SANDERSON DESIGN GROUP
PLC
("Sanderson Design Group", the "Company" or the
"Group")
Senior Appointments in the UK
and North America
Sanderson Design Group PLC (AIM: SDG), the luxury interior design and furnishings group,
is pleased to confirm two senior appointments, one in the UK
focused on manufacturing and the other in the USA focused on
sales.
Group Operations Director
Tim Preston, a highly experienced
manufacturing, operations and supply chain executive, has joined
the Company as Group Operations Director, a key role in which he
will lead the Group's manufacturing activities and the Group's
Future Factory initiative. This initiative was outlined in the
Company's half year results presentation on 16 October 2024 and is
focused on digital-first printing, reducing lead times and
increasing productivity.
Tim has more than 20 years of senior
operations management experience at international and national
businesses, specialising in project delivery and continuous
improvement. He was at Pepsico for nine years serving the Italy,
France and Germany markets in roles including Operations Director.
He then had positions including Supply Chain Director at Premier
Foods and Operations Director at Berendsen UK before, most
recently, spending six years at Greene King as Brewing and
Distribution Director.
Senior Vice President of Sales, North
America
In the USA, Scott Christopher Hans
has been appointed to the newly created role of Senior Vice
President of Sales as part of the Company's growth strategy in the
important market of North America. Scott will lead business
development in the North America market with full responsibility to
lead sales in all channels and develop opportunities to accelerate
growth.
Scott has more than 20 years'
experience in the luxury design and interiors industry. He has held
positions at Century, Robert Allen Beacon Hill, Rodolph, and most
recently at La Maison Pierre Frey as the Vice President of Sales,
North and South America.
Scott, who starts at the Company
today, reports to Beth Holman, President at the Company's US
business Sanderson Design Group Inc.
Lisa Montague, Chief Executive Officer of Sanderson Design
Group, commented: "I'm delighted to
welcome Tim and Scott to Sanderson Design Group. Tim has joined the
Company at a very important time for our manufacturing operations
owing to the opportunities created by the digitalisation of
printing processes. We believe our Future Factory initiative has
the potential to deliver a much more efficient manufacturing
operation. Meanwhile, North America is a key strategic growth
opportunity for the Group and Scott's sales experience will be of
great value as we continue to focus on building this important
market."
For
further information:
Sanderson Design Group PLC
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c/o Buchanan +44 (0) 20 7466
5000
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Lisa Montague, Chief Executive
Officer
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Mike Woodcock, Chief Financial
Officer
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Investec Bank plc (Nominated Adviser and Joint
Broker)
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+44 (0) 20 7597
5970
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David Anderson / Ben
Farrow
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Singer Capital Markets (Joint Broker)
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+44 (0) 20 7496
3000
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Tom Salvesen / Jen Boorer / James
Todd
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Burson Buchanan
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+44 (0) 20 7466
5000
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Mark Court / Sophie Wills /
Toto Berger / Abigail Gilchrist
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SDG@buchanan.uk.com
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Notes for editors:
About Sanderson Design Group
Sanderson Design Group PLC is a
luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and
markets wallpapers, fabrics and paints. In addition, the Company
derives licensing income from the use of its designs on a wide
range of products such as bed and bath collections, rugs, blinds
and tableware.
Sanderson Design Group's brands
include Zoffany, Sanderson, Morris & Co., Harlequin, Clarke
& Clarke and Scion.
The Company has a strong UK
manufacturing base comprising Anstey wallpaper factory in
Loughborough and Standfast & Barracks, a fabric printing
factory, in Lancaster. Both sites manufacture for the Company and
for other wallpaper and fabric brands.
Sanderson Design Group employs
approximately 580 people and its products are sold worldwide. It
has showrooms in London, New York, Chicago and
Amsterdam.
Sanderson Design Group trades on the
AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
SDG.
For further information please
visit: www.sandersondesigngroup.com