Sales, Marketing and Operations

Lee began his career in 1992 as a bookseller at Heffers in Cambridge before becoming a sales representative with Routledge. In 1999, he moved to Sage as UK & International Sales Manager with responsibility for all global markets and sales activities excluding the US. Lee joined Compass Academic as Head of Sales when it was first created in 2004 and is now Sales Director and a full member of the Compass Board. When not working, Lee enjoys spending time with his family and dog and supporting his beloved Manchester United.

Les has worked in sales and marketing in publishing for over 30 years and has a wealth of experience across all publishing outputs. He has held senior positions with Reed, Hachette, Mills & Boon and Bertrams. He has a love of history and nature and combines these when travelling. He is also a long -suffering Birmingham City fan, but don’t hold that against him.

Halen joined the Compass team in 2023 having previously spent most of the past two decades as a bookseller, mostly with Blackwell’s. Her territory covers the north of England and Scotland. When not selling books, Halen plays records, goes to gigs, walks by the sea and collects 60’s ceramics.

Richard has worked in publishing or in bookselling more or less constantly since 1992. He started working at Compass in 2004. He is the Area Sales Manager for parts of Eastern England but also oversees the majority of our day-to-day admin operations including ongoing data management and the weekly Compass eNewsletter. Richard lives in Cambridge with his wife, stepson and two cats. He has qualified as a running coach and works with the wheelchair racing group at Cambridge & Coleridge AC.

Sarah has worked for Compass since September 2011. In a previous life she is also a qualified primary school teacher and has worked in food and drink marketing. Sarah sells Compass trade and academic titles in Southern England and when not selling books or organising her family’s lives she can be either be found out running in the beautiful Hampshire countryside, or curled up with a good book!

Michael joined Brookside Publishing Services in Ireland since 2005, giving him direct experience of representing many Compass client publisher lists. Before joining Brookside, Michael worked as an academic bookseller for Waterstones in Dublin. He covers all of Ireland for both trade and academic titles.