Adele graduated from UWE with a First (BA) Hons Degree in Media Practice. From there, she has worked in TV and Film with her most enjoyable time being working for Aardman Animations on 2 feature films. Adele has recently returned from living in New Zealand where she has been for the past 3 years. There she worked as a Diversional Worker in a mental health ward where she helped patients on their way to recovery with activities like fitness and art classes. She joined Vallis in June 2018 as part of the East Africa team. In her spare time she loves live music and trekking around the Breacon Beacons.

Alex grew up in South Africa where he completed a Master of Science degree at Rhodes University in Grahamstown before moving to Cape Town. Here he worked as a Senior Consultant in the High-Performance Centre at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa. In 2014 he moved to the UK and joined Vallis at the Vallis Group’s Head Office in Frome. He managed the Vallis Middle East and Fuels desk for 4 years and in 2018 moved to the role of Commercial Manager for East and Southern African operations.

Hi! My name is Amy and I was born and raised in Somerset. I am currently studying for a degree in law and criminology with The Open University and find it challenging but fun. I am a huge rugby fan and have a season ticket for Bath Rugby matches. When I’m not attending rugby games you’re likely to find me riding my horse, baking, socialising with my friends or attending music festivals. I also love to travel and have been many places over the world. I have spent a lot of time in Japan and China, and have even managed to pick up a little Japanese on my way.

Ashleigh joined Vallis in September 2018 as part of the Internal Audit Team. Originally from Guernsey, Channel Islands she moved to Bath in 2015 to study Business and Management at Bath Spa University in which she graduated with a BA 2:1 Honours. Enjoying the mainland lifestyle, she decided to make Bath her permanent residence. Ashleigh has been a keen equestrian for most of her life, partaking in various competitions in both Guernsey and England.

Currently living in Somerset, Brogan was born and raised in Dundee, Scotland. After completing Higher Education and receiving an overall A at Dundee College in 2014 for Social Sciences, Brogan left Dundee to go travelling for the next two years. In that time, she worked and lived in many countries including: Asia, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Bali. Returning back to Dundee Scotland near the end of 2016, Brogan worked for a global petroleum pump company where she managed engineers in installing and maintaining petroleum pumps throughout the UK. In early 2018, Brogan made the move down to Somerset, and joined the Vallis team as an Operations and Reporting Assistant in the Franco West African team, to then shortly be moved to the Anglo West African team. Now living in Somerset Brogan enjoys spending time with friends, exploring the country side and travelling.

Ema was born in Frome Somerset. After returning to the UK, Ema joined Vallis in August 2018 as the Company Administrator. She has spent the last decade living and working in Australia, Canada and New Zealand within Service Management. In her spare time, she enjoys adventure sports, camping and loves the mountains.

My name is Franci Tuck and I am the Operations and Reporting Assistant responsible for South Africa, Madagascar and Mauritius. I matriculated in South Africa in 1985 and come with a wide background in office administration and have completed a course in graphic design. I emigrated from South Africa with my (English) husband, David and our son, Michael in 2007 and have been enjoying the splendour of the English Countryside ever since. In my spare time I enjoy baking and entertaining friends and family, am a keen rugby and cricket supporter and enjoy exploring the beautiful nature around us.

Grant grew up and studied in Monmouth, South Wales, achieving A levels in English Literature, History and Psychology. After leaving school, he attended the University of Bath and graduated in 2016 with a 2.1 in Politics with International Relations. Immediately after finishing finals, he undertook an internship in the operations department at Etherlive, helping to build communication networks for some of the most prestigious events in the UK and France. In May 2017, Grant joined the Anglo West Africa team reporting on Liberia. Grant spends his free time Djing, producing music and supporting Swansea City FC.

Hannah spent her early childhood travelling around the UK with her military family, before eventually settling in the South West of England. She has recently concluded her degree studies at the University of Reading, where she read English Literature and Theatre. The prospect of a varied, dynamic working environment as well as opportunities for international travel attracted Hannah to Vallis, where she has joined the VTAS team. Hannah has a keen interest in dance and theatre, both of which occupy much of her spare time.

Helen grew up in the local area, although, her parents and wider family are Irish. Following a career in Category Marketing & Supply Chain within Retail and FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods), she wanted a change in direction. Helen joined Vallis because of its uniqueness as a multicultural business and the opportunities to work with many countries in Africa. She is particularly drawn to the logistics reporting she has been doing for humanitarian organisations and sees her role as a great opportunity to learn and grow within a very interesting organisation. In her spare time, Helen enjoys camping and cycling, and has experienced a few road trips to Belgium and Italy to watch Formula 1.

Ilna grew up in Pretoria, South Africa. She has recently moved to the UK and is loving it. She has also previously lived in Dubai, Cape Town and Johannesburg.  Ilna has been working in HR and Project Management for the past 10 years. She is a keen traveller and has travelled throughout South Africa and Botswana.

