Martin Budd

Martin Budd has a strong background in sales and business development. Martin started their career at Yell as a Sales Manager and then moved on to Hays as the Head of Sales. At Hays, they successfully created a new sales, account management, and administrative structure. Martin then joined SIRVA, Inc. as the European Director of Sales, followed by a role as the Director of Business Development UK & Ireland at Crown Records Management LTD. Martin later worked at PHS Group as a Sales Director, leading the development of the organization's market proposition. Martin also had a role as the Sales Director (Interim) at Commercial Services, where they restructured the sales and account management team. Martin's most recent position was at Pickfords, where they held the roles of Head of Business Solutions and Sales Director and Brand Ambassador, responsible for driving overall growth and revenue for the Pickfords brand. Additionally, they set up their own consultancy service called MDB Business Services, providing business sales and margin growth consultancy to various businesses.

Martin Budd attended Rycotewood College from 1982 to 1985, where they pursued a degree in Engineering and earned an OND/HND. Later, from 1993 to 1996, they enrolled at CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing and pursued a Certificate in Marketing (Advanced Cert Pending). During their time at CIM, Martin studied various subjects including MI For Marketing & Sales, Promotional Practice, Marketing Operations, and Principles & Practice of Selling. Additionally, there is no specific information available about their education history prior to Rycotewood College, as they attended Thomas Peacock at an unknown period without obtaining a specific degree or field of study.