Leading lighting designer and manufacturer, Ansell Lighting, has announced six strategic appointments as part of its ongoing growth and expansion strategy.

Charlotte Jago has joined the company as Head of Commercial Finance and FP&A, alongside Matthew Clague who has been appointed as Head of Customer Success, Sam Henderson who joins the business as Project Manager and Jonthan Knock who takes up the role of Supply Chain Manager.

Further expanding the management team are Diane Utterson, who takes up the role of Supply Chain Planner, and Julie MacCluskey, who has been appointed as Health and Safety Manager. These key additions mark an important advancement in the company’s growth journey, bringing significant strategic insight and operational expertise to accelerate expansion and enhance service to customers.

Joining the finance department, Charlotte Jago brings 18 years of experience in finance, with the majority of her previous roles concentrated within the manufacturing industry. Her strategic insight, strong commercial acumen, and commitment to driving business performance will play a key role in Ansell’s focus on adding value across the organisation.

Head of Customer Success, Matthew Clague brings fantastic leadership experience, and a strong passion for leading change and driving customer satisfaction. Clague started his career in retail for Argos, where he played a key part in the digital transformation and launched new format stores. He later joined tool hire company Speedy as Retail Director, and later became a Trading Director, supporting the company’s transformation strategy and implementing new systems to better support customer insight.

New Project Manager Sam Henderson has spent most of his career in operations roles across food manufacturing, warehousing and logistics. At Ansell he will partner with teams across the business to enhance project structure and help drive progress on strategic priorities.

Jonathan Knock joins with over 20 years’ experience in the rail, telecommunications and healthcare industries. He brings leadership and operational expertise in supply chain and procurement, focused on driving product availability while streamlining performance. His focus will be to align the performance of our supplier base to our customer requirements, while streamlining the flow of products into our warehousing sites.

The company’s operational infrastructure is further bolstered by Diane Utterson and Julie MacCluskey. Utterson brings more than 20 years’ experience in supply chain operations, while MacCluskey, who most recently was as a Health and Safety Advisor at Glass Futures. takes up a brand-new role for the business as Health and Safety Manager.

Mark Abbott, Managing Director at Ansell Lighting, said: “These appointments are part of Ansell’s broader strategy to continue investing in infrastructure and people, reinforcing our position as a leader in lighting solutions and ensuring we continue to deliver first class service.”