Rebecca Hughes has joined Tembé DIY Products as Sales & Marketing Manager in a move which also sees her join the company’s leadership team.
Known to everyone as Becs, she will head up the marketing team for the Doncaster-based company which produces and supplies high quality building and decorating products for DIY and trade professionals.
Becs brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in marketing within different sectors of the merchant industry – including landscaping and roofing – to her new role. A recent recipient of the prestigious merchant industry Personality of the Year award, she is a well-known and well-liked figure who will also play a strategic role in the company’s account management, supporting existing merchant customers and also developing new ones.
Becs said: “Tembé has a strong reputation both as a customer-focused supplier to building and decorating merchants and also for the quality of its products: most notably under its Hippo and Filltite brands. So the decision to join the company and be part of the leadership was an easy one.
“Building strong relationships with customers has been a common thread running through my marketing career and I’m looking forward to seizing the opportunity at Tembé and making a positive difference to the growth of the business.”
She continued: “One of the things that has struck me is how the owner, Guy Malam, and the leadership team have fostered a real sense of being a family-run business which genuinely cares about its staff and customers. It’s also very clear that the company has lots of potential for growth – not just driving sales of existing SKUs, but also there are lots of new products in the pipeline which will create more comprehensive category ranges.”
Managing Director Dell Fitzgerald added: “Becs is a talented marketeer in her own right but is a rare breed with a wealth of experience in relationship management in the merchant industry too. She will be a real asset to our business and we are excited about what the future holds with her as part of our leadership team.”
