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RorTech Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointment of Shona Farmer as Head of Marketing

13 October 2026Adam Blackwell
Shona Farmer and Adam Blackwell standing in front of a screen showing the RorTech logo

Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire – RorTech Partners Ltd, the Nottinghamshire-based IT and AI consultancy, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shona Farmer as Head of Marketing. Shona has worked closely with RorTech since July 2026, helping to shape the company's marketing strategy, brand positioning and growing market presence.

Founded by Managing Director Adam Blackwell and Operations Director Cassie Blackwell, RorTech has rapidly established itself as a trusted partner for organisations seeking practical, business-focused IT and technology advice. The business combines strategic IT leadership with hands-on delivery across Microsoft 365, business transformation, automation and AI. Organisations are equipped to align technology, people and processes around measurable outcomes.

Shona's appointment comes at an exciting stage of growth, with RorTech expanding its team, customer base and service portfolio in response to increasing market demand. Organisations are seeking stronger IT leadership, practical technology delivery and a clear approach to using AI where it can create genuine business value.

Shona Farmer, Head of Marketing at RorTech Partners

Leadership team

Shona Farmer

Head of Marketing

Working with RorTech since July 2026

Adam Blackwell, Managing Director of RorTech Partners, said:

“Shona has made a significant contribution to RorTech since she began working with us in July. She quickly understood the business, our ambitions and the importance of presenting our services in a way that is clear, credible and commercially relevant.

Her combination of strategic thinking and hands-on marketing experience has already helped us strengthen our brand and communicate more effectively with customers and partners. Formalising her role as Head of Marketing reflects both the impact she has made and the important part she will play in the next phase of RorTech's growth.”

- Adam Blackwell, Managing Director, RorTech Partners

As Head of Marketing, Shona will lead RorTech's marketing strategy and delivery, with responsibility for brand development, market positioning, campaigns, content and events. A key part of her role will be communicating RorTech's broader proposition: senior IT leadership and practical delivery, with AI embedded as part of a modern, commercially focused technology strategy.

25+

Years of marketing experience across organisations of different sizes and sectors

Shona brings more than 25 years of marketing experience across organisations of different sizes and sectors. Alongside her role with RorTech, she runs her own consultancy, Pink Purple Marketing, and is contracted to RorTech Partners to provide dedicated strategic and hands-on marketing leadership.

Her experience spans marketing strategy, value proposition development, market positioning, campaign planning and delivery, digital and print content, social media, search marketing, events and performance analysis. Her practical approach is closely aligned with RorTech's belief that technology should be clear, commercially relevant and directly connected to business outcomes.

The appointment reflects RorTech's commitment to building the leadership capability needed to support sustainable growth. The business continues to work with organisations across professional services, manufacturing, construction, education, membership bodies, charities and the wider SME market. Shona will play a central role in strengthening awareness of RorTech and supporting its commercial ambitions in these sectors.

About RorTech Partners Ltd

RorTech is a UK-based IT and AI consultancy helping small and mid-sized organisations turn technology into measurable business outcomes. The company combines senior technology leadership with hands-on delivery across IT strategy, Microsoft 365, business transformation, automation and AI. Through fractional IT leadership, structured adoption programmes, workshops, advisory services and practical project delivery, RorTech helps organisations move from technology ambition to lasting commercial value.

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Adam Blackwell – Managing Director at RorTech Partners Ltd

Email: info@rortech.co.uk

Website: www.rortech.co.uk

Address: RorTech Partners Ltd, Edwinstowe House, High Street, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, NG21 9PR

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