Blue Grass

Nicholas Durrant

Nick set up the UK business in 1999 at the start of the DotCom era. He has over twelve years of industry experience as an internet consultant and project manager. He has directed numerous digital projects for companies across a various industry sectors from SME's to corporate organisations such as JP Morgan, Société Générale, Shell and Dunlop. Nick has also worked client-side advising a variety of new media, local government and public sector organisations.

He has strong skills in project management, sales and marketing. Nick's responsibility lies with both new business and management of the company.

James Durrant

James is a founder of the business and has managed different aspects of the business over the years. He has worked closely with all operational aspects of the business.

He spends his time focusing on supporting the different areas of the business along with strategy and direction.

Sean Shortle

Sean has recently joined the management team in Cape Town after returning from the UK in 2007. He previously spent a number of years at Freshfields as a senior technical administrator and has a list of qualifications and certifications to long to list...

Sean is not afraid to brave the howling winds of Langebaan up the West Coast and you will often find him there kite surfing.

Mark Hawkins

Mark is a new addition to the Cape Town office, having arrived in January 2010 and is responsible for running and management of Bluegrass Digital. He deals with key client accounts, client services, technical and production teams. He brings with him a wealth of online marketing and project management experience and this will prove valuable as Bluegrass grows our eMarketing services and expertise.

He and his wife had been living and working in London for the last 7 years and decided they preferred the sunnier shores of the Mother City. Snowboarding and tennis are his two favorite sports and as a newly certified PADI diver maybe the great whites in False Bay will get to know him well.