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03/07/2023

AG Announce Three New Key Appointments

Specialist paving and building products company, AG has announced an expansion of its workforce with three new key appointments.

Jack James has been appointed new Head of Sales for Scotland. James brings with him over 25 years' experience in the construction industry, working across both the manufacturing and distribution sectors.

Most recently James was Account Manager at Keyline, part of the Travis Perkins Group, where he managed the group's Tier 1 contractors.

Prior to this James was Head of Commercial Sales for GB at a manufacturing company and also spent 13 years at Jewson where he held a range of senior sales positions.

James will be responsible for managing sales within the Scotland region. His role will be to engage with contractors, subcontractors and builders' merchants as well as supporting general merchant/stockist activity and driving retail sales through this sales channel.

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AG has also appointed Stephen Gallagher as Digital Marketing Manager. Stephen spent the last 5 years working with Christies Direct as Marketing Manager where he was responsible for supporting the firm's growth strategy through the creation of quality content, advertising and managing customer relations.

Stephen will be part of AG's marketing team where he will be responsible for planning and implementing AG's digital marketing campaigns across a variety of platforms.

And finally, Mark Toole has been appointed Specification Consultant.

Mark brings with him a wealth of knowledge with over 25 years' experience in the construction industry.

His spent the last seven years working as a Senior Project Consultant for Marshalls where he was responsible for several key contractor accounts as well as managing its sales team.

Prior to that Mark held various managerial positions including a Key Account Manager for Charcon.

At AG Mark will be responsible for dealing with business enquiries for customers, working closely with clients through the product selection process.

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