Team

Team backgrounds

Stuart Greenfield

Born in Kent England in 1960 Stuart was educated at Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth and Royal Naval Engineering College Manadon, graduating as a Bachelor of Science in Electronics. After serving as a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and sailing in the British American Cup Challenge in 1982, Stuart left the Navy and continued his career in Saudi Arabia as an engineer.

Returning to the UK in 1984 Stuart entered the UK computer industry and took up a posts in marketing computer products. At 25 Stuart was a board director of Norbain Electronics and subsequently director of First Software which became the UK subsidiary of Computer2000, Europe's largest IT products distributor . Stuart’s career in IT company management continued with his appointment as managing director of Aashima distribution in 1990. During this time Stuart established manufacturing of the Trust range of personal computers and successfully marketed the range via the Dixons Stores Group.

Stuart’s first marketing business started in 1993 and during this time worked with a number of key technology manufacturers including BT, Epson and Fujifilm. Working as strategic marketing consultant to Fujifilm Stuart launched the first range of digital cameras into the UK market and established Fujifilm's first Internet presence.

In 1998 Stuart established the Computer Trade Show. The exhibition grew rapidly to become Europe’s leading trade only fair and was sold in 2001 to Imark inc. From 1988 -2001 Greenfield Computer Marketing, Stuart’s marketing consultancy, was responsible for the launch of a number of pure play digital businesses and also establishing internet solutions for a wide range of established business including VT Group plc.

In 2001 Greenfield Computer marketing was merged to create LPGF a full service advertising agency with clients from a range of sectors including property, food, manufacturing, services and government. Stuart became Chairman in 2003 and left the business in 2008 to focus on digital marketing consultancy, coaching, lecturing and change management.

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James Kelsey

Email: james@greenfield.co.uk

James Kelsey studied design at both Canterbury and Camberwell College of Art. On leaving Camberwell he started his own design consultancy which he ran for 11 years. In 1996 James founded the new media web agency, James Kelsey Design (JKD), which grew to employ 70 staff and whose clients included Waitrose, John Lewis Partnership, Unilever, British Red Cross, British Tourist Authority, British Council, ICI, DTI, Canon, Hamley's and Kenwood Electronics.

In 2000 James Kelsey design (JKD) was acquired by the Incepta Group PLC, one of the largest marketing communications groups in the world. Having completed a three year earn out, James left his old company to form Byron-Elliott.

James ran Byron-Elliott for six years during which time it continued to flourish and in 2005 opened its first office outside London in Winchester. In 2009, James was invited to join Greenfield which is where he is now a Director.