Meet Our Team | Martek Marine

Directors

Karen Bedford

General Manager

Claim to Fame

I have a fairly significant diet coke addiction

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I showed Samuel L Jackson how to hold a rat
I have a few scars on my arm from wrestling with lions and one from a grumpy leopard
I have a pet corn snake called Bert
I drove the full coast of Australia in an admittedly large and misshapen circle in a 28 year old VW Kombi van named Jeffrey

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Sales – Marine

Alasdair MacIntyre

Head of Sales

Claim to Fame

Steered a Cruise Ship out of Vigo

Tree Truths & One Lie:

Presented with Duke of Edinburgh Award by Prince Philip at Holyrood Palace
Hitchhiked from Glasgow to Malaga to watch Scotland at the World Cup
Won a Strictly Come Dancing Competition on a Cruise Holiday
Visited over 90 countries

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Guy Wells

Global Marine Sales Manager

Claim to Fame

I once played against (and beat) Manchester City’s youth team with my School team in a European tour in Barcelona

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I’ve represented Sheffield Hallam’s Boxing team
I once went to a party with S-club 7
I once went to a party with S-club 7
I once sparred with Anthony Joshua

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Jeremy Seng

Regional Sales Manager (APAC)

Claim to Fame

All we need is a little faith!

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have acrophobia but I skydived
I am Batman
I have an obsession with T-shirts
I once travelled the whole of Thailand with only USD500

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Jay Trueman

Regional Sales Manager

Claim to Fame

Tree Truths & One Lie:

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Matthew Street

Internal Sales Executive

Claim to Fame

I used to look like Justin Bieber

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have shared a stage with Peter Andre
I’m fluent in Mandarin Chinese
I fought in La Tomatina Festival in Bunol, Spain lie
I played lead violin with the Oakwell String Orchestra

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Daniel Remde

Regional Sales Manager

Claim to Fame

I can juggle with my feet!

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have a degree in computer animation and special effects
I have won a hot-dog eating competition
I have found a four-leaf clover
I have driven 5000 miles around Europe

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Sales – FastCalGas

Nicola Raschi

Consumables Account Manager (EMEA)

Claim to Fame

I met Paddy McGuinness on a flight and got his autograph

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I hate spicy food
I have 2 children and they have a 13 year age gap between them
I once went to Wimbledon and met Novak Djokovic
I went to my first ever festival aged 33!

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Maggi Taylor

Account Manager

Claim to Fame

I have a 3 star trampolining certification

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have a PADI divers license
I have met 2 different Celebrities
I have a phobia of snakes
I speak fluent German

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Cynthia Pak

Consumables Account Manager (APAC)

Claim to Fame

I am very good in process and operational matters. Love to investigate and resolve issues to get satisfaction

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I am patient, flexible person who is willing to go beyond an extra mile to excel
I was happy to switch roles, which happened recently
I am terrible at Maths
I love to travel and experience different cultures, scenery, people and food

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Queenie Jeow

Consumables Account Manager (APAC)

Claim to Fame

The haha lady with a contagious laugh

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I travelled with my best friend at the age of 17
I can write with both hands
I started wearing glasses since I was 9 years old
have a sweet tooth

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Marketing

Sean Hickey

Fendercare Divisional Marketing Manager

Claim to Fame

I was sent to Spain to represent the British Army in Clay Pigeon shooting – I lost

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I once had Lunch with Cheryl Cole/Tweedy/etc
I’ve taken off in more aircraft than I’ve landed in
I appeared in an internet TV show
I was once mistaken for Tim Roth and ate for free

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Amanda Gunnell-Delaney

Content Marketing Executive

Claim to Fame

Tree Truths & One Lie:

My degree was in Events Mangement
I have seen Kinky Boots on stage 4 times
I am a skilled potter
I have a Jack Russell named after Heston Blumnethal

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Jessica Berko

Digital Marketing Executive

Claim to Fame

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I spent 2 days in Google headquarters (UK)
I speak 4 languages
I was a YouTuber and blogger
I am a famous influencer

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Hazel Pineda

Marketing Executive

Claim to Fame

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I’ve worked home based for 8 years
I won a drawing contest when I was in first grade
I don’t know how to ride a bicycle
I’m a professional surfer

