{"id":1336,"date":"2017-04-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/uncategorized\/job-new-recruit-will-help-lancaster-it-firm-to-grow\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:38:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:38:00","slug":"job-new-recruit-will-help-lancaster-it-firm-to-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsparx.co.uk\/north\/job-new-recruit-will-help-lancaster-it-firm-to-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"New recruit set to help Lancaster IT firm grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lancaster IT firm Q2Q IT has hired Laura Sharkey as a business development manager to support its ambitious growth plans.<\/p>\n<p>Laura joins the company with experience in business development, sales and marketing for organisations such as Training Qualifications UK.<\/p>\n<p>Her role at Q2Q will concentrate on identifying and maximising business opportunities, as well as account management and support of the wider team.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Stellakis, managing director of Q2Q, commented: \u201cWe have big growth plans over the next two years, which we simply couldn\u2019t meet without the appointment of a dedicated sales and support manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur customer service levels are high, and we want them to remain that way. 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