Family-owned printing business Taylor Bloxham has brought in a new chief executive, replacing Robert Lockwood who has stepped back for health reasons.
Teresa-Anne Dunleavy – who specialises in working with companies going through major structural changes – has taken on the role with immediate effect, with Mr Lockwood becoming a non-executive director.
The group provides marketing communications and printing services to blue chip clients including Bentley, Crown Paints and BAFTA, and has four sites across Leicestershire and around 220 staff.
Over the last two years, it has made “significant” investments in equipment and premises.
Latest accounts, which cover the year to September 30, 2017, show turnover of £26.7 million – £1.2 million down on the previous year.
However the business, which has its main office on Leicester’s Bursom Industrial Estate, in Beaumont Leys, made a pre-tax profit of almost £1 million, after a loss of more than £1 million the year before.
Ms Dunleavy is a marketing postgraduate who studied at Harvard Business School prior to embarking on a 20 year career in marketing communications and events.
She has worked in chief executive roles at several large international companies and held senior advisory roles for leading global brands including British Airways, Toyota and Nintendo.
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A spokeswoman for the company said she specialises in working with companies undergoing significant structural and cultural change.
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Ms Dunleavy said: “These are turbulent times with much uncertainty for 海角视频 businesses.
“However, the fact that Taylor Bloxham’s heritage as a premium printer has successfully diversified into strategically complementary services presents exciting opportunities for growth.
“We have superb foundations to build from and I’m delighted to be part of the next phase of growth.”
Group chair April Sharpless, whose family owns the 80 year old business, said: “Robert Lockwood has overseen our forward-looking diversification strategy, establishing divisions specialising in areas of marketing communications, all strategically designed to complement our core print offering.
“Now successfully embedded, Teresa-Anne joins with a brief to drive growth of our combined services as an integrated offering.
“She brings immense experience, outstanding business acumen and the drive needed to successfully compete in an increasingly aggressive market.
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“I am delighted to announce her appointment and that we retain Robert’s expertise in his move to non-executive director.”
The group has undergone a period of transition over the few three years, expanding services from high quality printing to include new brands specialising in creative design and production (Instore), direct mail (Mailbox) and fulfilment (FastAnt).