{"id":11877,"date":"2026-04-29T09:56:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotwork-e5h7gkdwh5fshkaz.ukwest-01.azurewebsites.net\/ie\/?post_type=meet-the-team&#038;p=11877"},"modified":"2026-04-29T09:56:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T09:56:28","slug":"annabel-shorter","status":"publish","type":"meet-the-team","link":"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/ie\/meet-our-team\/annabel-shorter\/","title":{"rendered":"Annabel Shorter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull author-archive has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax sec-hero\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-contrast-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-861 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/istockphoto-2125615621-640_adpp_is-1-3-min.png)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide carousel slide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"carouselExampleCaptions\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide carousel-inner has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top author-img is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1399\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/04\/Annabel.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/04\/Annabel.png 1500w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/04\/Annabel-300x280.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/04\/Annabel-1024x955.png 1024w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2026\/04\/Annabel-768x716.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-max-48-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong><strong>Annabel Shorter<\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-dcf67682a9443178849422433327df72\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">SENIOR CONSULTANT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-d4c255eddeb88b35fef8bc278308ad6c\">With a background as a Senior Business Development Executive in a number of large and small organisations, Annabel brings over a decade of negotiating and commercial experience to her clients.&nbsp; Her early participation in the emerging field of partnership marketing saw her creating deals across a large cross section of industries, charities, utilities, FMCG brands, football clubs and pop stars!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size\">Prior to joining Scotwork in 2007, Annabel enjoyed success in a number of blue-chip Business Development roles. She began in Account Management with Castrol UK Ltd and went on to become part of the Senior Leadership team of Levi Strauss UK Ltd at the height of their success.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size\">Annabel moved to work in the field of Partnership or Affinity Marketing, creating and delivering deals for Cable &amp; Wireless and Virgin Mobile before entering the brave, new world of Mobile Marketing, heading up Business Development for two small VC-backed enterprises. The delivery of these experimental initiatives required significant organisational change and internal negotiations were long and hard-fought.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-2f1f625e1d535c241eabbf3cf2a7716c\">Throughout her career, Annabel has been responsible for driving growth, often in difficult and new environments. 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