Meet the Team
Dale Fisher - CEO
An interesting fact about you: I love a triathlon and did a full Ironman in 2014.
Childhood dream job: Helicopter pilot.
Where would you like to travel and why? Cuba, to celebrate my next milestone birthday!
Favourite film quote: “It ain't about how hard you can hit it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.” - Sly Stallone in Rocky Balboa
Guy Ellis – Recruitment Manager
An interesting fact about you: I am named after Guy the Gorilla who was a famous Silverback at London Zoo in the 70/80’s.
Childhood dream job: James Bond’s career seemed pretty attractive as an impressionable 8-year-old.
Where would you like to travel and why? I would be keen to do some proper mountaineering. Everest seems a reasonable place to start.
Favourite film quote: “Kingi you wanker, You arsehole, I hate you heaps, please die soon, in pain.” Ricki Baker in Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Ema Fernandes - CFO
An interesting fact about you: I used to be the highest ranking female in Yorkshire in Jiu Jitsu.
Childhood dream job: Following in Charlene’s footsteps as a car mechanic.
Where would you like to travel and why? Galapagos Islands to see a giant tortoise!
Favourite film quote: “First learn stand, then learn fly” - Mr Miyagi in The Karate Kid
Mark Fisher - Contracts Manager
Childhood dream job: To be a ship's radio officer.
Interests: Cooking, photography and reading.
Favourite quote: "Everything comes to he who hustles while he waits." - Thomas Edison
Agnese Kurme – Accounts Assistant
Childhood dream job: I wanted to become a singer and see this great big world while on tour!
Where would you like to travel and why: Japan without a doubt… to see the modern world steeped in tradition (like Tokyo) and picturesque views (like Kyoto).
Favourite quote: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Lao Tzu
Jacqui Todd - Recruitment Manager
An interesting fact about you: My Dad helped in rehabilitating the nearly extinct Little Black Robin where only one breeding female remained - one of her offspring was named after me.
Childhood dream job: Any kind of driver but preferably a tour bus driver around New Zealand!
Where would you like to travel and why: Japan - specifically Okinawa. Have met some great people from there and the diving looks awesome.
Favourite quote: “How’s the serenity? So much serenity.” – Darryl Kerrigan in The Castle
Elena Kostova – Marketing Manager
Elena moved to Valencia in August 2024 to join the Proteus team and looks after our marketing initiatives, events, social media and web content.
An interesting fact about you: I have lived on 3 continents and visited more than 100 countries
Childhood dream job: Airhostess – I guess the travel bug has always been a part of me
Where would you like to travel to and why: Peru. I am an avid hiker and doing the Inka Trail to Machu Picchu is one of the few outstanding destinations on my bucket list
Favourite quote: It is always OK at the end. If it’s not OK, then it’s not the end.
Sam Hobbs - Marine Recruiter
Sam joined Proteus in September 2024 as a Marine Recruiter. Sam has always been a competitive person, and his drive and ambition to always win will be a great asset in this job.
An interesting fact about you: Thanks to rugby I´ve lived in 5 different countries and learnt 2 new languages
Childhood Dream Job: Rockstar guitarist
Where would you like to travel and why: The Scottish Highlands. I´d love to hire a campervan and travel around visiting the distilleries, the lochs and the beautiful countryside – in the summer of course.
Favourite quote: Clear eyes, full hearts ………. Can´t lose.
