ROQ’s leadership team welcomes Sarah Jane Riggott

By ROQ

05 Apr 2017

Sarah Jane Riggott from ROQ, the strategic software testing solutions provider, has been promoted to head of employee engagement and wellbeing, and appointed a position on the company’s leadership team during an exciting and ongoing period of growth.

Sarah Jane officially took up the new role from 1st April 2017, and is now a key member of the team driving the company forward on the next stage of its journey. Her role encompasses HR, delivering the ROQ employee promise, employee happiness, company activities and events, and operations.

Sarah Jane joined ROQ in August 2014 as employee relations manager, and has since developed the role and driven ROQ’s involvement with many local, regional and national charities, which the company supports through a range of activities and fundraising throughout the year.

Sarah Jane said: “I am thrilled to be taking this next step and joining the leadership team at ROQ. It’s an exciting time for both myself and the company, as we continue to grow.”

ROQ director, Stephen Johnson, said: “Sarah Jane has worked tirelessly in building ROQ’s employee engagement function over the last two and a half years and this promotion is richly deserved.

“ROQ is enjoying a period of unprecedented growth and as we continue to develop, it’s vital that we have the right people in place, like Sarah Jane, to continue to shape the business and support the dedicated and talented team we have in place.” From the UK’s Premier Test Lab, ROQ delivers quality software testing solutions to clients across both the private and public sectors. The Chorley-based business remains committed to being an employer of choice and encouraging new talent to join the company, bringing with them passion, experience and the desire to deliver a great service.

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