Experts Without the Ego
Meet the Team
Knowledge is power, but so is trust, warmth and honesty. With BANC, you’ll get all four in spades, with plenty of experience thrown in for good measure.
With You Every Step of the Way
We’re all about working in true partnership with our clients. Alongside our expertise, we’ll get to know you and your brand inside out. So while we’re serious about your business, we’ll keep things friendly and down to earth.
Say hello to the team who’ll put your goals within reach – whatever those might be.
Leadership
Martin Cozens
MANAGING DIRECTORMartin Cozens
MANAGING DIRECTOR“Golf, film, literature, food” read Martin’s interests. A snapshot of sophistication that’s only slightly offset by his appearance as a fake husband on the Dale Winton-hosted show The Other Half.
Neil Birchall
COMMERCIAL DIRECTORNeil Birchall
COMMERCIAL DIRECTORThe cool dad by which all cool dads are measured, Neil’s easy-going charm and disarming warmth light up everyone’s day. He’s ace.
Jonathan Branney
STRATEGY DIRECTORJonathan Branney
STRATEGY DIRECTORThe 27th great-grandson of William the Conqueror, JB’s resume may lack military efforts, but he still wields serious power mapping out long-term growth for our clients.
Leanne Kearey
HR & ADMINISTRATION DIRECTORLeanne Kearey
HR & ADMINISTRATION DIRECTORGracing Manchester’s galleries with her own masterpieces, Leanne’s arty side is matched only by her skills at making BANC an ace place for us to work.
Kate Woods
HEAD OF DIGITALKate Woods
HEAD OF DIGITALOriginally setting her sights on a job in Nuclear Physics, Kate of course landed in the world of marketing instead. Re-joining us in 2022, she’s back and bossing it now.
Fabrice Rodrigue
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORFabrice Rodrigue
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORFabrice is an integration and transformation director with 20+ year track record working in top tier management consultancies.
PHILIP COEN
GROWTH CONSULTANTPHILIP COEN
GROWTH CONSULTANTPhilip's impressive CV includes leadership roles within the technology, property, finance and media industries. He is now working with BANC to increase our foothold in the digital marketing landscape.
Team
Oliver Urwin
SENIOR COPYWRITEROliver Urwin
SENIOR COPYWRITERBothering the neighbours with his drums, bashing out top copy for our clients, Oliver’s icy exterior belies the man’s true passion: taking care of his houseplants.
Jamie Feely
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERJamie Feely
SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERJamie's a published author! During secondary school, Jamie wrote a poetry book which was released to (obviously) critical success!
Jessica Mottershead
CONTENT & PRODUCTION SPECIALISTJessica Mottershead
CONTENT & PRODUCTION SPECIALISTGracing the small screen aged 11 alongside Helena Bonham Carter, Jess swapped it all for her true calling: a career in content marketing. So humble, Jess.
Nicolas Mahler
SENIOR DEVELOPERNicolas Mahler
SENIOR DEVELOPERA riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside a developer, Nico’s earned comparisons to the likes of Pedro Pascal and Jason Segel. His web dev skills are A-list worthy, too!
Nathan Bretherton
SEO EXECUTIVENathan Bretherton
SEO EXECUTIVEWigan born and bred, a passion for rugby courses through Nathan’s veins. The only other things that come close: meta tags, canonicals and a well-optimised web page.
Laura Reddington
COPYWRITERLaura Reddington
COPYWRITER1/3 of our North East contingent, Mackem Laura makes light work of copy briefs, bringing words to life with her quiet confidence. Low key our most stylish, too.
Bella Roebuck
DIGITAL PR & SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVEBella Roebuck
DIGITAL PR & SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVEBANC's first dedicated PR & Social Media specialist and our first Floridian, Bella moved to the UK in 2018 - where she's been spreading Sunshine State vibes ever since.
IAN WIDDOWS
PAID MEDIA MANAGERIAN WIDDOWS
PAID MEDIA MANAGEROfficially the only person his age named Ian, when he’s not excelling in his role, Wigan-er Widdows also plays touch rugby for the town’s beloved Warriors.
LYDIA WADSWORTH
PAID MEDIA EXECUTIVELYDIA WADSWORTH
PAID MEDIA EXECUTIVELydia joined the BANC team in early 2025, fresh from a year in Australia and putting her scuba diving license to good use.
