Rachel Dickson

Director

Rachel joined Mallory after graduating from Sheffield University with a degree in Hispanic studies. After a break in Mexico, volunteering in marine conservation, she re-joined us in 2009 to develop the international schools business. She now specialises in the systems side of the business, including the Mallory Online Portal. She is one of our fluent Spanish speakers. Now the mum of a cracking little girl, Rachel enjoys nothing more than a kick around and a BBQ on one of our beautiful East Devon beaches.

Henry Manning

International account manager

Henry first joined Mallory as a warehouse temp for 18 months until he went to university, returning to the warehouse every summer holiday. Having now graduated with a degree in maths and philosophy he has joined our schools team where he predominantly manages our Spanish customers.

Louis Wenley

Senior business development manager

Louis joined Mallory after a year of travelling through various countries in South America, Asia, and Europe. He looks after our customers in Kenya and Tanzania, amongst many others. In 2016, Louis graduated from the University of Reading with a degree in politics and international relations, leading to a keen interest in current affairs. In his spare time, he enjoys travelling, trips to the local national park and making the most of his season ticket at Exeter City FC.

Alice Kanyamuneza

Representative

Alice has represented Mallory International in Burundi since May 2021.

Moses Mutumba

Representative

Moses Mutumba represents Mallory in Uganda with a precision and efficiency all his own. Both he and Sarah Nassuna helped us to develop the Ugandan market into one of our best. The range of customers is very wide, from leading tertiary institutions to specialist and educational projects.

Sophie Hardinge

Managing director

Sophie brings hands-on experience from across Africa, having worked as a director and project manager for an NGO in southeast Madagascar. Back in the UK, she’s led a range of projects in the charity sector, focusing on homelessness and disability support. At Mallory, Sophie shapes and steers strategy, keeping one eye on the big picture and the other on getting things done. She spent her 20s travelling the globe in search of adventure. These days, she’s happiest walking the coastal path or hanging out with her two boys.

Thomas Cakpo

Representative

Thomas Cakpo joined Mallory as our Côte d’Ivoire representative in May 2016. He has a Master’s degree in Business and Hotel Management. His experience and network are very useful for the development of our activity in the country.

Joshua Hockings

Warehouse manager

Josh focuses mainly on packing educational supplies for Mallory’s schools customers. In his spare time Josh follows Liverpool football club, and is a gamer. Josh is also a bit of a car fanatic and can often be found detailing his current vehicle.

Mahne Kruger

Representative

Mahne has been Mallory’s representative in Namibia since June 2014. He has worked with us on several large projects for the Millenium Challenge Account Namibia (MCA), helping with the supply and distribution of books and learning materials to schools across Namibia.

Dipika Kulkarni

Digital sales and support manager

Dipika handles the digital sales for all the Mallory customers globally. Dipika received her MBA from Anglia Ruskin University, UK. Prior to joining Mallory, she worked in digital sales and marketing for over four years. On a personal side, Dipika is a cooking enthusiast, loves crafting and travelling.

Gervas Ifunya

Representative

Gervas Ifunya has been handling the operations for Mallory in Tanzania for many years and was appointed representative in April 2016.

Harry Backway

Warehouse operative

Harry works as a warehouse operative, specialising in the process of incoming and outgoing goods. In his free time, he enjoys both playing and watching rugby.

Paulo Guerreiro

Representative

Paulo Guerreiro has been appointed Mallory International’s representative. He has been a bookseller for 24 years, and for the last 20 in Mozambique. Since 2011, he has been the managing Partner of Livrarias Conhecimento, one of the 3 major bookshops in Mozambique, which supplies schools and universities all over the country.

Zuriana Van Rijswijk

Education consultant

Zuri Van Rijswijk is part of our SE Asian team with responsibility for Malaysia. Zuri was born in Malaysia and has been immersed in the educational world, having worked alongside Gerry Slessenger in North Africa for the world’s largest educational corporate group. She is married to an outstanding educator, Martin, who has had headships in Egypt, Germany, Thailand, New Zealand and now Malaysia.

Zuri can speak Malay, Arabic and Tamil with English of course and will be responsible for bringing Mallory for Schools leading services to international schools, colleges and universities in Malaysia. She is based in Kuala Lumpur (which she knows very well) visiting new and potential customers.

Gary Davies

Head of accounts

Gary joined the company in 2011 as a part of the warehouse team. With a degree in accounting and finance, Mallory thought his skills would be more useful in the accounts team where he started as a clerk before moving on to become the accounts manager. He has a keen interest in international relations and enjoys listening to and playing music in his free time.