The latest Bondholder appointments and promotions

The University of Derby, Precept and Totally plc are among a number of Marketing Derby Bondholders who have announced new appointments in recent weeks.

The University of Derby has appointed Marvin Cooke, former executive vice-president for manufacturing at Toyota Motor Europe, as its Professor of Enterprise.

Professor Cooke, who takes up his role on 1 September, will lead on industry engagement – a strategic priority for the university – and drive forward employability, enterprise and business development as the university prepares for the opening of its new city centre-based Derby Business School building in 2025.

He will play a key role in supporting academic teams across the university in delivering impactful industry engagement and research.

He said: “I am honoured to join the University of Derby and its high-performing, rapidly expanding business school.

“This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the university’s efforts to foster an entrepreneurial spirit among students.

“The role will not only allow me to contribute to the university’s learning and teaching strategies, but to also support research teams and foster professional practice-based collaborations with academic, industrial and government entities.”

Professor Kamil Omoteso, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, said: “We are delighted to have Professor Marvin Cooke on board.

“Marvin is a highly qualified seasoned executive with an exceptional record of radically transforming manufacturing operations at C-Level; raising standard, optimising operations and driving efficiencies.

“He brings with him more than three decades of experience in strategic leadership, business development, cross-border stakeholder management and innovation.”

Precept, which provides human resources and employment law support, has welcomed back associate Robyn Smith, who has been on maternity leave, and recruited seasoned professional Kim Ager as head of HR services.

The appointments bring the total number of staff members at the Mansfield Road business to eight.

Kim’s recruitment will see a renewed focus on the firm’s HR offering, expanding the breadth of services it can offer clients.

Emma Tice, head of employment law and HR at Precept, said: “This really sets us further apart from the competition.

“We can ingrain ourselves into our client’s businesses now in a way that wasn’t possible before.

“Kim brings a huge amount of HR and employment relations knowledge to the business.”

Totally plc, which provides frontline healthcare services, corporate fitness and wellbeing services across the UK and Ireland, has appointed Laurence Goldberg to its board of directors.

Laurence joined Totally in 2022 as director of finance. He has a career in finance spanning more than 35 years, with 10 years at director level.

Chief executive Wendy Lawrence said: “On behalf of the board, I am very pleased to welcome Laurence as a director of the company.

“He has been with Totally since 2022 and has been integral to the smooth running of the finance department and audit process.

“His experience and leadership skills will help drive our strategy and growth ambitions.”