{"id":33688,"date":"2022-06-07T17:08:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T17:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serviceexpress.com\/uk\/leadership\/jake-blough-service-express\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T16:30:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T15:30:45","slug":"jake-blough","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/serviceexpress.com\/uk\/about-us\/leadership\/jake-blough\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Blough"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-header wp-block-serviceexpress-page-header\">\n\t<div class=\"container page-header__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"page-header__content \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-header__title \">\n\t\t\t\t\tJake Blough\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"page-header__sub-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\tChief Technology Officer\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top has-margin-bottom-xlarge\" style=\"grid-template-columns:40% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/serviceexpress.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/02\/cto-headshot-male.jpg\" alt=\"Jake Blough | Service Express\" class=\"wp-image-28038 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 608px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 608\/456;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-margin-bottom-small\">Jake began at Service Express in 2000 as a Shipping &amp; Receiving Clerk. 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