi team. Kathryn joins us in a brand new role of Office Manager in Poole at a crucial stage, with product development leaping ahead and the continued evolution of our partner programme. I am also delighted to announce the appointment of Jody Hayter to our export team, a key part of our business that accounts for 40pc of our sales and is an essential ingredient to our continued growth. It is also exciting to be able to welcome Samia Dali to our French team – which continues to build our customer base in a busy market, both domestically and also in French-speaking Africa.”
Kathryn Sutcliffe joins the Poole head office from the role of Events Manager at Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Her organisational experience includes being a Council Member of Dorset Junior Chamber, a role at Inspire Professional Services and as the PA to Brian Iddon MP at the House of Commons. Kathryn is also one of the team behind the annual Dorset Business Awards.
Kathryn said: “I am excited to be joining the TDSi team, a good example of a growing and forward-looking business that is expanding well beyond its local roots.”
Jody Hayter starts her new role as Customer Care Advisor having worked for TDSi for 14 years. She started at the company as a Revenue Systems Administrator, in September 2000. Jody said: “As part of a dynamic team, I’ve built good relationships with our customers and we pride ourselves on consistently delivering excellent levels of service. I’ve been involved with both our UK and overseas accounts during my career at TDSi so far and in my new role I am now focusing on working with our customers in TDSi’s ever-growing export markets.”
Samia Dali has joined the TDSi France team at Noisey Le Grand near Paris to support business growth both in France and French-speaking Africa. With fluency in both English and Arabic, before joining TDSi Samia assisted with commercial and administrative management with HAIER and enjoys volunteer work with Secours Populaire Francais.
John Davies added: “Growing the TDSi team is always exciting and especially so when it is across the business – as is the case with our latest raft of new roles. In Kathryn’s case, the logistics of running a busy, growing office and warehouse means that we require a dedicated office manager to ensure operations run like clockwork. Not only does our Poole office serve the UK, it is also a central hub for our UK manufactured products to be distributed globally. Therefore it is very fitting that Jody has moved to our crucial exports division and Samia is helping us expand in the French-speaking markets.”
TDSi recently recruited a number of new staff, including Regional Account Manager North, Nick Bartlett, Software Test Engineer, Neil Smiley and Strategic Business Development Manager Dan England. Visit www.TDSi.co.uk.
