Paul Markland to Retire From Orbital Charity Dynamics

Markland joined the company at its inception, then based in Folkestone, in 1972 and had various customer service, sales and operational roles in its travel marketing services business before becoming general manager and then, in 1989, managing director. The company relocated to Ashford in 1991.

In 2001, he masterminded the formation of Orbital Marketing Services Group and took on a second role as its managing director. He has since directed Orbital's diversification into a multi-sector, multi-skilled group which included the formation of Orbital Charity Dynamics and now employs over 500 people across nine sites and 10 businesses.