Roger the Dodger

He's not really a Dickensian 'artful dodger', and in no way could you say he was 'dodgy' - it just seemed like too good a rhyming combination to pass up. (Though I am open to suggestions from any budding beat poets reading this post.)

But back to Roger.

He comes to us from Janes', the military and security publisher, as a key part of the Asian Security Review team. Sitting alongside Kelly, Roger is co-selling both the magazine, as well as our portfolio of security events - FutureCCTV, Transport Security Forum and FuturePolice.

A number of things impressed me about Roger. Quite apart from the fact that he was the global lead salesman for his former employer, he had taken the time to pen his thoughts about sales methodology and include that along with his CV. Clearly this is someone who understands sales, thinks about sales, and who wants an opportunity to contribute to the understanding of sales within the wider organisation.

The great thing about Alphabet, is that we're small enough to care what Roger is looking for in his career, and successful enough to provide a number of different present and future opportunities within the organisation for Roger - as well as the rest of our ambitious performers. Businesses that are doubling and tripling in size annually are able to provide more space for top performers to grow. Roger is just the latest in a stream of people to recognise the superior career options that Alphabet can put on the table.