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Key People...

Stephen Cosh
Managing / Creative Director

Stephen Cosh founded Paligap Brands Limited in 1999 following an illustrious career as a graphic designer with other agencies.

Stephen is the driving force behind the company and under his leadership as both Managing Director and Creative Director the company has enjoyed year on year growth and success.

He continues to work as a designer within the studio on a daily basis and has been responsible for the creation of a vast number of what are now regarded as well established brands.

Allan Sloan
Technical Director

Allan co-founded Paligap Brands Limited with Stephen Cosh in 1999.

Since establishing the company he has increased the development team within Paligap which now is a department within its own right.

With a team of six, Allan has led a number of major IT development projects for clients across a wide spectrum of industry sectors. Together, the team have imaginatively created bespoke IT database and back-end solutions for a variety of different marketing websites.

Kenneth Dunsmuir
Account Manager

After a long and illustrious career in educational management, Kenneth joined the team in 2006 initially to support sales.

Having studied at RSAMD and worked professionally as a pianist and accompanist his artistic interests are well established.

He now manages a number of our retained clients and works extensively as a copywriter as well as well as providing administrative support to the rest of the sales team

Iain Robinson
Interactive Designer

Having initially completed an HND in Multimedia, Iain furthered his studies at Paisley University and successfully completed a BSc in Multimedia Technology.

During his seven years as part of the Studio and IT Team within Paligap he has been involved in a wide array of interactive and motion design projects for clients.

Iain has vast experience in Interface Design, DVD authoring and specialises in 2D/3D visual design and video editing.

Steven Clark
Software Manager

Prior to joining the team at Paligap, Steven worked for Nationwide Building Society, developing secure internal systems for the company.

Steven has completed a number of Microsoft training courses on developing web applications using Visual Studio, Asp.Net, VB.Net, Microsoft ISA server and Internet Information Server.

Since joining the company he has worked extensively with Paligap Purchase (TM), Paligap's e-commerce engine, further developing it and enhancing it to meet client specific needs.

Mitra Foden
Web Developer

Mitra joined the technical division of the company in October 2007.

Having graduated as a BSc (Software Engineering) and MSc (Security in E Commerce) Mitra has amassed a wealth of experience through working on a number of high profile online and back office banking solutions.

With her expert knowledge of hardware, software and programming languages, Mitra has quickly become an invaluable member of the team.

Colin Millar
Graphic Designer

Educated in Perthshire, after a short spell studying engineering in Aberdeen Colin decided to abandon ship to pursue his real passion, graphic design.

He studied multimedia and graphic design for four years in Glasgow before spreading his wings by travelling throughout Europe - France, Germany, Spain and Austria.

Colin brings a fresh, cosmopolitan approach to the studio and already many of our clients have expressed their delight with the work he has produced on their behalf.

George Neil
Repro Manager

With his vast experience in reprographics and his publishing expertise, George provides invaluable support to the entire studio team.

George is responsible for ensuring perfection in printed jobs and manages the company's large format division.

Bill Inglis
Sales Director

With over twenty years experience in sales and marketing in the B2B environment, Bill has worked in both manufacturing and service sectors, providing solutions to a wide range of clients.

He has unparalleled experience in identifying the best options to meet his clients’ needs.

Nick Lambert
Sales Manager

A graduate of Caledonian Business School, Nick is now nearing completion of his Masters Degree in Marketing at Strathclyde University Business School.

Nick’s focus is in developing new business opportunities, managing selected key accounts and developing new sales strategies for the company.

Nick’s excellent people skills and his genuine energy and enthusiasm have helped attract a number of new key accounts to Paligap.

Tania Bechelli
Traffic Manager

Tania is one of Paligap's longest-serving team members.

As Traffic Manager, she is responsible for the efficient flow of work from account services to the creative and technical departments.

Tania's role includes creating project schedules, maintaining job files, tracking and monitoring progress and, crucially, invoicing!

Her excellent organisational skills, ability to multi-task and her friendly nature make her a pivotal member of the team and a favourite with all of our clients.

Joan Charles
Personal Development

Joan has been involved in the Paligap creative process for five years, in a very special way... Coaching!

Joan spends time with each and every member of staff in the agency, ensuring that they are calm, focused and relaxed and ready to take on each and every challenge.

As a life coach, Joan has loads of experience in developing people both emotionally and mentally and the difference it has made to the agency’s output it quite stunning.

Joan also gets involved in the creative process providing intuitive tools and techniques to enhance “out of the box” thinking and idea development.