Meet the Team

CEO Batch For Books

Fraser Tanner joined Batch Ltd in 2000 from the world of foreign exchange, where he had rolled out an internet trading solution for business-to-business payments through the international banking systems. In developing Batch to improve the flow of information and integration between companies within the book and non-book trade, Fraser was instrumental in winning UK industry awards for the service. His focus now is on further developing the US business, Batch for Books

Managing Director

Izzy joined Batch in 2022 having had a long career delivering a broad range of business solutions across the retail, supply chain and distribution sectors. In 2024 Izzy took over the role of Managing Director for Batch from Fraser Tanner following his decision to take a step towards semi-retirement and now leads the business to provide solutions that improve the flow of information between companies within the book trade. 

Program Manager

A long-time veteran of the indie bookstore community, Nathan manages the Batch for Books program in the US. He works closely with bookstores and book vendors to help them most effectively use Batch for Books and provide support for any and all user inquiries.

Sales and Marketing Manager

Janet spent many years as a commissioning editor in non-fiction publishing. She is often the first point of contact for booksellers in the UK and the rest of the world enquiring about Batch services, and works closely with US colleagues. As part of the sales team, Janet enjoys presenting our services to booksellers worldwide. 

Business Analyst

Simon liaises with vendors to develop the operational interfaces to their systems. He is also developing links to US accounting and POS systems. Simon sits on a number of industry steering groups and co-ordinates with our external IT experts on new developments.

Assistant Technical Business Analyst

Kishan joined Batch in 2022 as his first permanent role post-graduating that same year. Kishan’s role consists of dealing with booksellers' and suppliers' technical queries. He also monitors file processes and business communications to ensure all types of files are collected, processed, and sent out efficiently and coherently.

Batch Technician

Chris joined Batch in October 2023 as our newest recruit. He works closely with Sam, Tristan and Martin to support and train booksellers in the best use of the system. He has previously worked in IT Support, supporting a multitude of users both in the UK and across Europe, on software QA (quality assurance) and testing. Chris says "I’m really looking forward to getting to know the different bookshops and how they operate.".

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Batch For Books Inc. is a US company wholly owned by the Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland.