Our Staff

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  • Adrian Oldfield

    Adrian Oldfield
    Chairman & Chief Executive

    A self-professed megalomanic and keen proponent of political incorrectness, Adrian's can-do attitude and experience in the recruitment sector means the rest of us will always have something to do when we shuffle into the office on a monday morning half asleep and grumpy.

  • Andrew Orme

    Andrew Orme
    Commercial Director

    With experience in Digital Media and work-based learning, Andrew provides guidance and leadership to the sales team as they work with training providers. Despite his unconditional support for Liverpool FC, his positive contribution to ZootAlore! Group is indisputable.

  • Ann Schofield

    Ann Schofield
    Finance Manager

    As Finance Manager at ZootAlore!, Ann is pretty much responsible for making sure our monetary foundations are stable and secure so the ZootAlore! war machine can continue to march on forward.

  • Hugo Swaby

    Hugo Swaby
    Finance Director

    Hugo is our resident bean counter. With over 15 years of experience at board level across several sectors, his stewardship is critical to our growth and investment ambitions. We just wish his favourite word wasn't "NO!"

  • Paul Cooper

    Paul Cooper
    Non-Exec Finance Director

    Lending a hand to ZootAlore's finance department when the going gets tough for Hugo and Ann, Paul makes sure the tough get going and the ball keeps rolling. Unfortunately this usually means we have to cancel the monthly ZootAlore! paintballathon.

  • Barry Harley

    Luke "The Sheriff" Harrison
    Creative Director

    The true brains behind ZootAlore! and by a complete coincidence the author of this text, the Sheriff is ZootAlore! Creative's resident design guy and all-round genius. Known for turning up to the office in a different sports car on a daily basis, Luke is an essential cog in our wheel of creativity.

  • Barry Harley

    Barry Harley
    Lead Web Developer

    Simply put, Barry's job at ZootAlore! Creative is to make great website designs into great websites. This isn't always easy, in fact it's almost always hard. Luckily for us Barry relishes the challenge, just don't ask him why your computer isn't working whilst he's at it.

  • Victoria Wood

    Victoria Wood
    Communications Director

    Hailing from the northern utopia of Sheffield, Victoria is a published author and a proud owner of 2 guinea pigs. Her job as communications director is to spread word of the ZootAlore! gospel. Get in touch with her at press@zootalore.com.

  • Zoot The Alien

    Zoot The Alien
    Inter-Dimensional Advisor

    A little blue extraterrestrial from the 5th Dimension, Zoot the Alien has travelled here using his Inter-Dimensional Star Portal to teach us humans a thing or two about inspiring our young people. Be on your best behaviour and he may even share the secret of eternal life.

    Add Zoot on Facebook or follow him on Twitter.

Our Employment Leaders

Our friendly, dedicated and hard working employment leaders manage our large team of advisors who are responsible for matching the needs of individuals seeking work and training with the right employment and training opportunities. Employment advisors are also responsible for helping companies identify government funding to support the cost of delivery (often 100% of the cost) of staff training courses across the UK.

  • Christina Hutchins
    Christina Hutchins
  • Gemma Cartright
    Gemma Cartwright
  • Natasha Stanley
    Natasha Stanley
  • Michelle Cooper
    Michelle Cooper
  • Sidra Abassi
    Sidra Abassi
  • Katie Sowerby
    Katie Sowerby

Schools Division

  • Stephanie Wilkinson

    Stephanie Wilkinson
    Educational Resource Manager

    Stephanie is ZootAlore's resident veteran of the UK education sector. With over 10yrs experience, she knows all about what's what and who's who when it comes to youth employment and the lack of it.

  • Joanne Shaw

    Joanne Shaw
    Chief Operating Officer MyLife

    Joanne is a bit of a know it all, so much in fact that she's using all she knows to develop 'MyLife'; a new ZootAlore! program to support learning, with a particular emphasis on special needs young people.

Consultants

  • Colin Orme

    Colin Orme
    Consultant

    Colin is widely regarded as one of the most experienced internal verifiers in the north of England. He specialises in manufacturing and engineering qualifications and has helped ZootAlore! companies and partners with centre accreditation with EAL and quality improvement initiatives.