Left the Midlands after leaving college, I began my career within reprographics and print in 1989 as a bureau assistant for a busy copying firm in Soho, London. Having worked in all areas of production, I was promoted to Client Services in 1990. In 1992 achieved promotion to Regional Sales Manager and transferred to the West Midlands branch in Birmingham. Two years later decided to leave the print industry to develop and broaden my sales skills with a major automotive company, Renault UK. In 1996, after gaining valuable experience, the pull of print lured me to Temple Reprographics in Birmingham where I took on the role of Sales Manager. Callprint acquired Temple Reprographics in 2000 and in 2002 gained promotion to Regional Manager for the Midlands and South West. After successfully promoting and developing the business within the region, I was appointed Regional Director in 2005 covering the Midlands, South West, North West and Edinburgh.