Meet the speakers

Product Image Andrea McMahon Graduating in Business Information Management from Leeds Met Uni and The European School of Administration and Management in Paris, Andrea specialised in communication and marketing before joining London's advertising industry in 1995. This was followed by various advertising, marketing and management roles within both large PLCs and SMEs. Since 2002 Andrea has been providing marketing consultancy to SMEs across the UK looking to achieve growth through effective marketing. Managing Director of marketing, advertising and design agency Adpromedia, Andrea is also founder and Director of SME Connect.
Product Image Julian Llewellyn Julian has extensive financial, commercial and operational management experience in both fast growth SME and multinational PLC environments. Currently Managing Director of Optima RM, Julian has held a number of Finance/Commercial Director roles with BAESYSTEMS, Premier Brands and Hillsdown Holdings and most recently Vice President, EMEA with SurfControl plc. Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales; member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers; Director of SME Connect, a North West organisation supporting SME business growth and past member of the CBI Regional Council for the North West.
Product Image Paul Halliwell Following a successful career in travel, latterly with British Airways, Paul moved into HR 5 years ago. Initially in a client facing role with a large HR consultancy, Paul moved into Recruitment and had a successful spell as Manager with one of the UK's largest specialist recruiters. Paul joined The Urquhart Partnership as Commercial Manager with a combined brief of managing existing client relationships and supporting the development of new business.
Product Image Angela Bate Having worked within retail banking for the past nine years, Angela has taken her wealth of knowledge and experience into the SME market in her role as Business Development Manager for the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. She has become a trusted adviser to her clients within their businesses, providing expert advice and solutions by really getting to know and understand her clients and their financial needs. Angela is a big advocate of business networking and she promotes the bringing together of like minded business people.
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