Adam Stroud, CEO, said: “I am pleased to appoint Nicola, Alex, and Blair, into their new senior management roles. Each of them brings a high level of knowledge, capability, and experience to their respective areas of the company. Paxton is on a journey, and people are at the heart of our aspirations to become a global market leader. These senior appointments will contribute directly to the achievement of our goals.”

The company has been featured six times across the Best Companies to Work For list and The Sunday Times Top 100. According to the company, it ranked 22nd overall in the UK earlier in 2023 and is currently named 2nd in the manufacturing sector.

Previously HR Director for eight years, Nicola O'Donnell and her team will continue developing Paxton’s award-winning culture and employee experience. 

Company benefits packages are important for all leading businesses and Paxton employees have access to a range of benefits, such as a healthcare plan, hybrid working and flexible working arrangements, subsidised fitness memberships, and more. Nicola said: “We need to always be curious and always be reviewing the benefits based on the population mix of our employees. We need to make sure they are fit for purpose across the diverse workforce that we have.”

Alex Clements in his new role of Finance Director said: “I am immensely proud to be promoted to Paxton’s Finance Director. It is a path I have been working towards throughout my career. It is an especially exciting role to take on right now due to the business growing at such a fast pace. No two days are ever the same.”

Over the last year Alex has been working closely with the senior management team, providing financial information which has supported the construction and development of new manufacturing facilities in Sussex, UK. One is the Paxton Electronics Centre which sits next to Paxton’s headquarters in Brighton.

Having joined Paxton in 2022, Blair Bowen has led the Manufacturing team on multiple projects to further increase production efficiency and improve carbon footprint in the manufacturing process. Last year, Blair and his team were an instrumental part of the opening of the Paxton Electronics Centre with new surface-mount and wave solder lines and investing in new plastic injection moulding machines.

Blair said: "This year our focus is on plastic injection moulding, where we plan to start producing some of our own components using recycled plastic. This will improve our self-sufficiency and CO₂ emission on products that we manufacture such as readers and cabinets, further supporting our customers’ demand for Paxton products.”