Stephen Marks - Chairman and Chief Executive
Stephen (aged 63) founded the company in 1969 and has managed the Group's development since then in the position of Chairman and Chief Executive.
Roy Naismith C.A - Finance Director
Roy (aged 48) joined the Group in January 2001 as Finance Director. He was previously Director at Starbucks Coffee Company and Group Head of Finance and Company Secretary at Capital Radio plc.
Neil Williams A.C.A - Operations Director
Neil (aged 45) joined the Group from KPMG in 1992 and was appointed to the Board in May 1994.
Claire Kent - Non Executive Director
Claire (age 47) was appointed to the board in October 2008. After studying modern languages at Oxford she started a career as an investment analyst, initially researching German companies and then expanding to become a specialist in European Apparel, Retail and Luxury Goods with Morgan Stanley. She excelled in this role rising to be ranked the number one analyst in the sector for nine consecutive years and was closely involved in IPOs and secondary offerings for companies such as Bulgari, Burberry, Gucci and Debenhams. She retired from the position of Managing Director at Morgan Stanley in 2008.
Dean Murray - Non executive Director
Dean (aged 47) was appointed to the Board on 6 February 2008. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG and was Chief Executive of Myriad Children’s-wear Group Limited. Myriad was the leading UK specialist multi-brand and multi-channel children’s-wear business with over 1,000 distribution outlets including the Adams Kids wear brand. He is currently Chairman of Tec7 Limited, a UK based Technology Retailer. |
