our people

It goes without saying that the professionalism, design and technical abilities of our staff are critical to our success, but we also place great emphasis on the communication skills of our people. We believe that customers should not always have to go through heads of department if they need rapid resolution of a technical problem or access to a particular file. Marketing, after all, is about communication and delivery.

  • David Hartley

    David has more than 25 years experience working in a business-to-business sales and marketing environment. With a degree in Graphic Design, David started his advertising career working for Reed on Computer Weekly. He went on to set up Graymore marketing in 1985, which focussed almost entirely on IT products and in 2002 set up Hartley-Stone with David Nossiter to work across a broad range of B2B businesses. David is responsible for marketing direction, copy writing and heads up creative services.

  • David Nossiter

    With more than 25 years experience in B2B sales and marketing, David also started his career at Reed working alongside David Hartley on Computer Weekly. Having spent a number of years working in the Middle East he resumed his career in B2B sales with United Newspapers culminating as Ad Director at Tolley Publishing in 1991 and then as Director at a leading direct marketing company. Before setting up Hartley-Stone with David Hartley he spent 5 years in a management consultancy responsible for business development. David is responsible for business development, finance and marketing direction.

  • Stuart Banks

    Having developed websites since 1999, Stuart has lent his experience to such names as Eddie Stobart, Secure Mail Services and Microsoft. As Senior Web Developer and Studio Manager, he is responsible for leading the Hartley-Stone web development team and ensuring all projects conform to SEO and accessibility standards whilst staying within budget and working to set deadlines.

  • Alastair Young

    Alastair is our Senior Designer and has been working in the industry since 2002, having been involved in design projects for the Australian Tourist Commission, Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and Siemens to name but a few.

  • James Foulger

    A Derby University graduate of Illustration and Graphic Design, James has 10 years professional experience working on varied client projects. His unique interests in retro design have provided Hartley-Stone with some of our most memorable projects to date.

  • Tanmai Tanna

    Recently graduated from Westminster University with a BSc (Hons) in Software Engineering, Tanmai is a youthful addition to the Hartley-Stone web development team and has proven himself a vital asset with his commitment and keen interest in all things Web.

  • Nancy James

    Nancy graduated from Middlesex University with a visual communication & design degree in 1998 and has had a vast and varied career spanning over 12 years. After a few successful design agency roles Nancy was hired as the senior designer/creative director at St Ives, heading up their marketing and design team. 5 years on she took a position with a design and branding agency in the Hoxton area where she had the chance to evolve her skills as not only a designer but a keen creative copywriter and art director. Nancy joined Hartley-Stone as a designer in 2009 and has already contributed extensively to our in house design capability.

  • Helen Manning

    Helen is Hartley-Stone's financial controller and comes to us having spent many years performing a similar role with a leading IT solutions provider.