Our team is made up of almost 70 people who spend their days improving the physical space of our clients. Below we've included a few of the people you might get to know when working with us.
Rachel Brown Rachel has more than 21 years’ experience as an interior and workplace designer providing her with the technical skills and creative vision to develop and analyse workplace interiors.
Darren Congdon Darren has over 11 years’ experience in commercial interior and workplace design in which time he has worked on many award-winning projects. His strong design skills and furniture knowledge help him to create inspiring workplaces for our clients.
Nuno Correia Nuno has over 13 years’ workplace design experience in the UK and abroad. Equipped with a range of experience in the design field, a strong technical knowledge and communication design skills, Nuno is able to understand client needs and propose creative tailored solutions that make each project unique.
Alan Fawzy
Alan is our Chief Operating Officer, heading up the Finance Department with a remit that also covers IT and HR. Alan also leads on key company-wide initiatives that are critical to our growth, including our ESG program.
Alan has extensive experience in Engineering & Construction, Services, and Logistics for Listed, Privately Owned and PE-backed companies. Alan has held several senior finance positions during his career and more recently has joined us from GEFCO, a world leader in supply chain and freight forwarding, where he held the position of CFO for its UK activities.
Richard Francesconi Richard has more than 17 years' experience as a project manager in the furniture industry and has a proven track record in the successful delivery of major, complex projects that have large numbers of suppliers that require close coordination.
Neil Hallam Neil has over over 20 years in the design and furniture Industry and leads our sales team in looking after our clients. He has considerable experience in consulting with both domestic and global companies and works closely with customers to guide them through the most complex aspects of any capital project, focusing on the application of insights to leverage space to achieve their business goals.
Claire Halvorsen
Claire has over 15 years experience in the commercial interiors industry. Having worked in North America and across Europe, with start ups, SME’s and Global Corporations, her breadth of experience means she is well placed to partner on our clients' projects whatever their size or complexity.
She is passionate about sustainability and understanding the latest in workplace research to help our clients deliver innovative projects that meet their business needs.
Brian Johnston Brian is responsible for all aspects of IE’s customer service, project management, quality and logistics performance. Brian has 25 years’ experience in the furniture industry, running manufacturing, logistics and quality operations at Steelcase, and for the past 5 years at IE.
Roanna Kenward Roanna has worked with Insightful Environments for over 20 years now. She leads our ten-person customer services team making sure our clients are happy and that quotes and orders are processed efficiently and accurately. Her knowldege and experience of commercial furniture is second to none.
Stuart McCulloch Stuart has more than 13 years' experience in managing complex furniture, moves and relocation projects, ensuring services are delivered on time, on budget and with minimal disruption to your business.
Melissa McInnes Working in the furniture industry for over 16 years, Melissa manages our customer service team in Leeds and works closely with our sales team on projects, furniture specification, client relationship management and day-to-day business quotes.
Gillian Miall Gillian has more than 30 years' experience working within the systems furniture industry. Starting in customer services with Steelcase at the beginning of her career, she moved into project management before becoming an Account Manager. Her breadth of experience and wealth of knowledge gives her the capability to run large, complex projects for IE. She's established excellent working relationships with an array of key accounts and suppliers.
David Netherwood As a highly experienced project manager David is responsible for delivering large and complex projects on time to budget. He's spent over thirteen years in the project management field developing his excellent planning and communication skills. These skills ensure that all stakeholders understand the key actions, timescales and the completion standards.
Nichola Plummer Nichola heads up our design team and is an award-winning designer with over 16 years of experience in the commercial refurbishment sector. With a wealth of design flair, technical knowledge and workplace consultation experience she’s a constant source of fresh ideas helping to shape unique spaces for our clients.
David Revis Dave has more than 18 years' experience in a range of marketing, digital marketing, PR and sales roles in the workplace, facilities management, construction and healthcare sectors. He brings the ability to direct high profile marketing projects, events and teams and brings new ideas and approaches using marketing technology to help IE achieve its goals.
Andrew Reynolds
Having worked in Finance for over 20 years, Andrew has been working in the furniture industry for the last six years and has extensive experience in helping clients to complete successful workplace transformation projects.
Julie Sharp Working in the furniture industry for over 20 years, Julie has a wealth of knowledge to support her clients. From manufacturing production, supply chain management, design, account management, project management and client liaison. Julie has worked on and been instrumental in the delivery of many projects for a wide range of organisations during her time in the industry and has a proven track record in project delivery which has built many long-term relationships with her clients.
