A managed IT, communications and connectivity business based in Norton has welcomed a new addition to the team, in the form of Newcastle Falcons player, Jacob Oliver.
Coming from an entrepreneurial family background, Jacob joins Lucid Technology Solutions as Business Development Manager, tasked specifically with growing the company’s cyber security service area.
Following an education at Barnard Castle School, Jacob has worked in private equity and for a contract furniture business, while also playing rugby as hooker for Newcastle Falcons and England age groups.
Jacob said: “Rugby instilled in me copious amounts of skills that are transferable into sales. Lucid is a great business that has a genuine customer-first approach and my decision to join was made easy when meeting Paul and getting to know him and his leadership.”
Jacob’s first priority is to promote the new systems that Lucid is putting in place to support businesses with cyber security, with a specific focus on legal and financial firms.
Paul Alsop, MD of Lucid, said: “Jacob already has a great understanding of how to ‘open doors’ as it were, and has come in all fired up with the perfect attitude towards supporting us in growing the business. As a big rugby fan myself, I could see immediately that he transfers that drive on the pitch to his drive work-wise, and we’re already seeing results. In his first week alone he secured some incredible contracts and that’s purely down to his dedication and hard work.”
Lucid Technology Solutions has been supporting businesses in the North East and beyond for 36 years, with its growing team which currently stands at 18. The business invests heavily in professional development for its staff, supports apprentices and is also ISO 9001 and 27001 certified, as well as SSAIB.
For more information, please see https://lucidgrp.co.uk/
Image: Paul Alsop (L) and Jacob Oliver (R).