AN INTERNATIONAL company has promoted a Leigh girl to a top position.

Joanne Hambleton has been made human resources officer at 4imprint in Manchester -- Britain's largest supplier of branded promotional merchandise with offices all over the world including USA, Canada, Germany, France and Hong Kong.

Her new role will include recruitment, staff training, providing advice to line managers and implementing policy and procedures to help the business to grow.

Joanne is currently studying part-time at Salford University to gain a qualification in the Institute of Personnel Directors in Human Resources and will sit her final exam in September next year.