Inspira UK appoints Chris Coleridge as head of Business Development

Inspira UK, one of the UKís strategic providers of HR consultancy and financial management, has appointed Chris Coleridge, former CEO of Fruitful (marketing services), as Inspiraís new head of business development.

Chris, who is a Fellow of the Institute of Marketing, spent 10 years as the CEO of Fruitful, working with a cross-section of public sector and charitable organisations including: Great Ormond Street Hospital, Barnadoís, The Tate Gallery, all three mainstream UK political parties, The National Trust for Scotland and the University of Edinburgh, to name but a few.

According to Sue Higgins, managing director, Inspira UK:
ìI am delighted that Chris has joined Inspira UK to head up the business development arm of Inspira UK. When considering corporate growth in any business, it is all too easy to solely recruit industry based partners without looking outside the confines of oneís own area of expertiseî.

ìAt Inspira UK we pride ourselves on a dedicated approach to relationship and knowledge base-building, both laterally and across a complementary mix of sectors. In this way, we keep ideas fresh and retain our own in-house motivation and team spirit: Each member of the Inspira UK team adds value at every level and has an active voice in the business. This is vital in order for Inspira UK to be able to deliver effective ëpractice what we preachí based HR and financial management solutions. We all welcome Chris to the Inspira UK team!î she added.

Chris Coleridge said:
ìInspira UKís focus on making HR an effective driver of business profitability and organisational health, addresses a critical issue for todayís leaders and managers. I am looking forward to playing a part in bringing this focus to forward-looking organisations in the private and public sectors.î

Inspira UK was launched in 2003 by Sue Higgins, formerly of Qtab, to fulfil a niche in the HR and financial management market for companies looking to oursource both generic and more specific/project based consultative functions Services available include: Inspira Finance, Inspira Organisation Development (OD), Inspira HR (Audit), Inspira Business Partners and Inspira Learning & Development (L&D).

Inspira UKís clients include Lloyds TSB, Royal Mail, Matrix Consultancy, Daniel Hersheson Hairdressing and the Automatic Vending Association. Valued partners include Ceridian, Baker Tilly chartered accountants, UK TEN (the UKís fastest growing entrepreneurís network) and etc consultancy.