Rod Doyle
Managing Director
Rod Doyle is a modern leader who believes in creating winning ways and habits through a mixture of theory and common practices. Rod is a fundamental part of the rise of one of the biggest businesses in the United Kingdom that has arisen from the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. Rod Doyle and the Senior Leadership Team have built a business that nods at Richard Branson’s Virgin approach but has blended this with a 21st Century spin on branding by creating a ‘community of businesses’ that all interact and interconnect to the betterment of each.
Clive Doyle
Chairman
Retired from the police service having performed the role of Superintendent in charge of operations including the management of large sporting events and music festivals. As a safety officer, managed major sporting events and music concerts. Created a training company to ensure that safety staff were safety competent and skilled in customer service. Whilst managing events realised that local authorities and the police were due to a lack of resources not able to control vehicle and pedestrian movements near events thus creating the need for a national safety qualification for event staff to enable them to work safely on the highways. This qualification is now the industry standard and accepted by local authorities and police services.
Lisa O'Reilly
Commercial Director
Lisa has been at the Tess Group for 6 years & sits on the board of directors. Lisa is at her best when working with Rod to create fresh business solutions and shares the same determined vision to offer high quality value to our clients. She has a vast array of skills to lead teams and create, plan and implement strategies for achieving business goals and as a result tends to lead the dialogue between operations and the board. Lisa has a large amount of experience in dealing with bluechip companies supporting their business needs, and excels in all aspects of Leadership, Sales and Management. Lisa leads with passion, intelligence, energy and the ability to motivate and get the best out of others. Lisa loves high fiving successful people and her favourite holiday destination is Las Vegas.
Steve Laws
Director of Safe and Trained
Steve is an experienced Director with a demonstrated history of working in the events services industry. Skilled in Crisis Management, Training Programme Design, Operations Management, Coaching, and Training Needs Analysis. Strong professional with a Bachelor's Degree focused in Crowd Safety Management from Buckinghamshire New University. Steve started The Tess Group in 2009 with Rod and Clive Doyle. Steve loves the way we have grown as a company and how we retain our family values. A passion outside of work is music and Steve has played guitar since he was 9! Steve was also in the Lead singer in a 60's covers band until recently and misses the gigs!
Briéd Bradshaw
Head of Finance
Briéd is an experienced accounts professional and certified FMAAT. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to The TESS Group having worked in all 3 major sectors: Private, Charity and Local Government. With a reputation for building effective relationships, Briéd is highly personable - a trait not often associated with accounts! She is passionate about providing financials that are relevant and meaningful to support business growth and protect profits. Briéd believes people are the key to driving success, valuing collaboration and teamwork above everything she does. Her demand for exacting standards and high expectations of her team are valued equally without exception.
Lauren Doyle
Head of Data and MIS
Lauren has over ten years of experience working in Further Education having started working in Administration and Audits for DWP contracts in Leicestershire. Since then, Lauren has developed a niche in understanding paperwork and ensuring learners are enrolled correctly. She understands many facets of the company, and therefore the overall learner journey. Aware of the need for accuracy, in their department, to ensure learners achieve successfully and timely, Lauren leads her team to ensure The Tess Group help 1000's of learners to achieve qualifications, every year. Lauren is degree educated having gained a BSc Degree from the University of Leicester. She is currently the Head of Data and MIS for The Tess Group, where she has been a key member since the beginning in 2009. She enjoys being part of a successful team, knowing that they can be relied on, to get a good job done!
Martin Parnham
Head of Delivery
Martin has been with The Tess Group for over 3 years now, and is our Head of Delivery. He is responsible for overseeing the management of a variety of our contracts by maintaining excellent links with our funders, clients, employers and learners. He leads a team of trainers ensuring delivery is of the highest quality with qualified trainers that cover the length and breadth of the country with subject knowledge in a vast range of standards and frameworks. Martin enjoys problem solving, helping both learners and employers to achieve their learning and business goals
Amy Worrallo
Quality Manager
Amy has been with The Tess Group for 6 months now, as our lead IQA. She is responsible for ensuring the quality assurance process for all learner delivery and streamlining best practice to enable our learners to achieve high quality qualifications across a range of subjects and sectors. She leads a team of qualified internal verifiers that work together to approve learner work, claim certificates and check that learners are progressing timely and in line with national standards. Amy enjoys travelling and seeing the world.
Sherlock
Stress Management Coordinator
Sherlock has been with The Tess Group for over 2 years now and works as the Stress Management Co-ordinator. The Tess Group is a fun and vibrant workplace, but just like any other busy and bustling company, the workforce can get stressed or anxious at times. This is where Sherlock is at his best, always ready to greet us with a smile and offering cuddles, to spend a few minutes of time away from the stress of work and the task at hand. He also takes site security very seriously, always willing to approach new visitors to ensure they are no threat to our staff or premises. Just his presence in the office brightens up everyone's day from our staff to clients and a variety of visitors. He is happy to perform the odd trick but usually expects treats as a result! He loves chocolate for dogs and is particularly fond of organic beef!
