As ACREW continues to grow, we have had some changes and new additions to our team which we would like to share with you here!
First and foremost we are very pleased to announce that after 2 years at ACREW our trusty colleague Warren Parry is stepping up to the role of Events Manager.
Over the last 2 years Warren has proven himself to be a valuable and valued member of the ACREW team. As Events Manager Warren will combine his passions for travel and relationship building and we are confident he’ll do a sterling job. Hailing originally from Zambia and enjoying time (7 years in fact!) living on a boat in the UK, as well as travelling around New Zealand, he is finally enjoying staying in one place for a while in Leeuwarden, Holland.
Half man, half robot, he has a passion for technology as well as a bionic knee just keeping his dream of playing for the Zambian football team alive. When not gracing the football field or reading his morning quota of technology updates with his coffee, Warren will be out socialising with, well anyone really, especially if it involves sushi. All joking aside, we are delighted that Warren will be taking the helm at our events in 2016!
Jim McGrath is the newest addition to the ACREW team and will be leading on all things marketing.
With a creative mind and no shortage of an idea or two, he brings to the table a fresh approach and a fearless attitude. His background is in education and includes founding the highly successful Bedford Free School, a brand new school in his hometown. Ever hungry for a new challenge he has recently also enjoyed working as a copywriter and is looking forward to his new role in the company.
When not at his laptop, Jim is free running, doing Tai Chi, playing his guitar or ukulele or doing some other strange form of exercise.
Finally we’d like to introduce you to Frieda Bashir.
Frieda is working on a variety of projects, gaining industry experience as ACREW’s intern for 2016. She is in the final year of her International Tourism Management Degree with just her final thesis to go before graduating. It is her experience of sailing in the Tall Ship Races of 2011 and her subsequent adventures at sea that led her to pursue ACREW as the perfect place for her internship.
If you needed Frieda to do you a favour, pretty much anything is considered if you bring pizza and an Oreo milkshake to the table! In her spare time she can be found burning those calories off at the gym or she will be at home playing her guitar or piano.
