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MEET THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE MAGIC HAPPEN
Our Executive Directors
As Blizzard's Managing Director, Philippa leads the day to day running of Blizzard, working closely with all managers and staff to move the business forward under employee ownership. She loves a glass of wine and going on week-long hikes.
Gabi is Blizzard’s Group Financial Director with over 15 years experience. She loves a glass of red wine and a good book in the spare time she rarely has.
Philippa Bailey
Managing Director
Gabi Medeleanu
Financial Director
Martin is the co-founder of Blizzard and previously Symphony Telecom. Martin has an Engineering Degree and is a qualified Chartered Accountant, working for Arthur Andersen in London, and Price Waterhouse Coopers in the USA and Canada. He has acted as both finance director and CEO of several private start-ups and public companies listed on the London stock exchange. Martin has seen far too many Arsenal matches with Mark, and climbs the odd mountain from time to time.
Mark is the co-founder of Blizzard. Together with Martin Turner, he co-founded Symphony Telecom in 1996. With over 30 years’ experience in telecommunications Mark led the Symphony management team as Managing Director building Symphony from scratch to revenues of over £60m from 20,000 customers prior to its sale to Redstone Telecom in 2006. Mark is an avid Arsenal fan and very inconsistent golfer.
Martin Turner
Co-Founder
Mark Jones
Co-Founder
Our Telecom Partner Sales Team
Simon is Blizzard’s Sales Director with over 20 years senior telecoms experience with C&W, Anglia Telecom, Gamma and Redstone where he built a distribution channel with over 150 partners and is looking to repeat this success at Blizzard. By his own admission Simon is an average golfer, cricketer and triathlete but not an average swimmer – he is ranked in the top 30 in the world for his age group.
Simon Rigg
Sales Director
Scott Pentecost
Commercial Director
Scott is Blizzard’s Commercial Director. Scott helps our partners boost their revenue and find opportunities within their bases and elsewhere. In his spare time he plays bass guitar in a local band and hosts an internet based radio show.
Cameron McCausland
Sales Support
Cameron supports Blizzard’s sales team with all things telecoms. Outside of work, he enjoys everything sport related. He currently plays football for Luton Old Boys and used to play for Luton Rugby team. He's a proud Manchester United fan, enjoys Two Door Cinema Club and listening to Tom Grennan.
Casey is Blizzard's Energy Business Development Manager, she works closely with our partners, supporting them with all things business energy including quotes and contracts for their customers. Casey enables our partners to maximise their base and build a recurring revenue stream. Come evening, she settles in and gets cosy with her little girl Riley. Weekends are spent with family and friends, enjoying good food and a few drinks.
Dan is our Energy Account Manager, he assists our partners' customers with their business energy. He is a keen problem solver who focuses on customers' needs to make sure that expectations are met. Dan enjoys skiing and walking, for his sins he follows Arsenal. He also has two cats, Rosie and Amelia.
Casey Barrett
Partner Success Manager
Dan Calton
Senior Energy Account Manager
Our Energy Partner Sales Team
Our Telecoms Team
Terri is our Telecom Operations Manager, a great team player within the team, Terri is always laughing and keeps everyone in high spirits throughout the week. She enjoys Kung Fu in her spare time!
Terri Hogan
Telecom Operations Manager
Matt Warren
Provisioning Team Leader
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Matt is our Provisioning Team Leader. He has a naturally positive and upbeat character, which our partners and customers love! He is also a long-suffering West Ham fan and has an extreme obsession with everything 80’s!
Josh Barham
Sales Account Manager
Josh is our Sales Account Manager. He is Mr Positive! An eager problem solver, with a people first attitude. He enjoys delivering cracking deals and meeting customers needs. He loves being a Dad, family time, socialising, keeping fit, Arsenal FC and good food!
A calm and collected individual, of Blizzard's customer care team, Hope is our Senior Telecoms Service Coordinator, she's great at handling any situation thrown at her. Hope spends her free time camping, kick boxing and reading.
Craig is one of our Telecoms Service Coordinators, supporting both our partners and their customers. He is fan of Chelsea FC, hitting the gym and listening to 90’s hip hop, Oasis and Nirvana!
Hope Philips
Senior Telecom Service Coordinator
Craig Jones
Telecom Service Coordinator
Libby is a friendly member of our customer service team. In her spare time she enjoys reading thriller books, especially Colleen Hoover! She's also partial to a bit of shopping, and has a black cat called Simba!
