Key contacts

Catherine Hall

Managing Director

Catherine is a tenacious business development professional, who uses her knowledge of the creative industry and how clients buy creative services to inform the way in which agencies promote themselves. She has over 14 years design and communications agency experience, working with 20/20, rodneyfitch and Conran Design Group.

Natasha Ellard-Shoefield

Executive Director

Natasha has over 15 years business development and marketing experience and a proven ability to deliver results. She has worked in the advertising, publishing and events industries and has both b2b and b2c marketing experience and has a thorough knowledge of all creative industry disciplines. Natasha has also 'trained to train' and is able to implement sales and communications training programmes.

Peers de Trensé

Non Executive Chairman

Peers is a an expert business mentor and specialises in advising companies in the creative industry on structural change and effective growth strategies. He is well known within the design industry, is one of the DBA's panel of experts and brings a wealth of experience in running consultancy businesses to The Hand.

Rebecca Lalonde

Executive Director

Rebecca has been a business development professional since 2001 and has worked with clients from all aspects of the agency spectrum with experience as both in-house and outsourced new business supplier. She puts her skills into practice with her current clients and she is as happy helping agencies raise their profile through PR and events as she is assisting in the creation of a perfect pitch process.