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C-SUITE CHANGES AT ACTIVPAYROLL LATE IN May this year, Alison Sellar OBE and Euan Sellar retired from their respective role as chief executive officer (CEO) and chief operating officer (COO), and moved into non- executive director positions to continue involvement in the activpayroll business at board level. Alison founded activpayroll twenty years ago and led the organisation’s global team, whilst Euan played a fundamental role in building the firm’s world-wide operations and unique culture. Their new roles will enable them to continue to support the business and global team, whilst taking a more active role in philanthropic causes close to their hearts. Alison commented: “We’ve achieved things I never imagined possible, and it’s been wonderful seeing the team develop and thrive as we grow internationally. I’m excited about the next chapter and will be watching activpayroll’s evolution very closely!” Christian Hamilton, founder and co-managing partner of Tenzing, the portfolio group, said: “Since we invested in the business at the start of 2020, activpayroll has gone from strength to strength. We’re hugely grateful to Alison and Euan for their dedication during their time at the helm and for their support in building an exceptional management team to lead the business into its next chapter.” Appointed as CEO is Jason Allen, who will oversee all the company’s operations and clients from 19 July. Jason brings eighteen years of leadership experience with global technology and outsourcing companies, including Capita, to the role. With a clear focus on leadership, forming high performance teams and customer satisfaction, he will look to build on activpayroll’s strong historical growth through continued investment in international expansion, new product development and enhanced customer service. Jason said: “The opportunity to evolve the highly successful business, build on the strategy and take advantage of the market opportunities ahead are an incredibly attractive proposition.” Christian Hamilton added: “We look forward to working with Jason to build activpayroll into the leading global multi-country payroll outsourcing platform.”
Also joining the c-suite in July is Iain McGregor (ex-Ceridian and SD Worx). Iain, appointed to the role of COO, joins the existing senior management team comprising Nick Southwell (chief finance officer), David Deacon (chief product officer) and Jim Faulds (chair), who are all focused on supporting the team in delivering customer service.
RECENT CIPP APPOINTMENTS ● Lora Murphy ACIPP has been appointed to the role of CIPP’s content editor, supporting the editor of Professional . Lora first joined the CIPP’s policy and research team in September 2019 and has a wealth of knowledge and experience gained over ten years of working within the payroll profession. She has gained significant experience in writing articles and consultation responses on behalf of the CIPP, which will benefit her in her new role as she develops her editorial skills. Lora, who brings passion and enthusiasm for the payroll profession to her role as content editor, joined the CIPP to serve members and the
wider profession by providing support, to ensure compliance with the increasingly complex range of rapidly changing legislation. Her role also promotes the importance of education, training and continued professional development. Lora is eager to promote and raise the profile of payroll so that it gets the recognition that it deserves. ● Daniel Cull has been appointed by the CIPP as business development executive from 1 July 2021. Dan joined the CIPP sales team in January 2019 and has supported members and the wider profession through identifying training and qualifications suited to their needs. Through his new role, Dan will be responsible for working with industry suppliers to identify new technologies, solutions and products which will support our members in their roles and provide those suppliers with appropriate channels to market. Dan will gain understanding of member challenges and use this knowledge to develop relationships with suppliers that can help address these challenges and improve member performance, effectiveness and efficiencies in their roles.
| Professional in Payroll, Pensions and Reward | July / August 2021 | Issue 72 10
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