directors

Stephen Marks - Chairman and Chief Executive

Stephen (aged 61) 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 46) 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 43) joined the Group from KPMG in 1992 and was appointed to the Board in May 1994.

Claire Kent - Non Executive Director

Claire (age 45) was appointed to the board in October 2008. After studying modern languages at Oxford she started a career as an investment analyst, intially 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 45) was appointed to the Board on 6 February 2008. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG and was Chief Executive of Myriad Childrenswear Group Limited. Myriad was the leading UK specialist multi-brand and multi-channel childrenswear business with over 1,000 distribution outlets including the Adams Kidswear brand. He is currently Chairman of Tec7 Limited, a UK based Technology Retailer.