Lesley’s career has been varied and highly successful having started life at the London Evening Standard carrying out a range of high-pressure sales positions when the Standard was selling millions of copies every day. She then moved on to the Observer newspaper before becoming the Business Development Director at a top London advertising agency, running the creative partnerships team at Capital Radio. She was known affectionately as the ‘Duracell Bunny’ due to her ‘never give up’ attitude.

For the past ten years, Lesley has been Platinum’s Commercial Director and handles all business development, sales and client relations alongside the Managing Director and Publisher, Maarten Hoffmann.

Maarten comments, “I met Lesley for her interview at the Grand in Brighton, and knew within minutes that she was ‘one of us’. Her ‘can do’, never give up attitude is rare today and a total breath of fresh air. Lesley is a pleasure to work with, is adored by all clients and is great fun to be around.’

Lesley lives in Cuckfield with her partner, has two adult children and, most importantly, a dog called Harry. Outside of work, she is obsessed with sailing and has done so all over the world and refuses to adhere to Maarten’s rule of ‘Motor Boats only’. His passion for loud speed at all times is not shared.