Meet the GL Family

Christian heads the operations of Goodman Lantern’s content business.

Christian has over a decade’s worth of experience scaling businesses in the UK and internationally. Christian takes a customer-first approach to operations, ensuring that internal policies and processes have our customers’ interests at heart. Christian is passionate about ensuring our team delivers quality content that drives results for our customers.

As a young entrepreneur, developing meaningful connections with people came naturally to Bianca.

A few years ago, Bianca founded a co-working space that thrived despite several setbacks – all thanks to her resourcefulness, drive, and deep understanding of what her target market needed. Bianca brought these experiences and skills to Goodman Lantern, where she currently leads our Sales Operations. She’s as quick as ever in recognising clients’ needs and even faster at meeting their content marketing requirements. She’s also a qualified chef and graphic designer.

Sachin Tomar is our Marketing Manager as well as the Manager for the Centre For Excellence with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Australia.

He is responsible for leading a diverse team of content writers, editors, designers, developers, SEO specialists, and QA/QC experts to deliver top-tier B2B content for Goodman Lantern. Sachin’s experience in managing people and spearheading new departments led to the establishment of a Centre of Excellence within the organisation, dedicated to designing new products and services for Goodman Lantern by promoting quality assurance, fostering ongoing learning, driving innovation and research, facilitating collaboration and knowledge sharing, and championing continuous improvement.

Kate Hanly is an Operations Manager with a Bachelor’s Degree in Corporate Communications. She is responsible for overseeing the operational activities of Goodman Lantern, from the hiring and onboarding of new team members, to strategizing process improvements, to ensuring everyone completes their tasks on schedule.

Kate has a passion for excellence and is always looking for ways to improve processes and increase efficiency. She is an excellent communicator and highly adept at working with various stakeholders, from upper management to front-line staff. Her eye for detail has enabled her to recognize potential issues before they arise, and her calm, organized approach to problem-solving has enabled her to quickly develop and implement effective solutions.

Our Financial Controller has more than 15 years of experience working in high-profile commercial businesses, non-profit organisations, and audit and assurance companies across the globe.

Gelani is a dynamic, detail-focused professional. Being an Associate Member of the CPA Australia, a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Sri Lanka, and a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the UK means our Financial Controller is highly skilled at overseeing Goodman Lantern’s accounting and financial operations.

Kirsten Curtis brings to the table many years of experience as an editor, writer and project manager, underscored by a degree in Journalism.

She has written, edited, curated, populated, strategised and managed content for a wide variety of clients and industries in her career which spans over two decades. No project is too big and no job is too small.

Her proficiency extends beyond mere execution. She is passionate about the written word (particularly in the digital form), and is extremely dedicated, ensuring every project is met with unwavering professionalism and a commitment to excellence.

Rodith, our other senior project manager, has more than five years of experience managing various marketing, technology, and content projects for various international clients.

Her excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to find innovative solutions to workflow and project challenges help us to deliver our projects on time.

Rodith holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Project Management (Philippines) and is passionate about exercise and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Nicole is a Project Manager for Goodman Lantern, with over a decade of experience in digital and print marketing.

Committed to delivery management, she strives to optimise processes in various projects thereby enhancing overall efficiency. Her enthusiasm in collaborating with other team members ensures a healthy environment that fosters strong relations to drive growth. She also has experience in hospitality management and enjoys cooking.

As the founder and CEO of Goodman Lantern, Raj keeps a close eye on the company’s KPIs, operations, strategy, marketing, finance, HR, and sales.

Raj is an accomplished C-level leader with several years of international experience in leading multinational corporations, SMEs, high-tech research labs for British universities, and digital startups. Raj co-founded three tech-based startups and successfully exited one. He is the winner of several awards, including BusinessWeek Europe’s Young Entrepreneur (2007) and Sussex Entrepreneur of the Year (2008). He’s also been listed on Revolution Magazine’s 50 Most Influential People in Digital (2009) and Courvoisier Future 500 (2008).

Sumner is an Expert Partner (EVP) at Bain & Company (UK) and has worked with various strategy consultancies worldwide.

As an advisor for leading multi-national C-level executives through all stages of engagement, he was awarded the prestigious MCA Strategy Consultant of the Year (2016). Sumner holds a PhD, MSci and MA from the University of Cambridge.

Our Non-Executive Director has extensive strategy and analytics experience across numerous industries, including proposition design, advanced analytics, and strategy.