Marmox Ltd. has promoted its current Finance Manager, Richard Kent-Smith, to the newly created post of Finance Director with immediate effect.

The move follows the appointment of Jonathan Parsons, a founding family member, to the role of Business Development Director, as his parents, Harry and Anne, prepare to take a less active role in running the company.

Having been at the company since 2014, Kent-Smith previously worked for a firm of chartered accountants, where he was involved for some years in preparing VAT returns and managing accounts on behalf of Marmox, before the company created the position of Finance Manager in order to recruit him as a member of staff:

He reflected: “I have always been financially focused and like to connect with and assist all the employees, very much offering data driven guidance and decision making and now, going forwards, it is about providing stability for the company as a board member. 

“Interestingly over the last four years since Covid, we have doubled our turnover, partly through organic growth and also from drawing on the momentum for change within the industry to improve thermal performance in response to Part L and other changes.”

Sarah Viney, Managing Director, commented: “Richard Kent-Smith has been successfully filling the role of Finance Manager since 2014 and has proved himself to be a hard-working and dedicated member of the team, who has helped take the company from strength to strength in recent years.  

“I am absolutely delighted to have Richard as a fellow director.  His skills and knowledge have helped us to grow the company over the last few years and it is great to be able to recognise his invaluable contribution by appointing him as a company director.”