Mike Spicer Mike has over 30 years’ experience in the furniture industry, and currently heads up our after sales team to make sure our clients are happy at the end of each job. He also manages our BSI Accredited Quality Management System, and is NEBOSH accredited.
Nick Stewart Nick has over 21 years’ experience in the furniture industry, advising clients on furniture and design projects and has worked with some of the UK's best known brands.
Luke Strater
Having a keen eye for detail and a passion for design helps Luke to understand our clients’ needs and ensure that every aspect of a project is looked after.
His 14 years of experience within various commercial environments spans sales, design, ergonomics and project management which will help bring a detailed and holistic approach to the way he supports our new customers.
Hannah Sule Hannah is a trained accountant and takes care of the day to day running of our finance department. She's always trying to improve processes to make us more efficient and upholds our compliance practices.
Richard Tant Richard is in charge of our HR Function with over 15 years experience across the FM and workplace sectors and is CIPD Qualified. He provides HR support and guidance to the teams within the business and previously worked for two facilities management companies in the South-East.
Alina Tereshenko
Alina is a bid manager with 10 years of experience in high-quality bid production in the design and construction industry, responsible for managing the end-to-end bid cycle and the continuous improvement of our proposal processes and procedures. During this time she has worked on many winning tenders for private and public sector clients across a broad range of markets on projects and frameworks from £50,000 to over £1 billion.
Steve Were Steve has been in the furniture industry for 19 years and manages our operations and project management teams from our operations hub and warehouse facility based in Rainham.
Kevin Wyatt Kev is an experienced programme manager and has worked in project management roles across Europe, the Middle East and Asia over the last 20 years in different industries. He brings a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record of success.
Jon Wyss Jon is responsible for a number of our strategic accounts and major projects. He has over 28 years’ experience in the industry in which he's gained experience in a variety of roles including product design, interior design, workplace consultancy, account management and major project delivery.
Michelle Young Working in the furniture industry for 22 years, Michelle has a wealth of knowledge and experience allowing her provide comprehensive advice and support to her clients. In her time she has worked on wide range of furniture and design projects for her clients.
Rachel Brown Rachel has more than 21 years’ experience as an interior and workplace designer providing her with the technical skills and creative vision to develop and analyse workplace interiors.
Darren Congdon Darren has over 11 years’ experience in commercial interior and workplace design in which time he has worked on many award-winning projects. His strong design skills and furniture knowledge help him to create inspiring workplaces for our clients.
Nuno Correia Nuno has over 13 years’ workplace design experience in the UK and abroad. Equipped with a range of experience in the design field, a strong technical knowledge and communication design skills, Nuno is able to understand client needs and propose creative tailored solutions that make each project unique.
Alan Fawzy
Alan is our Chief Operating Officer, heading up the Finance Department with a remit that also covers IT and HR. Alan also leads on key company-wide initiatives that are critical to our growth, including our ESG program.
Alan has extensive experience in Engineering & Construction, Services, and Logistics for Listed, Privately Owned and PE-backed companies. Alan has held several senior finance positions during his career and more recently has joined us from GEFCO, a world leader in supply chain and freight forwarding, where he held the position of CFO for its UK activities.
Richard Francesconi Richard has more than 17 years' experience as a project manager in the furniture industry and has a proven track record in the successful delivery of major, complex projects that have large numbers of suppliers that require close coordination.
Neil Hallam Neil has over over 20 years in the design and furniture Industry and leads our sales team in looking after our clients. He has considerable experience in consulting with both domestic and global companies and works closely with customers to guide them through the most complex aspects of any capital project, focusing on the application of insights to leverage space to achieve their business goals.
Claire Halvorsen
Claire has over 15 years experience in the commercial interiors industry. Having worked in North America and across Europe, with start ups, SME’s and Global Corporations, her breadth of experience means she is well placed to partner on our clients' projects whatever their size or complexity.
She is passionate about sustainability and understanding the latest in workplace research to help our clients deliver innovative projects that meet their business needs.
Brian Johnston Brian is responsible for all aspects of IE’s customer service, project management, quality and logistics performance. Brian has 25 years’ experience in the furniture industry, running manufacturing, logistics and quality operations at Steelcase, and for the past 5 years at IE.
