JESS Stephens - entrepreneur and cat lover with more than 10 years experience of working with major brands - has joined the world’s biggest house and pet sitting business, Brighton-based TrustedHousesitters as chief marketing officer (CMO).

Jess is a digital and mobile marketing expert who has previously worked with FTSE250 companies including MoneySupermarket and has set up and sold her own marketing platform TagPoints to SmartFocus, gaining the position of CMO within the acquiring company in the process.

Her role at TrustedHousesitters is to accelerate its global growth as the business continues to expand into the US.