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Meet the team
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Ebbon Group
Alex Stopford
Senior Marketing Executive
Alex studied for her Marketing degree whilst living in Vietnam and Barcelona, and is always learning new skills outside of work. At Licence Check she’s responsible for emails, social media and web updates. Alex is a Derby County fan and animal lover and loves to travel too.
Gary Belcher
Assistant Accountant
Gary had a couple random jobs after school but joined the Hartwell Group in Feb 2002 and moved to Ebbon in March 2003 so nearly 23 years here now, officially part of the furniture. Been doing accountancy all that time for different parts of the Group and currently studying to become a qualified accountant. Outside of work I like to stay pretty active in the gym most days and play football regularly.”
James Povah
Senior Product Manager
James is our top-notch developer and is responsible for product innovation and sustainability. There is nothing he doesn’t know about our products and everything else it would seem – he is a long-standing champion of our annual Christmas quiz. He was once under 18 county tennis champion and under 14 country chess champion
Jenny Found
HR Manager
Jenny joined the business over 12 years ago and has recently taken on the role of HR Manager for the Group. “Working for Ebbon Group has allowed me to progress and develop in my career. The company has always provided me with an excellent work and homelife balance and it is a privilege to work with such fantastic people”. Jenny enjoys spending her free time with her young family, watching box sets and meeting friends.
Katy Holding
Group Head of Marketing
Katy has been with the company for over seven years and was responsible for transforming the DAVIS brand. Following a long career in beauty marketing, she made the transition to software and has never looked back. Katy is also a qualified yoga teacher and enjoys bringing mindfulness and balance into everyday life.
Kevin Stopps
Chief Financial Officer
Kevin joined Ebbon in 2003 and is responsible for the company finances. He previously worked in automotive finance where he developed a keen interest in finance and accounting IT systems, so is always on the lookout for accounting processes that could benefit from automation. He lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and two children and enjoys riding his bike to keep fit.
Craig Gibbin
Joint CEO of Ebbon Group
Craig is joint CEO of the Ebbon Group. He joined Ebbon shortly after the company was founded and has since focused on the growth of the business in the UK and European markets, along with regularly helping with his broad automotive knowledge for the long standing group shareholders. Prior to joining Ebbon, Craig worked in various roles in automotive retail starting as a graduate trainee, leading ultimately to the role of Group Marketing & Franchise Director.
Craig is married and lives in Oxfordshire where he spends a significant amount of his time running and participating in marathons, as well as self-inflicting extreme pain on himself in his pursuit of ultramarathon competitions.
Rob Pilkington
Joint CEO of Ebbon Group
Rob is joint CEO of the Ebbon Group. His primary focus is on longer-term innovation and opportunities to cohesively grow the group, while ensuring common team values. He was a founder of the original Ebbon business and has learnt from a broad range of commercial and technological initiatives over his career. Originally a Computer Scientist, he joined an automotive graduate training programme in 1995, leading him into the sector.
Rob is married to Gayle and when not walking their Romanian rescue dog Poppy. He also enjoys a trip to the gym and indulging his interests through self study, particularly Quantum Mechanics/Computing and Reinforcement Learning (A.I.)