Staff – Memoria Doncaster & South Yorkshire Memorial Park & Crematorium

Carl Clamp

Director of Operations Memoria Cremation & Burial Division

Carl Clamp is our Director of Operations. He was previously manager of our Amber Valley Memorial Park and Crematorium. He now oversees operational performance in terms of service standards across the Memoria Group. In particular, he is responsible for practical training for cremation, administration and general crematorium management across all staff members in the Memoria Group. He is also the CEO's assistant in all operational matters.

cclamp@memoria.org.uk

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Richard Todd

Funeral Relations Director, Memoria Cremation & Burial Division

Richard has over 40 years' experience in the Funeral sector having held a number of senior operational & sales roles across market leading independent, Co-operative and private equity supported Funeral & pre-need businesses. Richard is responsible for Memoria's funeral director relations across all sites in England, Wales & Scotland

rtodd@memoria.org.uk

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Jacqueline Peirson

Human Resources Manager

Jacqueline Peirson is our HR Manager, she has many years' experience of dealing with HR matters from the day to day generalist function to being involved with planning for the future. Jacqui reports into Memoria's HR and Operational Performance Director and is responsible for keeping policies and procedures up to date. She is also responsible for the recruitment process at all Memoria sites.

jpeirson@memoria.org.uk

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Mark Reath

Director of Standards, Training & Development, Memoria Cremation & Burial Division

Mark joined Memoria in 2018. While beginning his career with the company as National Relief Manager, he has progressed to Director of Standards, Training and Development. Within this role, Mark oversees practical training and development of both existing staff and new recruits. He also monitors site performance by assessing on-site standards and quality control. Mark has over 30 years' experience in global logistics culminating in founding and running his own business before changing career direction after selling the company to focus on the funeral sector. Prior to joining Memoria Ltd, Mark has gained experience in funeral directing and arranging as well as managing the logistics and operations for one of the midlands largest funeral providers.

mreath@memoria.org.uk

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Julie Huggins

Group Finance Manager

Julie Huggins joined Memoria in September 2019. After starting her career in Audit, Julie then moved to a variety of Industry roles in small businesses up to global brands, Julie joins Memoria as Finance Manager for Sites.

She oversees the smooth and efficient running of the Finance function for Memoria Group sites, whilst providing support to the Management team.

In February 2020 she was promoted to Group Finance Manager, with responsibility for the financial functions of the crematoria, the operations of Low Cost Funeral Limited, and of the Memoria Group.

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Kirsty Lowther

Operations Director, Memoria Funerals

Kirsty joined Low-Cost Funerals in August 2021 having previously worked in the funeral sector with a large corporate provider. Initially starting as a funeral arranger and then a funeral Director, more recently Kirsty's career developed attaining more senior roles specialising in managing company standards and then prior to moving to Low-Cost Funerals, as an Operations manager focusing primarily on direct cremations. As a keen advocate of client service, Kirsty will focus on the day-to-day operations of the Low Cost Funerals business. Kirsty and her husband run a registered charity called Neoangels, founded by them following their own personal experience of having premature twins. This charity aims to support families financially who find themselves in a situation where their child is being cared for on a neonatal unit.

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Davinia Hodgson

Operations Manager, Memoria Funerals

Prior to initially joining Memoria in 2015, Davinia started her career in the luxury retail sector holding positions in Business Development and Operations. During this period, she helped launch and develop UK brands for the US market. In 2022 Davinia was then promoted to the position of Operations Manager for Low-Cost Funerals. Her focus in this role is to oversee the efficient and smooth running of the Funeral arrangement staff and further develop and manage relationships with funeral director partners. She was promoted to the executive board in January 2024.

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Michael Corish

Director of Operations, Memoria Legal and Insurance Services

Initially working as a consultant for The Independent Funeral Partnership (a Memoria associated company) since May 2021, Michael formally joined Memoria in March 2022 as Head of Funeral Director Sales. Michael began his career in the pharmaceutical industry working for AstraZeneca, with subsequent roles taking him into the energy sector, plus three years in Canada as the Scottish Government's trade and investment representative. In the last twelve years he has operated at a board level in the funeral plan industry, as well as consulted on acquisitions in both the funeral and legal services sectors. Michael now leads Memoria's activity on developing, deepening, and evolving our relationships with our independent funeral director clients. In May 2023 Michael was promoted to Memoria's Commercial Director and is now also responsible for our Legal Services Division.

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Tom Greatorex

Divisional Finance Director, Financial & Legal / Funeral Divisions

Tom Greatorex is Memoria Funerals and Affordable Funerals Finance Director and is a member of the Executive Board. Tom has a breadth of experience in sectors including financial, business and environmental services, as well as energy and automotive which he brings to the funeral sector. Tom is passionate about all matters finance, building employee engagement, enabling development and progression, innovation, and giving something back to society.

TGreatorex@low-cost-funeral.co.uk

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Gordon Bain

IT Director - Memoria Funerals / Affordable Funerals Divisions

Gordon joined Memoria in May 2022, bringing with him over two decades of IT expertise across diverse sectors, including travel, finance, funeral and estate planning. Within his role, Gordon oversees the IT systems for both Memoria Funerals and Affordable Funerals and is the Data Protection Officer for Low-Cost Funeral Limited.

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Marc Winter

Sales Manager - Financial Services Division

Marc joined Memoria Group late in 2023 and works closely with Compliance to deliver great customer outcomes through positive customer engagement. Marc brings experience from a varied career including Sales and Marketing, Business Development and Direct Sales.

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Tom Moriarty

Manager

Michael Holmes

Chapel Attendant/Cremator Operator

Lewis Milne

Head of Grounds Maintenance

Directors

James Penney

Chairman

Howard Hodgson MBIFD (Dip) Ass. RSH

Chief Executive Officer

Jamieson Hodgson

Group Deputy CEO, Head of Planning, HR & Operational Performance (Memoria Group).

Cate Gray

Chief Financial Officer

Paul Reed

Group New Business Development Director

Executives

Carl Clamp

Director of Operations Memoria Cremation & Burial Division

Richard Todd

Funeral Relations Director, Memoria Cremation & Burial Division

Jacqueline Peirson

Human Resources Manager

Mark Reath

Director of Standards, Training & Development, Memoria Cremation & Burial Division

Julie Huggins

Group Finance Manager

Kirsty Lowther

Operations Director, Memoria Funerals

Davinia Hodgson

Operations Manager, Memoria Funerals

Michael Corish

Director of Operations, Memoria Legal and Insurance Services

Tom Greatorex

Divisional Finance Director, Financial & Legal / Funeral Divisions

Gordon Bain

IT Director - Memoria Funerals / Affordable Funerals Divisions

Marc Winter

Sales Manager - Financial Services Division

Senior Staff

Daryl Westwood

Operations Support Manager

Michael Wright

National Relief Manager

James Farthing

National Relief Manager

Mark Whitten

National Relief Manager