Carole Merry 

Carole joined Cork Bays & Fisher at 16 as an office junior, back when typewriters, carbon paper, fax machines and the dolls-eye switchboard were all part of daily office life. She started in the motor department before being trained in the policy department, where she built her knowledge and experience from the ground up.

As systems changed, Carole was part of the team that helped move work onto CBF’s first computer system. She has remained with the business through Minet, Aon, Vantage Insurance and now Advantage, and has been part of Cork Bays & Fisher for nearly five decades.

Outside work, Carole enjoys theatre trips, caravan breaks around the UK and spending time with her two sons and two cats. She also continues her long-running relationship with Slimming World, though she admits the weight loss part remains a work in progress.