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Lacie Prout

Marketing Coordinator

Claim to Fame

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I met my current partner for the first time at an airport, before flying to Cyprus together for a week on the same day.
I’ve never been stung by a bee
I’m not happy unless I’m decorating 3 rooms at once
I have an Eidetic memory

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Customer Service

Emma Bampton

Customer Service Manager

Claim to Fame

I know EVERY 90s dance routine

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I was Under 8 British Gymnastics Champion
I was in a healthy living video as a child, with characters including Fag Ash Lil and Polly Unsaturated
I was nearly paralysed as a child when I fell off my bike and impaled myself on the handlebar
I’m on a Top 10 selling album

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Maggi Taylor

Senior Customer Service Executive

Claim to Fame

I have a 3 star trampolining certification

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have a PADI divers license
I have met 2 different Celebrities
I have a phobia of snakes
I speak fluent German

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Claire Lim

Sales Support Executive (APAC)

Claim to Fame

Explorer and always young at heart

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I live to travel and explore
I love good food
Jalapenos are my favourite
I can never stop reading because when I do, I keep going until I finish a good book

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Samantha Hodgson

Customer Service Executive

Claim to Fame

I have met Chansiri (the Sheffield Wednesday owner)

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have a PHD in Psychology
I am deathly scared of spiders
I love Harry Potter
I was nominated for Young Workers in the TUC National Awards

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Frazer Hope

Sales Support Executive

Claim to Fame

I worked with The Peaky Blinders

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I can juggle
I can whistle both ways
I’ve never broken a bone
I have 20 first cousins

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Mercy Brifa

Sales Support Executive

Claim to Fame

I did so well in an exam that my answers were used as marking scheme

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I campaigned for head girl and I won
I exchanged my gifted vodka for chocolate pizza at a Christmas party
I was once an entrepreneur
I came first in a swimming competition.

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Finance

Danielle Thorne

Head of Finance

Claim to Fame

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I’ve been an accountant for 8 years working in a variety of roles and sectors, before that I worked for a social housing provider as a continuous improvement manager.
I’m originally from Wales but went to university in Norwich and never went back!
I’m a very sociable person who loves going for dinner and cooking new recipes at home.
I have a lovely daughter whose 5.

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Diona Napoli

Credit Control Executive

Claim to Fame

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I love football
I am a Harry Potter fan
I have my own library at home
My partner is 8 years younger than me

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Jennifer Medina

Credit Control Executive

Claim to Fame

I have been on holiday with Alan Titchmarsh

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have a tattoo
I once joined a marathon
I once sky dived
I have visited 23 countries

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Service and Aftersales

Jami Beech

Global Aftersales & Service Manager

Claim to Fame

Claiming to be good at boozing, but really being horrendous.

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I once got kicked up the backside by Liverpool’s former number 1 goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar
I cannot burp
I played a cup final on Barnsley FC’s hallowed turf Oakwell
I played Rosencrantz in a Hamlet play at City Hall in front of 2000 people

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Katie Glossop

Aftersales Team Leader

Claim to Fame

Photo re-shared by Richard Branson on Instagram – won me a hot air balloon trip!

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have three children
I am fluent in French
I am doing a Maths GCSE
I have a First BA hons classification (English)

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Muadh Khan

Technical Sales Executive

Claim to Fame

Owned 3 businesses at the age of 17

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have owned 10 cars
I have been on the world’s fastest rollercoaster
I have my own jetski
I have lived in 4 different countries

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David O’Rouke

Warranty and Returns Co-ordinator

Claim to Fame

I once sang karaoke in front of 3,000 people and got a standing ovation

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I climbed Snowdon (but I’m famously bashful about it!)
I scored a hole in one on a Par 4 golf course
At my peak, I had 25k Twitter followers
I have an irrational fear of escalators

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Lewis Goldthorpe

Service & Warranty Co-ordinator

Claim to Fame

I once caught a shark on an Asda fishing rod

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have never blanked when fishing
I changed cars 4 times in my first 2 years of driving
I own 2 allotments with 27 geese
I am the worst golfer in history

