Data-engineering consultancy Rocket Science has appointed senior executive Jim Bradley as managing director of Snapshot, the company division handling the development of Rocket's paper-free sales tracking and reporting system.

In addition, Mr Bradley will work closely with Rocket Science chief executive Alan Timothy on the overall strategic development of the business.

He joins Rocket Science having worked at a senior level with a number of blue chip companies, including 15 years at the Mars Corporation, and positions as managing director at SCA Hygiene Products and Scholl Consumer Products, European managing director at Iams Petfood and UK sales director at Adidas.

Most recently, he has been working as non-executive director at Cosmic Solutions, a business which produces management information and support systems to companies such as Mars, Unilever and Guinness.

Mr Timothy said: "We are delighted to have Jim on board. His senior level experience, combined with his entrepreneurial flair, make him the ideal candidate to help us continue to build such a fast-growing and successful business."