Draper Tools reveals six new appointments

Draper Tools is proud to announce six new appointments, in what has been an exciting year of growth for the business; Sarah Hartland has been promoted to head of marketing, alongside five impressive new hires across the company’s sales and finance teams.

Hartland, who previously held the position of marketing campaign manager, will be the youngest member of the 104-year-old company’s senior leadership team at just 32 years old.

Hartland said: “Draper is a brand with so much potential, which is why I’ve been passionate about growing my career here. When I joined the company in 2019 as a senior marketing executive, I never thought I’d be leading the department.

“Yes, I’m the youngest person in our leadership team, by quite a few years but I’m proof that if you work hard then age does not matter. I am excited to be part of Draper’s future and to support the business with modern marketing.”

Mark Broughton joins Draper Tools as director of finance and will be overseeing the company’s financial future and strategies for growth and expansion. Broughton equally brings a great deal of relevant knowledge and experience to the role, having joined Draper from Cycling Sports Group and worked in finance for over 20 years.

Draper’s six new appointments with CEO Matt Sheen Paul Middlemiss, Carl Osborne, Mark Broughton, Matt Sheen, Nick Ward, Sarah Hartland, Jack Alcock Draper’s expanding sales team has been boosted by the appointment of Paul Middlemiss as automotive sales manager as well as Nick Ward and Carl Osborne as key account managers. With over 20 years of industry experience and a real passion for the sector, Paul is well-placed to manage Draper’s automotive sales.

Meanwhile, Nick and Carl both join Draper with significant experience, having previously held roles with Metabo.

Also newly appointed to the sales team is Jack Alcock who joins Draper as lead marketplace account manager from Rinkit Ltd, where he was head of marketplaces.

Matt Sheen said: “It’s been a really exciting year at Draper Tools and these new appointments to the team will certainly help us keep up the pace and continue towards our goals.

“I’m delighted to have Paul, Jack, Nick and Carl as part of our salesforce, their combined expertise and passion will be an asset to the business. It’s also a real win for the business to have someone as experienced as Mark heading up our finance team. In marketing, I’ve been continually impressed by Sarah’s hard work and creativity, she’s absolutely the right person to drive our future marketing plans.

“There’s no doubt, Draper’s in a strong position for the future and we are all very much looking forward to the next phase of growth.”