We have strengthened our senior leadership team with marketing and communications appointment

We have strengthened our senior leadership team by appointing Lisa Graveling as Director of Marketing and Communications. 

In the new role, Lisa will be responsible for the organisation’s Brand, Marketing, and Communications and will work with her team to deliver communications to colleagues, customers and communities to support Gentoo’s wider corporate strategy.

Speaking about the new role, she said: “I am thrilled to join the team at Gentoo and work closely with my new colleagues to deliver communications that amplifies customer voices and builds partnerships with key stakeholders in and outside of our fantastic region.”

Lisa joins the Group with over 20 years’ experience of marketing and reputation management across consumer, business to business organisations, and more recently in the social housing sector at Home Group. 

Lisa will bring her wealth of knowledge from her previous roles in media management, sponsorship, digital communications, social media strategy and brand development and management to the organisation.

Susan Fulton, Executive Director of Customer, People and Engagement, said: “It’s a new era at Gentoo and I am delighted to welcome Lisa to the organisation.  This is a really strong appointment for us as a Group and we are looking forward to seeing how Lisa can bring her knowledge and expertise to the current team and the wider business.

 “We’re really excited to watch Lisa work with her team to deliver our communications strategy and shape the future for our colleagues and customers.”

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