Martello is excited to announce that Chris Taylor has joined the company as Product Director.
Chris’ career to date includes co-founding Groundsure and Argyll Environmental Limited, leading environmental and commercial teams at Future Climate Info and Landmark as well as creating novel datasets and reports for GeoSmart. He also worked on the UK’s first residential environmental report some 30 years ago.
As an environmental expert, Chris is one of fewer than 200 Specialists in Land Condition (SiLC) and having previously worked as a database and GIS engineer, he is one few people able to blend consulting with automation.
Chris joined Martello as a consultant in February, and his contribution has been invaluable in developing a new on-demand, digital, environment report in the sector from the country’s only independent environment search provider.
Martello have said that Chris has slotted into the team effortlessly, and his environmental expertise gives Martello the edge in delivering digital data instantly, accurately and as an expert for their clients (conveyancers).
Martello stated that they are on a mission to make conveyancing searches instant and have many validation points to evidence that the mission is underway, since their most recent fundraise – which included business angels from five of the top 150 conveyancing firms, and one of the UK’s most prevalent venture capitalists, Fuel Ventures – the team has doubled in size, as have their letters of intent from conveyancers. Martello plans to release their first search, the “Martello Environment Search”, in just six weeks.
Commenting on his new role, Chris said:
“I am thrilled to be joining the team at Martello. The company has a wonderful vision, a competent team, and strong leadership. For me, now is the time to get involved, it’s the new and innovative companies where I can add most value, it’s also these companies who I believe can add most value to the industry”.
When asked for his opinion, Co-founder and CEO of Martello, Dr Henry Crosby Ph.D., said:
“We are ecstatic to have Chris as part of our team. Chris’ expertise, ideas, and level head makes him a 1 in a billion hire, and he will be the driver that we need to innovate with accuracy in the conveyancing searches space.”
As the conveyancing industry continues to evolve, Martello’s commitment to providing instant search packs and making data accessible to all parties involved will “undoubtedly help conveyancers stay competitive whilst providing exceptional service to their clients”.
This article was submitted to be published by Martello. The views expressed in this article are those of the submitter and not those of Today’s Conveyancer.
