Leicestershire-based East Midland Coatings Ltd have announced that they have appointed Aron Hicklin and Alan York as the newest directors of their company.
Hicklin has been promoted to Quality Assurance and Technical Director, whilst York has been appointed as the new Sales and Marketing Director.
Aron Hicklin joined the company over 12 years ago as a sprayer on the shop floor. Since then he has worked his way up to his current role of Quality Assurance and Technical Director. Whilst York has been at EMC since December 2011 and at 25-years-old he was rewarded with his new directorship.
York explained: I had just left University in 2011/12 so my mother, who worked at EMC, got me a job in the factory where I was doing general labour. Originally, it was supposed to be a temporary deal, but EMC must have seen something in me and brought me into the office environment and used me in that way. Since then, it's been a great experience for myself.
Hicklin and York were influential in getting East Midland Coatings TS16949 accreditation. A quality standard that has provided EMC with a number of benefits from internal operations to generating sales leads. This improvement in company efficiencies driven by the pair has highlighted that the efforts were well and truly worth it.
The decision was made when EMCs current Production Director, Mike Freer and Sales Director, Steve Moore revealed that they would be reducing their presence within the company as directors. The announcement has also reassured Aron and Alan of their value to the company and given them more responsibilities on a day to day basis.
York stated: We are a more involved with key decisions. Now we are directors, we get to see the finances of the company. So with that added responsibility we now have influence on what, where, when and how we can invest to benefit the company.
EMCs new directors have revealed plans to invest in the future of the business, as York concluded: Were always looking for new developments in the coatings world, such as new technologies whether it be a coating itself or a new application system. Like most ideas, it will all be customer driven. When the demand is there, we will be flexible. That is something that we pride ourselves on is our flexibility as a company, whether that be through leads or our processes.