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Projects and Production

Steve Austwick

Project Engineer

Claim to Fame

Once appeared on Danish Television dressed as a Viking

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have appeared in a beer commercial
Once gave a lift to a hitch-hiking monkey
Once had a drink with a Bond Villain in a London pub
I fell asleep during a Motorhead gig

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John McGowan

Project Engineer

Claim to Fame

I have had a cup of tea with Ewan McGregor

Tree Truths & One Lie:

My dog rings a bell when he wants to go outside
I once drove a Rolls Royce through a McDonalds drive-thru
I have flown in the back seat of a WW2 Spitfire
I have won several medals for line dancing

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Adrian Hall

Operations Co-ordinator

Claim to Fame

I once met Grotbags and cried when she tried to talk to me

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I play golf (poorly)
I have 4 children between the ages of 13 and 6
I play the Trombone
I play the Trombone

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Elliot Mate

Project Support Engineer

Claim to Fame

I came 5th in West Yorkshire Neiley Races when I was in junior School.

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have a Physics degree
I have 2 brothers
I’m scared of roller coasters
I travelled through Europe

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Service Engineers

Paul Murphy

Senior Service Engineer

Claim to Fame

Eating healthy from all of the major food groups daily such as Burger King, KFC, pizza and kebabs

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I did a free fall parachute jump with a friend who was terrified of heights
I once crashed my GSX-R750 on Hall Bends at Cadwell Park and rode it home with 1-foot peg and half a clutch lever
I rendered my first tattoo by myself with a bread knife and a fountain pen
I have never opened a social media account

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Haris Oikonomou

Service Engineer

Claim to Fame

I can eat a whole Mcdonald’s cheeseburger in one mouthful. Working up to a BigMac.

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I was quarter of a second off the qualifying time to be on the Olympic swimming team
I’ve been in a world cruise travelling for 121 days
I climbed to the top of mount Olympus in my home country Greece
I’m constantly forced to watch dance moms every night

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James Green

Service Engineer

Claim to Fame

Eating 50 pancakes in 1 hour!

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I swam Great White Sharks
I am tall
I have visited 82 countries
I look like Danny DeVito

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Karthik Chellam

Service Engineer (APAC)

Claim to Fame

Remaining calm

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I love yoga and practising every day
I have 3 brothers and 4 sisters
I rode a bull cart in my mother’s hometown, when I was aged 14 years old
I am a good swimmer

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Warehouse

Daryl Cross

Warehouse Supervisor

Claim to Fame

Booked for kicking Gazza

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I played for England and Wales at football
I played for Castleford RL
I have 5 dogs and counting
I appeared on a TV show, Fifteen to One and got to the final

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Jonny Liptrott

Warehouse Assistant

Claim to Fame

I met princess ann once while playing ice hockey

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I was a professional ice hockey referee traveling the world for world championships
I decorated sean bean’s house when I first left collage
I have been playing ice hockey from the age of 4
I am also a professional painter and decorator

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Jody Hodgson

Warehouse Assistant

Claim to Fame

I’ve met and shaken hands with the Queen

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I didn’t fly in a plane until I was 23
I have a fear of heights
I hate Chinese food
I will not wear anything the colour red

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Logistics

Lesley Burgess

Logistics Manager

Claim to Fame

I worked for Barnsley Football Club when they were in the Premiership. I was on Match of the Day one Saturday evening, caught on camera walking past David Beckham taking a corner

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I have 2 children 2 years apart who are mistaken for twins
I have a terrible phobia of blood
I hate driving with a passion
I’m the youngest sibling of 6 brothers

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Gemma Crummack

Purchasing Coordinator

Claim to Fame

My claim to fame is when I was younger I was in a Woolworths advert that was on the TV for the whole of the Christmas period, my mum still has it on tape!

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I was born in London
I am the youngest of 5
I have 2 dogs, 1 cat, 2 fish and 4 chickens
I have never changed a lightbulb

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Paul Reeves

Logistics Co-ordinator

Claim to Fame

I had an interview at the BBC for a sitcom script I wrote. It was rejected at the final stage

Tree Truths & One Lie:

I run my own ice hockey team called the Sheffield Mavericks
I have completed the London Marathon
I had never ice skated before the age of 29
Scriptwriting is a hidden pastime of mine

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