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Founded in 1991, in the last 5 years BHP Information Solutions has grown its revenues almost fourfold. Here are a few of the team behind BHP's success.

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Andrew BrodeChairman

Andrew became non-executive chairman of BHP Information Solutions in 1997. He is the chairman and major shareholder in AIM-listed RWS Group PLC, Europe's largest technical translations and patent search business group, and is also chairman or director of several listed and private media companies. Andrew was Managing Director of Wolters Kluver (UK) from 1977 to 1990 and grew the business from sales of £1 million to £80 million. In 1990 he bought Eclipse Group, selling this business journals publisher to Reed Elsevier in 2000.

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Rory MccGwireManaging Director

Rory set up BHP in 1991 with a vision to provide SMEs with truly practical business advice, having seen so many businesses fail unnecessarily when he worked for 3i. His expertise and wide contacts among SMEs and business support organisations have been central to the creation of our range of authoritative business advice publications. Now, with expert management heading up every part of the company, Rory has the excitement of developing the next generation of products and services.

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Lisa WilliamsEditorial Director

Lisa co-ordinates the development and production of all new publications and the updating of existing publications, as well as managing the 500-plus experts who provide the backbone of BHP Information Solutions' quality content. She ensures that we stick to agreed publishing schedules, both for clients' bespoke publishing projects and for our own publications. Lisa also manages the technology behind our updating system, as we increasingly contract to update third party publications as well as our own.

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David ImpeyHead of Professional Markets

David works with BHP Information Solutions' partners in the legal and accountancy sectors. An Oxford law graduate and solicitor, he was formerly Legal Director and then Marketing Director of Jordans and has been marketing manager in a top-ten law firm. David is taking the marketing techniques that we have developed in the corporate and business support sectors, and is using them to deliver dramatic, measurable results in the professional services sector.

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Alison KnockerHead of HR

Alison is responsible for the careful recruitment drive and training that has led to today's skilled, experienced and committed team. Alison's background is in investment banking and venture capital; she has also worked as a business adviser with Business Link.

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Mick DickinsonMarketing Manager

Mick spends as much time helping our clients with their marketing and lead generation as he does working on BHP's own marketing activities. An e-comms evangelist, Mick leads a team delivering advanced online marketing campaigns. Before joining BHP in 2002, Mick was a web business development consultant. Previously, he managed the marketing for sport and entertainment publishing houses.