Sectors We Cover

Vanessa French

Managing Director

Queens Secretarial College provided the platform from which Vanessa elevated to Bond dealing in the City. Following an interesting career that included selling editorial space, marketing and setting up the London College of Finance it was, whilst growing her young family and living in Norfolk, that she noticed the ‘internet’ opportunity that was the basis for OutSec Ltd, established in 2002.

Vanessa believes in particular the maxim that the more you incorporate your staff within the company, the more positive the experience will be for all concerned. She is not interested in hierarchy and values her staff for both their ideas and fluidity of expression; she believes fundamentally that these aspects have created the successful company that exists today.

Ray Stanbridge

Chairman

Dr Ray Stanbridge is Managing Director of Stanbridge Associates, a specialist firm of accountants dealing with accounting and tax requirements of UK medical consultants. He has considerable experience of medical tax matters, undertaking feasibility work for consultant-led clinics and hospitals and in medical practice valuation.

Ray also provides training in accounting and business matters to a number of the medical professional bodies in the UK.

A Fellow of both the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants and of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the UK, Ray trained with KPMG in London and then spent time as Head of Business Planning for an agri-business group in the UK.

In addition to his Leeds degree, Ray holds an MSc from the University of Nottingham and a PhD in Economics from the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Tracey Pulfer

Senior Manager
Property & Surveying
Media & Interviews
Conferences & Seminars

Tracey joined OutSec in November 2014, following 25 years’ secretarial and management experience in the legal/financial planning and estate agency sectors. Her enterprise skills and acute attention to detail, alongside a good sense of humour, have enabled her to grow the departments substantially over three years and, having doubled income, she handed over the reins of two departments to Mark Hope in the middle of 2017.

Tracey is extremely passionate about OutSec, her client base and her highly skilled team of typists and ensures Head Office runs smoothly. She is now an integral part of the management team making key decisions that will enable the company to increase its market share over the coming years.

Away from the office, Tracey is a very keen dart player, playing for local leagues and Norfolk Super League as well as attending local competitions and charity events. Very family orientated, Tracey is a very proud mother to her daughter who is currently attending university studying for a Bachelor’s Degree in neuroscience. When the weather allows, Tracey does enjoy attending festivals and getting her wellies stuck in the mud, glamping – which can lead to some interesting tales!

Stephanie Carmichael-Drage

Senior Manager
Medical

Stephanie joined OutSec in July 2016 following a successful management career in the NHS and private sector, and brings with her a wealth of knowledge and considerable experience of working with Senior Executives and Health Care Professionals.

With a clear and concise understanding of Business Plans, budgets, forecasting, and confidential reporting in the pressurised modern day environment of healthcare and meeting the stringent requirements of NHS targets and private healthcare marketing.

Stephanie is an excellent organiser, with a clean-cut methodical approach, she is also somewhat renowned for her ‘cunning plans’! Unflappable when under pressure, Stephanie is able to work with all her colleagues, and clients at all levels, adept at putting information across in an ‘anyone can understand’ manner, coupled with exceptionally good presentation skills, Stephanie can adapt to any changing environments with confidence and a smile.

Away from the work place, Stephanie has travelled the world extensively and is keen to tick off as many out of the way countries as she can, dragging her family kicking and screaming behind her. Verging on being a domestic goddess means that any occasion with Stephanie and her husband, whether it be a dinner party or a picnic, you can always rely on the fact that there will be good food, good company and a good amount of laughter.

Patty Street

Senior Manager
Inventories

Patty has been with OutSec for over 15 years starting as a typist and moving into managing Inventory clients and typists, building templates and processing files. Patty says "I absolutely love my job and the relationships built over the years with both OutSec staff/family (in both the UK and USA) and with our wonderful Inventory Clients, who many of which have become friends over the years."

Patty lives in Fort Worth, Texas and has been happily married for going on 34 years with 3 grown daughters (2 of which also work with OutSec), 4 grandchildren, and 2 wonderful sons-in-law. In her spare time she loves to read but is most happy just spending time with the family. Patty grins "there is simply nothing better than a Sunday with all the kids and grandkids at the house, laughing, playing and just enjoying time with each other."

Mark Hope

Senior Manager
Legal
Financial
Commercial

With over 25 years’ legal experience Mark has sampled life both in the public and private sectors. He has worked in law firms of various shapes and sizes over his career.

Mark studied Law with International Business at university and then went on to complete an ILEX Level 3 Diploma in Law. Mark’s strong business background together with his love of technology and law has allowed him to bring fundamental changes to the firms he has worked for, over the years. Currently Mark is focusing his attentions on expanding the Legal and Commercial Divisions of OutSec.

In his free time, Mark loves to spend time with his partner; both of whom love networking, socialising, dining out and enjoying good food. Mark also likes to explore his creative side; you will often find him in his studio or on his iPad, drawing, painting or creating music. Additionally he is passionate about photography, which complements his love of nature and passion for the great outdoors.