Louise Hartley is likened to being the Control Tower of River Management. She is responsible for the organisation of the company, and is personal assistant to John Whiteman.

Her background is in marketing having for 9 years worked for a toiletries company supplying UK and North American retailers. As Product Manager for the Superdrug account, she handled an annual £6.4 million turnover in toiletry gifts. For this she was responsible for designing and developing products, then sourcing, costing, presenting to and negotiating with buyers, and finally taking the final product ranges through all stages of production at two UK based factories and in Hong Kong and South China.

Following a period working with the Canadian branch of the company and developing products for North American retailers such as Target, Kmart, Costco and Walgreen, she was made Head of Product Development, which in the UK also included Tesco, Asda and Woolworths.

More recently, Louise has been involved in the local community running a weekly Toddler Group of up to 25 children and their carers, being Chairman of a Pre School Nursery Committee, and organising the Village Summer Fair to raise money for local causes.

Louise`s strengths lie in good organisational skills combined with a keen attention to detail and thoroughness. Pristine presentations are always vital, as are detailed liaison and communication with team members to provide them with the support they need to work effectively.