{"id":3543,"date":"2025-06-13T09:40:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotwork-e5h7gkdwh5fshkaz.ukwest-01.azurewebsites.net\/ie\/?post_type=meet-the-team&#038;p=3543"},"modified":"2026-01-30T13:25:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:25:38","slug":"ed-clapham","status":"publish","type":"meet-the-team","link":"https:\/\/www.scotwork.com\/ie\/meet-our-team\/ed-clapham\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Clapham"},"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=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ed-Clapham.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ed-Clapham.png 400w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ed-Clapham-300x300.png 300w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ed-Clapham-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/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>Ed Clapham<\/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-60af251ccbd3b2419b95bd35375728ef\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">SENIOR INTERNATIONAL 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-4499e7bbefd18374013fb519f955e98b\">Ed\u2019s negotiation experience was shaped by working in the recruitment industry, before spending 15 years working in the consumer goods sector and more specifically within wine and spirits. Prior to joining Scotwork, Ed held key management positions at Pernod Ricard across several business areas including retail, wholesale, the on-trade and convenience. For over 10 years he coached and led high performing teams to negotiate, deliver and grow the wine and spirits portfolio with customers. As well as client facing negotiations, he was regularly involved in negotiations with brand companies and internal colleagues from supply chain, legal, finance and marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-f773fc9c7c86c52c961c049e7f54a90c\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-f773fc9c7c86c52c961c049e7f54a90c\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-large-icon-size has-icon-color has-icon-background-color is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #ffffff; background-color: #2b2a34; \" class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-linkedin has-base-color has-contrast-background-color wp-block-social-link\"><a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ed-clapham-b7613a4\/\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19.7,3H4.3C3.582,3,3,3.582,3,4.3v15.4C3,20.418,3.582,21,4.3,21h15.4c0.718,0,1.3-0.582,1.3-1.3V4.3 C21,3.582,20.418,3,19.7,3z M8.339,18.338H5.667v-8.59h2.672V18.338z M7.004,8.574c-0.857,0-1.549-0.694-1.549-1.548 c0-0.855,0.691-1.548,1.549-1.548c0.854,0,1.547,0.694,1.547,1.548C8.551,7.881,7.858,8.574,7.004,8.574z M18.339,18.338h-2.669 v-4.177c0-0.996-0.017-2.278-1.387-2.278c-1.389,0-1.601,1.086-1.601,2.206v4.249h-2.667v-8.59h2.559v1.174h0.037 c0.356-0.675,1.227-1.387,2.526-1.387c2.703,0,3.203,1.779,3.203,4.092V18.338z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-contrast-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mw-750 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-georgia-font-family has-max-36-font-size wp-elements-2fbf52af18576f101fcc70a20388e1b8\"><strong>Meet the rest of the team<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center author-bio has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-montserrat-font-family has-small-font-size wp-elements-e1e0fcd9a571ff1e7df0a428fe02068a\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">We come from all walks of life and all shades of business. 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