The former Chief Executive of Purplebricks has joined technology and cloud communications firm Onecom Group as Chief Operating Officer (COO) to the Executive Leadership Team, reporting to Martin Flick Group Chief Executive.
A statement from Onecom Group says Marston steps into the role with a ‘distinguished track record’ in executive management positions across both private equity-backed and public listed companies.
It adds: “Her extensive experience spans notable organisations such as Vodafone Group, Jaguar Land Rover, Kuwait Energy, Virgin Media-Liberty Global, and recently as COO and then CEO of Purplebricks PLC. Helena’s wide-ranging experience is a perfect fit to contribute significantly to Onecom’s ongoing growth and market leadership.”
Martin Flick, Onecom GroupMartin Flick says: “With a heritage spanning 22 years evolving from a start-up to a £200 million enterprise Onecom has achieved remarkable organic growth, complemented by 11 highly accretive acquisitions since our partnership with LDC began nearly four years ago.
He adds: “Our strategic plan for further organic and inorganic expansion, coupled with the ongoing development of our proposition, will directly benefit our customers and strategic partners alike.
“Helena’s vast experience, expertise, and energy will perfectly broaden the strength of our vastly experienced leadership team and help propel us into the next growth phase. Helena’s appointment is a testament to our commitment to leadership excellence.”
Marston adds: “I share Martin’s high aspirations and future ambitions and look forward to working closely with him, the Executive Leadership Team and all teams across Onecom to achieve this. Together, we will continue to drive growth organically and through incremental M&A, delivering enhanced benefits to our customers, new opportunities for our strategic partners and development opportunities for our expanding team while ensuring the highest levels of quality throughout.”
According to the company statement, Marston will be working ‘closely with Martin and the Executive Leadership Team to continue developing and executing Onecom’s strategic plan – with a strong focus on customer experience and operational excellence underpinned by market-leading partnerships and propositions’.
