Our Team
We have a diverse team of marketing experts covering all disciplines, all inbound certified with a digital marketing focus. Interested in joining our team? Take a look at our openings today!
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Tim Witcherley
Managing Director

Tim Witcherley

Managing Director

Tim is an incredibly driven and commercial businessman who has built a very impressive marketing consultancy which has continued to grow year on year. With a very straight and honest approach to business, he ensures he gets the best results for his clients and builds strong partnerships with his suppliers.

Specialisms:

Client relations, digital marketing and automation.

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Peter Hughes
Co-Founder

Peter Hughes

Co-Founder

Peter, who co-founded Cognition, is a psychologist and expert in digital transformation and decision science. He’s also a published writer and has facilitated digital transformation projects in the UK, Europe, South America, Russia, the Middle East and Asia. As a broadcaster, he has made many television appearances including Secrets of Superbrands, Addicted to Pleasure with Brian Cox and The One Show for the BBC.  He’s helped high-profile people manage addictive behaviours and featured as an expert in many documentaries on leading figures in the entertainment industry.
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Lucy Hardy
Account Manager

Lucy Hardy

Account Manager

Lucy graduated from Leeds College of Art, where she studied BA Creative Advertising, a degree which focused around the creative concepts behind advertising campaigns. She has since clocked up over five years of account management experience focusing on digital platforms, digital strategy and campaign work.
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Simon Jolly
Creative Director

Simon Jolly

Creative Director

Simon is a highly motivated Creative Director and designer specialising in branding & identity. With over 20 years experience developing branding, marketing, and award winning creative design.

Simon has executed branding and campaigns for companies ranging from large, established brands to small and medium sized businesses.

Specialisms:

Branding, graphic design, digital marketing & advertising.

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Lindsey Witcherley
Director

Lindsey Witcherley

Director

Lindsey is responsible for driving overall inbound strategy and marketing automation.

Specialisms:

Inbound marketing, marketing automation, content marketing, lead generation, social media strategy and training.

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John Berry
Director

John Berry

Director

John’s whole career has been spent at growing business, primarily in international markets. As well as the establishment of international sales and distribution networks, John has also started businesses in North America, Africa, Europe and Asia and has considerable experience at harnessing the power of sales and marketing to create brand value in a global market place.
Specialisms:
Sales, international business and strategy.
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Dan Edwards
Client Services Director

Dan Edwards

Client Services Director

Dan heads up our Client Services team and works with senior client stakeholders to devise and implement successful strategies to deliver business growth.

Specialisms:

Digital marketing, marketing strategy, client relations.

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Lydia Hill
Associate Account Director

Lydia Hill

Associate Account Director

Lydia specialises in HubSpot, marketing strategy and project management.  Following completion of a degree in social anthropology, she started her career in the watch and jewellery industry, supporting industry events with marketing and has gone on to work both in-house and agency side with B2C and B2B companies.


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Sophie Easthope
Account Director

Sophie Easthope

Account Director

Sophie is an extremely competent and dedicated Account Manager.
Working across a wealth of both UK and International based clients, she is always happy to go that extra mile for clients.
Sophie is renowned for her ambition and never saying no. 
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Ray Titcumb
Web Developer

Ray Titcumb

Web Developer

Ray is a passionate and driven Wordpress and HubSpot web developer with a keen eye for detail. With a BSc in Web Applications Development, and years of industry experience, Ray implements innovative web solutions for all of our clients needs.
Specialisms:
Wordpress / Hubspot Web Developer
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Sophie Poyner
Business Manager

Sophie Poyner

Business Manager

Sophie is industrious, self-motivated and passionate about her role having a wealth of experience managing business process. Her ultimate goal is to create the right environment for the right people to excel within a business, whilst maximising both personal and professional growth.
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Nicola Doyle
Business Development Manager

Nicola Doyle

Business Development Manager

Next time someone calls to persuade you of the benefits of working with Cognition, it's likely to be Nicola. So, do stop and listen as you'll find she's an interesting chatterbox.

Specialisms:

Business development and Lead Generation.

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Karl Jackson
Creative

Karl Jackson

Creative

Graphic Designer, photographer and illustrator, Karl has a great love of the arts. Specialising in design using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator) across all aspects of design from concept stage through to publication. 

Specialisms:

Photography, branding, visual materials, print publications and fine art.

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Karen Ward
Finance Director

Karen Ward

Finance Director

Karen has spent many years heading up finance, accounting, and operations departments in service based companies, including marketing companies and architectural practices. 
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Kris Barnes
Search Manager

Kris Barnes

Search Manager

As a SEO and digital advertising specialist Kris has worked in-house and agency side across multiple sectors including public and private, and also internationally for countries including Egypt and Tanzania.
He is always up to date with latest algorithms and industry changes and focuses on building personas into the perfect marketing strategy to target the customers you need.
As a digital enthusiast Kris is a people powered person who gets drive from helping others maximise their website potential.
He is also a part time documentary filmmaker.
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Jasmeen Sangha
Digital Designer

Jasmeen Sangha

Digital Designer

Jasmeen is an experienced creative with a demonstrated history of working in Print Media, Graphic and Digital Design in the sports, publication, architecture and gamification industries. Specialised in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign & After Effects.

Specialism:

Branding & identity, UI & UX design, print media and digital design.

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Kate Stanley
Associate Client Manager

Kate Stanley

Associate Client Manager

Kate has recently graduated with a degree in marketing from Sheffield Hallam University, she already has 2 years experience within the marketing industry and has been a key member of the Cognition team for the past 6 months.
Main industries:
Automotive, Leisure and Trade
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Sabrina Sweeney
Associate Account Manager

Sabrina Sweeney

Associate Account Manager

Sabrina has more than 4 years experience as an account manager specialising in Digital marketing, website development, and strategic sales. She has been awarded for her creative ideas, attention to detail and contributions for growing companies while always providing a great customer experience.
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Simon Taylor
Lead Developer

Simon Taylor

Lead Developer

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Amy Rowe
Content Director

Amy Rowe

Content Director

Amy is a former journalist and content manager with a background across various sectors. She now combines her passion for copy with a deep knowledge of digital platforms and a highly strategic focus, designing content strategies for a range of B2B and B2C clients.

Specialisms

Content strategy, copywriting, team building

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