Our Team
Meet the people behind LeftClick.
Alan Cox
Managing Director
Alan Cox is founder of LeftClick Ltd, New Zealand’s only company specializing in achieving more leads and sales from e-business and e-commerce websites. Alan has been practising customer-centric design for well over a decade.
His no-nonsense approach to website optimization has resulted in staggering increases in conversion rates and award wins with some of the big names in internet retailing both here in New Zealand and overseas.
Outside of work, Alan is a father of three, a keen cyclist, loves good coffee and has trained in barista skills.
Sally Cox
Office Manager
Sally is an experienced project manager with a background in the electronics and construction industries.
Sally project manages the team, manages our accounts and deals with the general office administration.
Sally has three children at school. When not helping with school or after school activities, she can be found in the garden or walking the dog Alfie.
Claire Horrobin
Customer Research Specialist
Claire is one of LeftClick’s customer research and user experience specialists. She dedicates herself to getting to the heart of who our clients’ customers are and what they really want.
Starting her career as a graphic and interaction designer for the BBC, Claire then completed a Bachelor’s degree in Innovation and Business Enterprise, now focusing on product development, research and interaction behavior.
Claire’s spare time is spent with her dog, Cosmic. She loves travelling, snowboarding and the New Zealand outdoors: she and Cosmic often go bush together.
Megan Hieatt
Customer Experience Specialist
Megan is one of LeftClick’s customer research and user experience specialists. She has a passion for improving the experience of internet users everywhere through better design that makes sites work better for both customers and businesses.
She started her career in medical laboratories, before retraining in ecology with a Bachelor’s degree. In recent years Megan followed her interest in information technology, completing a Graduate Diploma in Information Science and driving the improvement of one of the Department of Conservation’s key business systems.
Megan is a keen skier and an active member of the Broken River Ski Club. She also enjoys walking, tramping, or just relaxing in the outdoors with a good book.
Matt Powell
Web Interface Designer
Matt specialises in creating designs that rapidly increase the success of our clients’ websites.
Matt has a background in web development and a lifelong passion for design. He has an Honours degree in Computer Science from the University of Canterbury, and spent some time in postgraduate research there before leaving to pursue a career in design.
Matt has a keen eye for detail and can often be seen correcting misplaced apostrophes. Outside of work, he enjoys writing, drawing and acting, and is a member of the Court Jesters improvisation troupe.
Simone Quentin de Manson
Web Interface Designer
Simone is one of Left Click’s interface designers. She likes creating websites that are sexy, easy to use and make lots of money for the client.
Simone’s background in design began at Massey University in Wellington, where she completed her Visual Communication degree specialising in interactivity and computer graphics in 2003. After that, she moved back to Christchurch to start her career in web design and weekend madness.
In her spare time, Simone enjoys mountain biking, tramping, climbing and snowboarding. Her creative bent is spent taking photos, sewing and painting.
Cosmic
Team Mascot
Cosmic is LeftClick’s team mascot, and specializes in team high fives and hand shakes.
His main job is keeping the team relaxed, and he seems to know exactly when a pick-me-up is in order.
In Cosmic’s spare time he likes romantic walks on the beach with his many girlfriends, and killing his soft toys.
E61
Advanced Refuelling System
E61 has proven herself to be an indispensible member of the LeftClick team, providing the raw materials necessary to keep the design process buzzing.
E61 always seems to know how to get our creative juices flowing. She has an excellent rapport with every member of the team, and is always there to welcome our clients when they come to visit.
She eats only the finest Fair Trade beans from Underground.