Sinead is one of our Telecom Service Coordinators, she loves cooking and staying active, as well as spending time with friends, family and her Doberman, Beau. Engaging her creative side, she enjoys drawing in her spare time.
Libby Knight
Sinead Farmer
Telecom Service Coordinator
Our Energy Team
Matt is Blizzard’s Energy Operations Director. Matt manages the energy administration and sales team, which oversees the procurement and management of over £100 million pound of gas and electricity spend. When Matt isn’t playing football, he enjoys a leisurely walk with his border collie, Ruby.
Bekki is Blizzard's senior energy account manager, she is responsible for raising quotes, contracts and managing customer accounts for Blizzard's partners. Bekki is passionate about fashion and beauty and loves a colourful cocktail.
Elise is Blizzard's SME energy account manager, she is responsible for raising quotes and contracts and for Blizzard's partners. Elise loves spending her spare time with her horse Hugo, and two cats Coco and Indie.
Matt Hiscock
Energy Operations Director
Bekki Paul
Senior Energy Account Manager
Elise Moore
SME Account Manager
Our Marketing Team
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Sarah is Blizzards Marketing Executive, she is responsible for campaign management, design on and offline for both Blizzard and our partners, our social media channels and much more. Sarah loves to cook and eat good food. On the weekends, she goes on a LOT of dog walks, out with friends and loves a bit of ice skating now and again.
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Kelly is Blizzard’s Marketing Director, she is responsible for the Marketing team, lead generation and brand management on and offline. When Kelly isn’t busy weaving her marketing magic, she enjoys adrenaline sports and letting her hair down on the weekends.
Kelly Jahn
Marketing Director
Sarah Woods
Marketing Executive
Our Billing Team
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Emma is our Billing Manager, crunching numbers on a daily basis. Her three little ones keep her very busy at the weekends but she still enjoys a good night out when she gets a chance!
Nicky is Blizzard’s Billing Manager with over 25 years experience in fixed and mobile telecoms support services within the independent and plc sectors. Nicky is a keen golfer and circuit trainer, but would trade both for a sun lounger and bottle of wine in the right location.
Emma Linsell
Billing Manager
Nicky Sparks
Billing Manager
Nikki has over 13 years' experience in the telecoms industry and has an in-depth knowledge of both provisioning and billing. At home she is a busy Mum of two and enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
Denise handles all things billing for our partners and their customers, her time in provisioning brings useful experience to the team. She loves swimming, hiking and cooking. Sometimes she cooks up a storm and brings a large batch in for the staff, much to our delight!
Nikki Burgess
Billing Administrator
Denise Wong
Billing Administrator
Our Accounts Team
Marley mentors and develops the accounts department team performance, while proving strong accounts skills. He’s an animal lover with 4 dogs and enjoys spending quality time with family.
An avid numbers guy with a degree in Mathematics, Ben is Blizzard’s Senior Finance Assistant. In his spare time, he looks after Buddy, his border collie/ lab cross. He also enjoys video gaming and challenging his friends to a snooker match.
Marley Flynn
Accounts Team Leader
Ben Neill
Senior Finance Assistant
Andy is Blizzard's Systems Analyst. When he isn't finding ways to improve the efficiency of the business, you'll find him tearing up a dance floor.
Our Systems Specialist
Andrew Branscombe
Systems Analyst
Our IT Team
Paul is Blizzard’s IT Director and has worked in IT for 20 years, he loves technology and using technology to make his life easier. Outside of the office Paul is an F1 enthusiast, loves good food and enjoys spending time with his family.
Matt is Blizzard's senior technical consultant, he is a football fanatic and when not at work he loves nothing more than taking a trip to White Hart Lane to watch the mighty Spurs play.
Paul Honosutomo
IT Director
Matt Benbow
Senior Technical Consultant
Steven is one of Blizzard’s IT consultants, he's been in the IT game for over 25 years.
He works best under pressure and enjoys difficult problems.
Outside of work his hobbies are 3D printing, and arts and crafts.
Steven Lyon
Technical Consultant
Owen Nightingale
Technical Consultant
Owen loves to take on any and all IT challenges. Outside of work he loves to play tennis, gaming, and hanging out with friends. He can't go a day without eating pasta and his favourite catchphrase, inspired by Frank Bruno, is 'D'ya know what I mean'.
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