Karen Newell joints the company from Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, where she has been waste strategy manager for the past eight years. Ms Newell has more than 19 years experience in local government and will be responsible for an area west of the M40 including all of Wales.
Aylesford's local authority recruits: Karen Newell (left) and Kelly King, both recruited from the local authority sector as new area managers for Aylesford Newsprint.
Kelly King, whose territory covers those counties north of the M40 corridor, was formerly environmental projects officer with Oxford City Council.
“Given the time they will spend working with local authority suppliers – dealing with contractual issues, providing PR and promotional support to boost tonnage, maintaining quality and so on – it makes good commercial sense, as well as reinforcing our commitment, to recruit from local government,” said Aylesford Newsprint commercial manager, Chris White.
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