Senior Management

Phillip Dodd – Managing Director

Phillip originally joined RGB in 2001 and after 5 successful years in which he progressed to the position of Managing Director. He exited the business in 2006 after selling his shareholding to the Network group plc. In August 2007 he was asked to come back to RGB in the capacity of Managing Director as the business was experiencing some difficulties after the acquisition. With the help of his senior management team he has refocused the business and RGB is currently enjoying its most successful period ever. Phillip oversees the running of RGB’s business and works closely with the Network group plc board. Phillip is also a keen Manchester United supporter.

Graeme Lingenfelder – Associate Director

Graeme joined RGB as a consultant in 2001, originally from an Architectural background he was initially tasked with establishing the Interior Design desk before moving onto the Architectural team, of which he was Team Leader from 2003. He has progressed through the company as Branch Manager, UK Sales Manager and took up his current position of Associate Director in 2007. As of Q4, 2008 Graeme’s focus shifted to the International market and now heads up the International Division of RGB. He has been tasked with developing the team and establishing a world-wide presence with a view to opening further branches of RGB outside of the UK. A keen golfer and lover of all things South African, Graeme is often found condemning the futileness of football in comparison to the game of rugby and is never shy to remind us all of who the World Champions are!

Louise Parkes – Sales Support Manager

Louise Parkes joined RGB in 2002 as a Resourcer and then quickly moved over to the support side where she has worked for the last 6 years. She was on maternity leave for 7 months in 2006 and rejoined the team in January 2007. Louise became the Sales Support Manager in September 2007 and has revolutionised the Support team to be a lean mean fighting machine. She works closely with the credit control team in Meriden and is part of the Senior Management Team. She has a little boy called Jack who keeps her very busy when she is not at RGB.

Tanya Loosemore – Associate Director

Tanya joined RGB Ltd in 2001 as a consultant after a successful career in estate agency. In 2003, Tanya set up and established a construction desk in Exeter which has grown to employ a number of consultants covering a nationwide remit. This sector is now one of RGB’s most successful markets. Tanya has managed the highly successful Exeter branch for 3 years and the office boasts an enviable reputation and market share specialising across a range of sectors. Tanya was promoted to Associate Director in 2008 and is now responsible for the South West region and RGB’s Construction Sector nationwide.

Chris Blunden – Associate Director

Having completed a Masters degree in civil engineering at Exeter University Chris worked in the construction industry for nearly 4 years before deciding to move to London and start his career in recruitment. Having worked in both IT recruitment and internal recruitment for one of the major players in city, Chris joined RGB in January 2003.

It didn’t take him long to get going as he was the first person in the company to bill £30k in one month and he did this in the 4th month in the company on a brand new desk. Since then he has set records for highest monthly billings, highest quarterly billings, highest yearly billings as well as winning the consultant of the year and permanent consultant of the year on a number of occasions. Having been a team leader for a number of years he has now progressed to Associate Director where he hopes to help grow and develop the London office. Outside work his main hobbies are rugby and golf.