About & Team

Leadership

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  Andrew Trigg

  Group Commercial Director

  Before joining Simplicity in 2015, Andrew Trigg spent over 20 years in a variety of Board level finance and commercial roles across the county in a number of diverse industries. Having a proven eye for detail and passion for getting “beyond the numbers” to provide insight into complex business operations,…

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  Andrew Trigg

  Group Commercial Director

  Before joining Simplicity in 2015, Andrew Trigg spent over 20 years in a variety of Board level finance and commercial roles across the county in a number of diverse industries. Having a proven eye for detail and passion for getting “beyond the numbers” to provide insight into complex business operations, Andrew has been integral in driving sustained company growth throughout his career, while also being committed to promoting tight internal financial controls.

  Working closely alongside CEO David Thornhill for the past 9 years, Andrew has helped lead the business and shape the direction and success of Simplicity as one of the most influential providers of recruitment finance solutions.

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  David Thornhill

  CEO

  Simplicity is led by CEO David Thornhill, one of the recruitment industry’s most experienced professionals. A renowned pioneer and innovator, David has spent over 35 years in the recruitment industry, where he became an expert in identifying and fixing productivity and efficiency issues for recruitment businesses. Determined to find better…

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  David Thornhill

  CEO

  Simplicity is led by CEO David Thornhill, one of the recruitment industry’s most experienced professionals. A renowned pioneer and innovator, David has spent over 35 years in the recruitment industry, where he became an expert in identifying and fixing productivity and efficiency issues for recruitment businesses.

  Determined to find better ways of helping recruiters, he started looking around for more effective solutions. However, frustrated by the lack of appropriate support, he realised that an entirely new approach was needed and decided to tackle the problem himself using his own industry knowledge and skills. He went on to develop the first-ever software model to combine payroll, invoicing, sales ledger, funding and management reporting. It was a game-changing event for the recruitment industry and the start of a new journey.

  In 2004, David joined forces with fellow industry heavyweight Tom Atkinson to set up Simplicity. Their vision was simple - to use their combined experience and technology to revolutionise the recruitment industry’s efficiency and profitability. Together they assembled a team of like-minded recruitment experts and began their quest to develop the first full-service back office and financial solution designed for the specific challenges facing recruiters.

  Today that vision is a reality. Simplicity is now one of the fastest-growing players in the market. It has provided over £1 billion in funding and worked with thousands of recruiters, helping both start-ups and established businesses to prosper and grow. Under David’s leadership, the company has continued to invest millions of pounds in research, technology and people.

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  Emma Puddle

  Operations Director

  Emma Puddle, newly appointed Operations Director at Simplicity. Emma’s journey with the company spans an incredible 11 years ago, starting as an apprentice in Credit Control. Emma has always been driven by a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences, helping to introduce and develop Simplicity’s customer service team, and setting…

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  Emma Puddle

  Operations Director

  Emma Puddle, newly appointed Operations Director at Simplicity. Emma’s journey with the company spans an incredible 11 years ago, starting as an apprentice in Credit Control. Emma has always been driven by a passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences, helping to introduce and develop Simplicity’s customer service team, and setting a standard of excellence that continues to define Simplicity’s approach to client relations.

  Emma then circled back to managing the company's risk, leveraging her expertise to ensure streamlined operations and continued success. It's been a journey of growth, learning, and challenges. From humble beginnings as an apprentice to her current role as Operations Director, Emma has seen firsthand how dedication and hard work can truly make a difference. She is honoured to have played a part in shaping Simplicity into the thriving enterprise it is today.

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  Tom Atkinson

  Chairman

  Wise as an owl always with a finger on the industry pulse. With more than 16 years’ experience in the recruitment sector, Tom Atkinson is quite simply a recruitment guru! It was in 1997 that Tom brought his 'Third Party Supplier Management' skills to the recruitment industry from the motor…

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  Tom Atkinson

  Chairman

  Wise as an owl always with a finger on the industry pulse. With more than 16 years’ experience in the recruitment sector, Tom Atkinson is quite simply a recruitment guru! It was in 1997 that Tom brought his 'Third Party Supplier Management' skills to the recruitment industry from the motor industry (where he was made a Fellow of the Institute of the Motor Industry). Tom re-shaped and re-branded a back-office funding product called Cash Friday, building it up to be the market leader, which was eventually sold to Lloyds TSB. With what was a totally unique service (now copied with varying degrees of success by others) Tom helped literally hundreds of fledgling agencies in the highly competitive recruitment industry.

  After founding Cash Simply in 2004, Tom became the Chairman of re-branded Simplicity in 2011. Tom also chairs the Forest Inspiration programme, a voluntary network of Forest of Dean business leaders who support the local community to find employment and enjoys amateur dramatics and music in his spare time.

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  Vincent Seddon

  Customer Director

  Vincent Seddon has over a decade of sales and leadership experience, which is marked by a passion for understanding client needs and driving innovative solutions. This drive for perfection has been crucial in determining Simplicity in a Business's trajectory. Thanks to Vincent's strategic vision, the company's market presence has grown,…

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  Vincent Seddon

  Customer Director

  Vincent Seddon has over a decade of sales and leadership experience, which is marked by a passion for understanding client needs and driving innovative solutions. This drive for perfection has been crucial in determining Simplicity in a Business's trajectory. Thanks to Vincent's strategic vision, the company's market presence has grown, and its sales performance has reached higher levels.

  Vincent promotes teamwork and individual development while cultivating a collaborative atmosphere. He is still committed to using ongoing education to keep on top of industry developments. Outside the workplace, he finds rejuvenation in equine sport, drawing comparisons between outside obstacles and those in sales leadership. Vincent’s unwavering commitment to excellence continues to steer Simplicity in Business towards continued success in the competitive market.