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David Crawford and Amit Aggarwal, Outrank Middlesbrough-based digital marketing agency Outrank has announced a major expansion of its business, welcoming 10 new hires in the past month, including two board appointments to strengthen its leadership team.
Joining the board as a non-executive adviser is David Crawford, former CEO of Branded3, one of the UK’ s most respected search and digital agencies.
David brings extensive experience in scaling search-led businesses, alongside expertise in SEO as a performance channel.
In his role, he will provide strategic oversight across growth, positioning and operational development, working closely with the leadership team to support Outrank’ s continued evolution.
The agency has also appointed experienced M & A specialist Amit Aggarwal to its advisory board, bringing nearly three decades of experience across leading financial institutions, including JPMorgan, Baugur Group and PwC.
Having advised privately-owned, private equity-backed and listed businesses on growth strategy, his appointment is expected to play a key role in shaping Outrank’ s next phase of expansion.
Founder Stephen Robinson said:“ We’ ve always been ambitious about where we want to take the business and bringing in the right people at board level is critical to doing that in the right way.
“ David’ s experience in building and scaling a leading search agency adds an important dimension, particularly as we continue to strengthen our offering in SEO and performance marketing.
“ Amit brings a huge amount of commercial experience and strategic insight, and his input is already helping us think bigger about the future of Outrank.”
Amit added:“ Outrank has built a strong foundation, combining technical expertise with a clear focus on delivering results for clients.
“ There’ s a real energy and ambition within the business, and I’ m looking forward to supporting the team as they scale and continue to evolve their offering.”
David said:“ Outrank has a strong platform to build from, with clear strengths in search and a leadership team that understands where it wants to go.
“ I’ m looking forward to working with the business at a strategic level, helping to refine its positioning, strengthen its operational approach and support its continued growth in an increasingly competitive and fast-moving digital landscape.”
Alongside its board appointments, the business has also welcomed an additional eight new recruits across a range of roles, further enhancing its capabilities in SEO, web development, social media and AI-led technology.
The hires build on Outrank’ s existing team of more than 60 employees, reflecting a period of sustained growth for the Middlesbrough-headquartered agency as it continues to expand its client base and service offering.
The latest round of hiring highlights Outrank’ s continued investment in the North-East, contributing to job creation and supporting the region’ s growing reputation as a hub for digital and tech talent.
With new talent joining across multiple disciplines and strengthened leadership at board level, Outrank is well positioned to continue expanding its reach and supporting businesses across the UK with performance-driven digital marketing.
Paul Scott, AV Dawson Transport Paul Scott has been promoted to head of business development and partnerships for AV Dawson Transport, the logistics arm of the AV Dawson Group, where he will play a key role in driving growth, collaboration and long-term value.
Paul has been part of the AV Dawson family for more than 20 years and has deep operational knowledge and a strong understanding of the business, making him ideal for this newly created role.
Throughout his career, Paul has built a reputation for being approachable, dependable and highly knowledgeable, living and breathing AV Dawson’ s core values of safety, integrity, family and being resourceful. He leads by example and is widely respected by colleagues as a role model who consistently puts people, partnerships and performance at the heart of everything he does.
In his new role, Paul represents AV Dawson Transport across the Tees Valley and the wider north of England, delivering efficient, reliable and customer-focused transport solutions.
Drawing on more than 22 years of hands-on operational expertise, he is focused on developing strong, strategic partnerships that support sustainable growth and reinforce AV Dawson’ s position as the region’ s go-to logistics partner.
Paul’ s experience, values and commitment make him a vital ambassador for AV Dawson Transport and the wider group.
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