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Excelr ecr ui t sanew Pr oductManager Thepr oductr angef r om ExcelNet wor ki ngSol ut i onsi ssett ocont i nue evol vi ngf ol l owi ngt heappoi nt mentofanewTechni calPr oductManager t ot het eam.I nMay2017,Nei lPaynemadet hemovet oExcelNet wor ki ngSol ut i onsf r om Fi br eFabaf t er12year sser vi cet her e.Hi sexper i ence i nt hecopperandf i br ecabl i ngi ndust r ywi l lbecr uci alt osuppor t i ngExcel i ndevel opi ngt hei rpr oductr angeandmaxi mi si ngoppor t uni t i es.

Nei lst ar t edatt hebusi nesson10t hMay2017,andwi l lbecomet hedr i vi ngf or cebehi ndt hemanagementanddevel opmentoft hecompl et el i f ecycl eoft heExcelpr oductpor t f ol i o.Hewi l lbewor ki ngcl osel ywi t ht he busi ness’ exi st i ngt eamst osour cenewandi nnovat i vepr oduct st ocompl ementt heexi st i ngr ange.Hi sr ol easTechni calPr oductManagerf or ExcelNet wor ki ngSol ut i onsi sr esponsi bl ef orexpandi ngmar ketshar ei n t hei nf r ast r uct ur emar ket ,cover i ngbot ht heUKandI nt er nat i onalmar ket s.

Al ongsi dei dent i f yi ngnewpr oductoppor t uni t i es,Nei lwi l lber esponsi bl e f orcol l abor at i ngwi t ht heSal es,Pur chasi ngandTechni calt eamst oeval uat et hepr oduct s’ pot ent i alandconveyi ngt henewf eat ur es,benef i t s, packagi ngandt echni calspeci f i cat i onst ot het eamsandcust omer s.Thi s r esponsi bi l i t yi skeyt oensur i ngal lExcelt eamsandcust omer sar eupt o speedwi t ht henewf eat ur esoft hepr oductr ange,hel pi ngt heExcel Gr oupt ocont i nuet opr ovi deout st andi ngser vi cet oi t scust omer s.

JasonRudge,Commer ci alPr ocur ementDi r ect orf orExcelNet wor ki ng Sol ut i onscomment ed,“ Iam del i ght edt owel comeNei lonboar dt he t eam.Ihaveconf i dencet hatwi t hhi sbackgr oundandexper i encewi t hi n

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t hei ndust r y ,devel opi ngpr oductr angesandl i ai si ngwi t ht eamsonat echni call evel ,t hathewi l lbeabl et osuppor tt heevol ut i onoft heExcel br and. ” Jasoncont i nued,“ Iam ver ymuchl ooki ngf or war dt ot heposi t i veandi nnovat i vei mpactt hatNei l ’ sappoi nt mentwi l lmaket ot het eam andt ot he ExcelGr oup. ” Nei li sl ooki ngf or war dt ot aki ngont hechal l enge,andi scur r ent l yenj oyi ngget t i ngt oknowt hebusi nessandt het eamsdur i nghi sst r uct ur ed t woweeki nduct i onper i od,bef or eget t i ngf ul l yst ucki nt ohi sr ol e.

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BestNewcomerAwar d–Li t t l eLear ner s.Thej udgessai di twaswel lt houghtt hr ough,f l exi bl e, ambi t i ous,of f er edongoi ngsuppor tanddi f f er enti ncomest r eamsandwasst r ongl ydr i venby t heper sonalexper i enceandpassi onoft hef r anchi sor .I tof f er edaf l exi bl e,f ami l yf r i endl y modelwhi chl ai dabi gemphasi sont hebusi ness’ sust ai nabi l i t y .

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