Jack was born and grew up in the east of England before moving to Burgundy with his family until 18 where he learnt French. He later settled on Bath University in the UK where he completed a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. Jack joined Vallis in August 2018 as he was looking to make use of both his French language and analytical skills acquired at university to find a job that would be stimulating and fresh. In his spare time, Jack can be found wargaming, playing Handball and cross-country running.

Jack attended Welbeck Army 6th College where he gained both military training and academic qualifications. Upon completion, he changed course and after a brief spell as a chef, moved into the publishing industry, working for Parragon Publishing based in Bath. Starting as a Junior Production Coordinator he worked his way up to Senior Project Controller, coordinating the publication of over 1,000 titles including the prestigious Beano Annual along the way. Working with major licensees such as Disney and Nickelodeon, and with people from all over the globe,  Jack developed a thirst for international business. Jack joined Vallis Group in November 2013 and enjoys focusing on the African market, having dealt primarily with the Asian market in print. Originally working as Commercial Manager for West Africa, he then spent 2 years as the Country Manager of Egypt before returning to the UK to take up the position of Commercial Manager for the Fuel and MENA markets. In his spare time, Jack enjoys watching motorsports such as F1 and BTCC.

James was born in Cyprus and spent his childhood relocating around Europe, forming an appetite for travel and adventure that grew into adulthood. Since becoming a teenager, the New Forest became home. A devotion to sport supplemented by a healthy lifestyle complemented the natural surroundings. After studying Environmental Engineering at Cardiff University, James pursued a love for snowsports by working as a ski instructor in Austria for two seasons. He then went on to complete a Masters in International Business and Development at UCL before focusing on his career.

Joe grew up in Totnes, Devon and subsequently studied English Literature, Geography and World Development in the city of Exeter. He joined the Vallis Group as Compliance and Finance Assistant midway through 2018, having graduated in the same year with a 2.1 Bachelor of Science from Brunel University London after reading International Politics, subsequently receiving full Honours. Outside of work, he writes for his own political commentary website focussed on reflecting on historical political theory and its relevance in modern day political climate. Joe is also an avid outdoorsman, having overcome challenges such as Dartmoor’s Ten Tors.

JJ grew up in Cape Town, South Africa and attended the University of Cape Town, where he completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting. Having completed his degree, JJ played professional rugby in South Africa and Italy. JJ represented the USA in Rugby Union from 2008 to 2011 and in 2011 participated in the 2011 Rugby World Cup. In 2013, JJ moved to the UK with his wife. He joined Vallis in their Head Office in December 2013. He managed the East Africa desk for 4.5 years and in July 2018 moved across to lead Vallis New Services team.

After graduating from the University of Gloucestershire with a degree in Events Management, Julian went on to work for England Rugby Travel; the Official Tour Company for the Rugby Football Union. There he spent nearly 4 years co-ordinating sports tours for schools and clubs to all corners of the globe. Another part of his role was working on professional team travel, where he was the Logistics Co-ordinator for the Barbarians Rugby Club. He supported in the co-ordination of three tours including to Hong Kong in 2013 where they faced the British & Irish Lions, and against Scotland and Argentina in 2015. In 2017, Julian went on to lead a group of multi-cultural volunteers on a health and livelihoods program in North Malawi for 4 months. The primary objective of the program was to raise greater awareness of sexual reproductive health among teenagers and young adults. With his guidance the team enabled the community to acquire greater knowledge on healthy decision making and relationships to improve their futures. Additional benefits for the community included gaining a better understanding of the importance of education, conservation and hygiene. In June, Julian joined the Vallis West Africa Team. He has a huge passion for sport, including cricket, long distance running and rugby, as well as reading in his free time.

Originally from London, Kate graduated from the University of Bath in July 2017 where she studied French and Italian with European Studies. As part of her studies, Kate spent a year in Europe during which she worked in Geneva and studied at Sapienza University in Rome. Following a further two months working in the South of France and Parma, Kate returned to the South West where she joined Vallis as part of the West Africa team. Kate enjoys travelling, running and climbing.

Prior to joining Vallis Group in August 2016, Kenny enjoyed a full career in the British Army. In addition to serving on operational deployments around the world, he also spent two and a half years in America as the Training Officer teaching tactics to American officers and soldiers. Since leaving the army in 2012, he has found new adventures running a marine conservation centre in Montserrat for a year, supervising and assessing Duke of Edinburgh training, as well as leading numerous expeditions to South East Asia, North and East Africa. Kenny is relishing his role as an Internal Auditor and is looking forward to doing even more work in Africa. In addition to being a CIPD qualified Training Needs Analysis (TNA) practitioner, he is also a Skiing and Diving Instructor and qualified Mountain Leader. In his spare time Kenny enjoys trekking in the mountains, kayaking and Canadian open boat canoeing; he is also learning French (very slowly)!

Kieran was born in Durban, South Africa, where she attended school and University. Her love for sporting activities, especially on the hockey field, gained her a place in the Junior South African team as well as many other Provincial sports' teams. Kieran worked in the steel industry for 8 years, 3.5 of which were spent in Johannesburg. In December 2017, Kieran, her husband, and their 3-year-old little boy moved to the UK. She joined the Vallis head office in February 2018 as the Compliance Manager.

