Astra group has appointed former PFI operations director David Mulligan to the newly created role of managing director for the signage and digital division.
Mulligan brings over 15 years’ signage and manufacturing expertise to the business. He held his previous position with PFI for almost four years and prior to that held various management positions.
At Astra Mulligan will be responsible for driving the group into its next phase of expansion, and be responsible for all design, fabrication and installation services, including the newly created project delivery team led by Tony Bright, which allows the business to take further works on as principal contractor.
Mulligan said of his move: “I am delighted to join Astra Group. The business has enjoyed significant growth over the last three years, resulting from its ability to deliver a truly first-class end-to-end offer, combined with exceptional client service. It is an upward curve we are committed to sustaining as we look to continued expansion in the UK and overseas, working with clients in a broad range of sectors.”
Coinciding with the appointment of Mulligan is the promotion of Stephen Burns to operations director. He is the former head of production, having joined the company in September 2023, and prior to that he was operations manager at isGroup for more than 14 years.
Astra group CEO, Jim Kerr, said: “It is with great pleasure that I welcome Dave to the business as managing director of our expanding signage and digital division. A people-person through and through, he is a fantastic addition to the team bringing with him not only extensive industry expertise and a proven commitment to delivering excellence as standard, but a leadership style that is incredibly fitting with Astra group. He has already made a fantastic impact, further positively shaping the business for future growth.”
Regarding Burns, Kerr said: “In a short space of time Stephen has made a valuable contribution to Astra group, effectively developing the business’s operational strategies in line with our ambitious objectives. His promotion to the board in the position of operations director is thoroughly deserved.”
The re-structure of Astra Group continues, further to the unveiling of the business’s new group identity in 2023. This saw the group’s digital solutions arm, ADXBA, and bespoke architectural signage arm, Astra Signs, brought under the one brand, with the centralisation of the business’s sales and marketing departments alongside certain backend operational functions.