Oliver Sewell
WEB DEVELOPEROliver Sewell
WEB DEVELOPERUFO enthusiast, abstract artist, and animal lover - Web Developer Oliver might just be BANC's most well-rounded individual.
Rita Sofiane
CRM & EMAIL SPECIALISTRita Sofiane
CRM & EMAIL SPECIALISTHailing from Morocco, trilingual Rita loves nothing more than live music and her dog Parker. Having won everyone’s hearts with his office visits, we can see why.
Mathieu Muller
LEAD ENGINEERMathieu Muller
LEAD ENGINEERBringing French finesse to the creation of our client websites, Matty’s 20 years of experience make him a worthy leader of the web development team.
Helen Swarbrick
DESIGNERHelen Swarbrick
DESIGNERPainting, knitting and mosaic-ing in her free time, there’s not a lot Helen can’t turn her hand to. Which is good news for us, as she’s a top designer too!
Katie Rossington
CONTENT & DIGITAL PR EXECUTIVEKatie Rossington
CONTENT & DIGITAL PR EXECUTIVEPart of BANC’s youth wing, Katie’s made some proper progress within the industry so far. Rumours that she celebrated with a tattoo in Gran Canaria are unconfirmed.
Catherine Tansey
CONTENT & DIGITAL PR SPECIALISTCatherine Tansey
CONTENT & DIGITAL PR SPECIALISTMeeting the Queen at age 5, Tansey’s been unphased by everything else ever since. Case in point: being first to do karaoke on her first day at BANC.
Jonathan Tuplin
COPYWRITERJonathan Tuplin
COPYWRITERRoutinely voted BANC’s Best Dressed, JT’s steely, Goldblum-esque stature is more than a match for any complex copy briefs that come his way.
Judy Jia Lei
WEB DEVELOPERJudy Jia Lei
WEB DEVELOPERA former brain science researcher and yoga teacher, Judy’s seriously impressive CV now sees her getting stuck into site code alongside the equally talented Web Dev team.
Chris Balme
PRODUCTION LEADChris Balme
PRODUCTION LEADThe closest thing BANC has to a talisman, Chris’ near 10-year tenure with us pales only in comparison to his real crowning achievement: beating Harry Styles at 10 Pin Bowling.
Neil Dring
ACCOUNT DIRECTORNeil Dring
ACCOUNT DIRECTORPart cycling fanatic, part account management extraordinaire, all Scouser. Walking Carhartt ad Neil does his bit for the cool dad quotient, with a touch of cheeky wit as well.
CAITLIN PARROT
PAID MEDIA EXECUTIVECAITLIN PARROT
PAID MEDIA EXECUTIVEHaving lived in Austria and France, country-hopping Caitlin is back in Manchester once more, joining our team of talented paid media experts. What we love to see!
ANNABELLE HOOGENBERG
CONTENT & SEO EXECUTIVEANNABELLE HOOGENBERG
CONTENT & SEO EXECUTIVEBilingual, but with aspirations to be quadrilingual, Annabelle formerly rowed at a competitive level and practiced on Olympic training lakes.
Daniel Gibson
COPYWRITERDaniel Gibson
COPYWRITERThe newest member of the copywriting team, Daniel's background in journalism and editorial stands him in good stead for marketing output.
Rachel Buck
OPERATIONS MANAGERRachel Buck
OPERATIONS MANAGERBANC’s unofficial “director of vibes”, Rach is responsible for making sure we play hard too - and still finds the time to settle debts.
Niki Lau
CREATIVE LEADNiki Lau
CREATIVE LEADPetrolhead Niki’s past life designing cars and living in Turin wasn’t extravagant enough. So now he calls West Didsbury home and works in Stretford.
HANNAH BURKE
CRM & EMAIL EXECUTIVEHANNAH BURKE
CRM & EMAIL EXECUTIVEHannah has four siblings and is half of a set of twins. Is she the evil one? Only time will tell.
Lauren Regan
ORGANIC SEARCH STRATEGISTLauren Regan
ORGANIC SEARCH STRATEGISTContent strategies fear her, beaches love her, Lauren’s jet-set lifestyle sends BANC’s glam levels sky high. Her dog Ringo’s a cutie too.
ED CRAWFORD
HEAD OF PAID MEDIAED CRAWFORD
HEAD OF PAID MEDIAPart of BANC's growing author wing, dedicated dad Ed has written a children's book titled The Adventures of Princess Zuba! Until literary fame beckons, he's our ace Head of Paid Media.
