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Memco Appoints New Sales & Marketing Director

Memco Limited has appointed Andy Harbidge as its new Sales and Marketing Director. Andy has extensive sales, marketing and business development experience gained at Wayne, a GE Energy Business, where he held directorial positions over the previous two years. Prior to that he spent over 10 years in the telecom industry with Prysmian Telecom, (formerly Pirelli Cables) in various senior sales and marketing roles. Andy has a Civil and Structural Engineering degree from Sheffield University and gained an MBA in 2006 from Bath University.

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Commenting on his appointment, Andy said: “I’m looking forward to this new, exciting stage in the company’s growth. Using my extensive sales and marketing experience I am confident we can deliver what the market really needs.”

Memco has also expanded its European sales team with the appointment of Jorge Corpas as its new Country Sales Manager for Spain and Portugal, and Thibault Beaucornu as its Sales Manager for the south of France. Thibault adds regional coverage to Memco’s Paris-based French operation and will enable the company to greatly expand its activities in the south of the country.

Both Jorge and Thibault have a solid grounding in engineering and a great deal of technical sales experience.

Managing Director Paul Simmons said of the new appointments: “Bringing in Andy as Sales and Marketing Director will help give the company renewed focus, not just in Europe but also in the expanding global markets. Looking closer to home, Jorge and Thibault are fantastic sales people and will, I believe, really help us deliver to our Spanish and French customers.”

About Memco
Memco (http://www.memco.co.uk) is a global provider of elevator safety and communication systems. Established in 1971 and with its head office in the UK, Memco exports over 80% of production. The company has offices in France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Czech Republic and achieves global coverage through Asian sister company TL Jones and US-based sister company Janus.

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