Roanna Kenward Roanna has worked with Insightful Environments for over 20 years now. She leads our ten-person customer services team making sure our clients are happy and that quotes and orders are processed efficiently and accurately. Her knowldege and experience of commercial furniture is second to none.
Stuart McCulloch Stuart has more than 13 years' experience in managing complex furniture, moves and relocation projects, ensuring services are delivered on time, on budget and with minimal disruption to your business.
Melissa McInnes Working in the furniture industry for over 16 years, Melissa manages our customer service team in Leeds and works closely with our sales team on projects, furniture specification, client relationship management and day-to-day business quotes.
Gillian Miall Gillian has more than 30 years' experience working within the systems furniture industry. Starting in customer services with Steelcase at the beginning of her career, she moved into project management before becoming an Account Manager. Her breadth of experience and wealth of knowledge gives her the capability to run large, complex projects for IE. She's established excellent working relationships with an array of key accounts and suppliers.
David Netherwood As a highly experienced project manager David is responsible for delivering large and complex projects on time to budget. He's spent over thirteen years in the project management field developing his excellent planning and communication skills. These skills ensure that all stakeholders understand the key actions, timescales and the completion standards.
Nichola Plummer Nichola heads up our design team and is an award-winning designer with over 16 years of experience in the commercial refurbishment sector. With a wealth of design flair, technical knowledge and workplace consultation experience she’s a constant source of fresh ideas helping to shape unique spaces for our clients.
David Revis Dave has more than 18 years' experience in a range of marketing, digital marketing, PR and sales roles in the workplace, facilities management, construction and healthcare sectors. He brings the ability to direct high profile marketing projects, events and teams and brings new ideas and approaches using marketing technology to help IE achieve its goals.
Andrew Reynolds
Having worked in Finance for over 20 years, Andrew has been working in the furniture industry for the last six years and has extensive experience in helping clients to complete successful workplace transformation projects.
Julie Sharp Working in the furniture industry for over 20 years, Julie has a wealth of knowledge to support her clients. From manufacturing production, supply chain management, design, account management, project management and client liaison. Julie has worked on and been instrumental in the delivery of many projects for a wide range of organisations during her time in the industry and has a proven track record in project delivery which has built many long-term relationships with her clients.
Mike Spicer Mike has over 30 years’ experience in the furniture industry, and currently heads up our after sales team to make sure our clients are happy at the end of each job. He also manages our BSI Accredited Quality Management System, and is NEBOSH accredited.
Nick Stewart Nick has over 21 years’ experience in the furniture industry, advising clients on furniture and design projects and has worked with some of the UK's best known brands.
Luke Strater
Having a keen eye for detail and a passion for design helps Luke to understand our clients’ needs and ensure that every aspect of a project is looked after.
His 14 years of experience within various commercial environments spans sales, design, ergonomics and project management which will help bring a detailed and holistic approach to the way he supports our new customers.
Hannah Sule Hannah is a trained accountant and takes care of the day to day running of our finance department. She's always trying to improve processes to make us more efficient and upholds our compliance practices.
Richard Tant Richard is in charge of our HR Function with over 15 years experience across the FM and workplace sectors and is CIPD Qualified. He provides HR support and guidance to the teams within the business and previously worked for two facilities management companies in the South-East.
Alina Tereshenko
Alina is a bid manager with 10 years of experience in high-quality bid production in the design and construction industry, responsible for managing the end-to-end bid cycle and the continuous improvement of our proposal processes and procedures. During this time she has worked on many winning tenders for private and public sector clients across a broad range of markets on projects and frameworks from £50,000 to over £1 billion.
Steve Were Steve has been in the furniture industry for 19 years and manages our operations and project management teams from our operations hub and warehouse facility based in Rainham.
Kevin Wyatt Kev is an experienced programme manager and has worked in project management roles across Europe, the Middle East and Asia over the last 20 years in different industries. He brings a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record of success.
Jon Wyss Jon is responsible for a number of our strategic accounts and major projects. He has over 28 years’ experience in the industry in which he's gained experience in a variety of roles including product design, interior design, workplace consultancy, account management and major project delivery.
Michelle Young Working in the furniture industry for 22 years, Michelle has a wealth of knowledge and experience allowing her provide comprehensive advice and support to her clients. In her time she has worked on wide range of furniture and design projects for her clients.
