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Further education colleges and other organisations that benefitted from licences for educational purpose soon followed. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="AboutUsCtaLinks"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12 inlineElementContainer"> <div class="ctaLink inlineElementContainer"> <a href="/what-are-chest-agreements/" target="_blank">Chest Agreements?</a> </div><div class="ctaLink inlineElementContainer"> <a href="/registering-on-the-chest-website/" target="_blank">Why register?</a> </div><div class="ctaLink inlineElementContainer"> <a href="/how-to-order/" target="_blank">How to order</a> </div><div class="ctaLink inlineElementContainer"> <a href="/chest-materials-for-download/" target="_blank">Download materials</a> </div><div class="ctaLink inlineElementContainer"> <a href="/software-vendors/" target="_blank">Software Vendors</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="AboutUsContent" class="bodySection"> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="umb-grid"> <div class="grid-section"> <div > <div class='container'> <div class="row clearfix"> <div class="col-md-8 column"> <div > <h2>Chest Agreements:</h2> <ul> <li>Are open to more than 700 universities, colleges, research organisations and charities</li> <li>Save time and licence costs for customers</li> <li>Suppliers reach the market more quickly and gain from our in-depth understanding of the sector</li> <li>Preferential licences guarantee the terms and conditions are explained in easy to understand language</li> <li>Chest is impartial and focuses on what is right for customers and suppliers</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 column"> <div > <img src="/media/1015/handshake.png"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div > <div class='container'> <div class="row clearfix"> <div class="col-md-4 column"> <div > <img src="/media/1013/piggybank.png"> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-8 column"> <div > <h2>Savings</h2> <p>We estimate that in 2020-21 Chest Agreements saved the academic community over £80 million collectively in licence costs and efficiency savings.</p> <p>Chest is a Jisc Enterprise, a not-for-profit membership organisation that provides digital solutions for UK education and research.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="AboutUsTeam" class="bodySection"> <div class="container"> <div id="MeetTheTeam"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-12"> <h2 class="text-center">Meet the Team</h2> </div> </div> <div id="TeamEmployeesContainer" class="row"> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="employee"> <div class="employeeHeadshot" style="background-image:url(/media/1025/avatar-aimee.jpg)"></div> <h4 class="employeeName">Aimee Hemsley</h4> <p class="employeeJobTitle">Customer Support Officer</p> <p class="employeeBio">Aimee is responsible for the customer support side of Chest and has worked for Chest in Bath and Bristol since 2008.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="employee"> <div class="employeeHeadshot" style="background-image:url(/media/1039/avatar-allen.jpg)"></div> <h4 class="employeeName">Allen McCarrol</h4> <p class="employeeJobTitle">Contracts Officer</p> <p class="employeeBio">Allen has worked for Chest in Bath and Bristol since 2001. Before that he spent a number of years in the copyright music licensing business in Edinburgh.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="employee"> <div class="employeeHeadshot" style="background-image:url(/media/3715/avatar-anna.jpg)"></div> <h4 class="employeeName">Anna Clough</h4> <p class="employeeJobTitle">Software Licensing Manager</p> <p class="employeeBio">Anna joined Chest in 2020 and manages a range of Chest Software Agreements. She previously worked in HE for 22 years, looking after teaching and research software within a central IT Software Team.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="employee"> <div class="employeeHeadshot" style="background-image:url(/media/1040/avatar-ben.jpg)"></div> <h4 class="employeeName">Ben Offiler</h4> <p class="employeeJobTitle">Software Licensing Portfolio Specialist</p> <p class="employeeBio">After many years working in first FMCG and then Further Education, Ben joined Chest in 2016 and manages a range of Software Agreements.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="employee"> <div class="employeeHeadshot" style="background-image:url(/media/3661/thumbnail_image001.jpg)"></div> <h4 class="employeeName">David Murphy</h4> <p class="employeeJobTitle">Associate Licensing Manager</p> <p class="employeeBio">David joined Chest in 2024 and assists the licensing team in managing a number of software agreements. He has a business development background and also spent 7 years working in education in Asia.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="employee"> <div class="employeeHeadshot" style="background-image:url(/media/4074/me.jpg)"></div> <h4 class="employeeName">Hannah Lawrence</h4> <p class="employeeJobTitle">Licensing Manager </p> <p class="employeeBio">Hannah joined Chest in 2023, transitioning from teaching to software licensing. Enthusiastic about assistive tech, she studies inclusion & SEND alongside her new role.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="employee"> <div class="employeeHeadshot" style="background-image:url(/media/4075/avatar-hm.jpg)"></div> <h4 class="employeeName">Holly Maxwell</h4> <p class="employeeJobTitle">Licensing Manager </p> <p class="employeeBio">Holly joined Chest in 2023 after 13 years as a lecturer in FE and HE. She is passionate about education, STEM and digital learning environments, having studied this to masters level</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="employee"> <div class="employeeHeadshot" style="background-image:url(/media/1041/avatar-howard.jpg)"></div> <h4 class="employeeName">Howard Moody</h4> <p class="employeeJobTitle">Head of Software Licensing</p> <p class="employeeBio">Howard is responsible for Chest’s relationships with Microsoft & Adobe, and negotiating new Chest Software Agreements. His youthful looks belie thirty years’ experience in the software industry.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="employee"> <div class="employeeHeadshot" style="background-image:url(/media/4146/image-to-follow.png)"></div> <h4 class="employeeName">Laura Morgan-Smyth</h4> <p class="employeeJobTitle">Licensing Manager</p> <p class="employeeBio">Laura joined Chest in July 2024, having previously spent several years working in Jisc's Procurement and IT teams. 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