Fraikin creates new commercial director and head of transformation roles to fuel business growth

March 23, 2018 Emma Shone


 

Fraikin has created two new roles within the business to support its growth plans in the business’s 40th anniversary year. The two posts, commercial director and head of transformation, will be based in Fraikin’s Coventry HQ, reporting to CEO Ed Cowell. James Walker joins the business as commercial director from Ryder, where he worked as […]




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