The Team
A little bit about the people behind RealWire...
Emily Gosling
Managing DirectorEmily is responsible for all aspects of the business's operations and maintaining Realwire's position as the UK's leading online press release distribution provider. In her nine years with the company Emily has worked in all parts of the business. After an initial spell in the service delivery team, she moved into an account development position. She became responsible for a number of clients, providing guidance and advice as part of our Business Development team. Emily continues to work with clients ensuring they get the best out of the RealWire service.
David Sheppard
Non-Executive DirectorDavid works alongside Adam, setting the company’s strategic aims and reviewing and managing performance against the company’s objectives. He has over 30 years management, marketing and communications experience, mostly at board level.
Over the course of his career David has worked in a wide and diverse range of industries in the UK and US including, telecoms, gas, consumer, chemicals, banking, and aircraft engineering, winning a number of PRCA, BAIE and other awards for his work.
Justin Reid
Technology ManagerJustin has been working alongside RealWire since 2001 developing the website and web services for both senders and receivers of news. In his current role he still acts as the lead developer whilst building the web team and overseeing wider technological enhancements to the service and organisation.
Zoe Dickinson
Media & Client Services ManagerZoe has worked with the service delivery team since joining RealWire back in 2006 after completing her degree in Marketing and Public Relations. She now holds the Media & Client Services Manager position and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the RealWire database, managing relationships with Editors/Journalists and also responsible for a number of clients providing help and support with their releases.
Samantha Wiles
Operations ManagerSamantha joined RealWire in 2011 as part of our Operations team ensuring releases are distributed and monitored for efficiently. Samantha has since become Operations Manager, responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of the team.
Fran Cator
Senior Operations ExecutiveFran joined RealWire in 2014 as an Operations Executive, and is a Media graduate from Nottingham Trent University. Now Senior Operations Executive, Fran is responsible for assisting the Operations Manager and working with the Operations Team in day-to-day tasks.
Courtney Dean
Operations ExecutiveCourtney joined RealWire's operations team in 2018, shortly after graduating from Bishop Grosseteste University with a Sociology degree. As an operations executive her role includes preparing, distributing and monitoring press releases for clients.