Target Group makes two new senior appointments

Business process services and software provider Target Group has announced the appointments of public sector expert Richard South who has joined as Business Development Director and Helen Adams as Bid Manager.

Reporting into Chief Commercial Officer, Stuart Anderson, South will be drawing on over 20 years of client services experience, focusing primarily on public sector clients.

Previously Managing Director, EMEA at Williams Lea Tag, South spent over a decade leading critical public sector client relationships before successfully establishing and leading the company’s first dedicated public sector business development team. He was instrumental in winning new contracts with the FCA and Croydon Council, and also oversaw the digital transformation of major existing contracts.

During his career, he has also held leadership roles at the Office for National Statistics, The Stationery Office, and Williams Lea and Tag where he was also responsible for client services, operational delivery, strategic leadership and the conception and leadership of a major transformation programme.

Stuart Anderson, Chief Commercial Officer at Target Group said “We are delighted to welcome both Richard and Helen to Target and look forward to benefitting from their combined knowledge and expertise in the public sector. Coupled with our recent delivery with Help to Buy Wales, these strategic appointments have further cemented our focus on the public sector. We see many exciting opportunities to support the Government’s Digital by Default initiative by transforming processes across the sector.”