Liam was born in Dublin but grew up in the rift valley countries of Central Africa. He attended Trinity College, Dublin where he took a post-graduate sciences degree. He has spent most of his working life in Africa, south of the Sahara, where he started Bioweb, an independent medical diagnostics distributor that supplies tests for infectious diseases to blood banks and pathology laboratories. He has extensive supply chain experience in this sector in Africa. In 2009, he emigrated to the UK with his family. He joined Vallis Group as an Internal Auditor and subsequently Commercial Manager for Anglophone West Africa. He is now the Commercial Manager for West Africa. Liam lives in the Mendip Hills and spends his free time with his family.

Matt has lived in Dorset his entire life and recently graduated from the University of the West of England with a First in Human Geography. He was attracted to Vallis because of the prospect of working in international finance and dealing with physical commodities. Capital markets are his passion and he thoroughly enjoys trying to understand the global macroeconomic environment as well as micro economic equity analysis. He also enjoys travelling and experiencing alternative cultures and climates whether that be an expedition across China, an adrenaline fuelled ski trip or business travel in Africa. In his free time, Matt enjoys reading and going to be the gym, being a firm believer in the healthy body, healthy mind philosophy.

Maya studied in Southampton, graduating in 2016 with a Media, Culture and Production degree.She spent the summer of 2017 summer working in America as a camp counsellor, before returning to her home town of Trowbridge where she joined Vallis as an Operations and Reporting Assistant as part of the East Africa team. In her spare time, Maya loves travelling, live music and drawing.

After full time education Nicola pursued furthering her career gaining qualifications in business administration which plunged her straight into an editorial role within the newspaper industry. Nicola spent several years within administration, which also included time spent as assistant to the CEO at The Patent Office. Eventually, deciding on a career within finance, Nicola has worked in various accounting roles at Barclays Bank and in the manufacturing industry leading on to her present role in the Finance team at Vallis Group Limited.

Owen grew up in Holt, Wiltshire and went on to study for a BSc in Sports Science from Swansea University, graduating with a 2:1. Following this, he remained in Swansea to complete a Master of Science by Research degree in biomechanics. Following his studies, Owen worked for a publishing company based in Bristol, writing a variety of educational resources for schools and colleges. Owen then joined Vallis in 2018 as an Operations and Reporting Assistant, in the Middle East and Fuels team. Outside of work, Owen enjoys playing squash and local rugby. He supports Cardiff City FC.

After full-time education and completing a BTEC Diploma in Business and Finance, I lived in Germany for a year. I returned to the UK in 1989 to Wells, Somerset where I was born and had previously lived, and over the next 29 years undertook work positions with Clarks International – various roles over 21 years, with the latter years undertaking accounts for their International Fixed Asset Accounts, , Mitie Technical Facilities Management as Accounts Receivable Team Leader and Durston Garden Products as Accounts Assistant.  In December 2018, I started at Vallis Group Ltd as Finance Assistant. After living in Wells all my life, (apart from the time in Germany), I moved 2 years ago to a small Mendip village, with my two sons and recently re-married. I enjoy life on the Mendips, living in a great village community with the rolling surrounding countryside. I am a very active and outdoors person and in my spare time, I enjoy walking with my husband Antony and our two Braque D’Auvergne pointers Woody and Willow.  I love cooking, gardening and producing our own homegrown produce on our allotments.  I also enjoy mountain bike riding, outdoor camping and have been a Cub Scout Leader for the last 7 years.

Rebecca joined Vallis Group in November 2018 and enjoys working with Africa, having previously supported Europe, the Middle East and Asia, whilst working in the Financial Services industry. She has a keen interest for international business and enjoys working with people around the world. Rebecca and her husband live locally with their young daughter and two demanding cats. In the little spare time she has, Rebecca enjoys watching a variety of films and TV shows, with a particular love for Anime.

Sean was born in London and lived there until he was five before moving to the French Alps region where he grew up. He passed his A-levels in Economics and Sociology at a local French school in 2010 at the age of eighteen and subsequently spent two years in Lyon, France, studying languages. In 2012, upon deciding to start working, he was employed by a well-known independent Insurance Brokerage firm first in Lausanne and then Geneva, Switzerland, where his linguistic talents were very useful in the International Department of the company. He then decided to specialise in Marine Insurance, more specifically the Claims, Recovery, Stock and Warehouse controlling aspect of the job. He assisted and managed an insurance portfolio of internationally renowned Trading companies. After five years he decided that he wanted to relocate and work in the UK which led to him joining the Vallis Group Francophone West Africa team in July 2018. He is bilingual in English and French, both spoken and written. In his spare time Sean enjoys reading, swimming, watching films, decent music, good food, socialising and spending time with his large family.

For her A-Levels, Sophie studied Mathematics, Business Studies, IT and Psychology at Writhlington school. She then went on to complete the AAT Accountancy Qualification and worked in a local accountancy practice as a Junior Accountant. Sophie joined Vallis Group in March 2018 as Budget Coordinator. In her free time Sophie enjoys going to the gym and socialising with her friends.