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Meet the senior team behind Bathroom Brands Group Limited

Jeremy Bird

Chairman

Background

Jeremy’s first role was in his local ASDA supermarket. During his time with ASDA he worked in a number of roles...
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Stephen Ewer

Chief Executive Officer

Background

Stephen joined the Group in April 2020. Previously with Ideal Standard where he held the role of Managing Director...
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Alan Davey

Chief Operating Officer

Background

Alan joined the business in March 2019 as the Chief Operating Officer. Alan joined the Her Majesty’s Forces from School and served 11 years prior to commencing...
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Tim Powell

Executive Director

Background

Tim co-founded Bathroom Brands with Patrick Riley in 2005, and spearheaded its expansion across the Far East, establishing offices in Shanghai...
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David Hance

Non-Executive Director

Background

David started his career in the Metropolitan Police Force, graduating from Hendon Police College as its top student in 1983...
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Nico De Beer

Non-Executive Director

Background

Nico graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc in Economics. He co-founded Bathstore.com with Patrick...
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Patrick Riley

Non-Executive Director

Background

Patrick co-founded the Bathroom Brands business in 2005. He graduated from Rhodes University in South Africa with a Bachelor...
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Roger Cooper

Non-Executive Director

Background

Roger worked in two advertising agencies before joining Ideal Standard UK in 1970. After a few years as Product Manager...
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David Hance

Non-Executive Director

David started his career in the Metropolitan Police Force, graduating from Hendon Police College as its top student in 1983. He then worked in the bathroom industry from 1987 onwards, gaining valuable experience in a number of sales roles. David founded Crosswater in 1998 and led the acquisition of Simpsons in 2006 and Bauhaus in 2008. As founder, owner and Chief Executive Officer he led the company until Crosswater was acquired by Bathroom Brands in 2014, at which point he became a director at Bathroom Brands Group Limited.

Stephen Ewer

Chief Executive Officer

Stephen joined the Group in April 2020. Previously with Ideal Standard where he held the role of Managing Director, UK and Western Europe, and holds an MBA from the University of Brighton. Stephen has an impressive track record of successfully developing and growing businesses both in the UK and across international markets, through multiple channels including distribution, specification and online. Prior to working within the sector Stephen held various senior leadership roles within industrial and manufacturing organisations.

Jeremy Bird

Chairman

Jeremy’s first role was in his local ASDA supermarket. During his time with ASDA he worked in a number of roles before leaving as Regional Manager. Jeremy then joined Wickes and spent his time in several management roles before finally taking on the role of Managing Director. During his time with the business Wickes was acquired by Travis Perkins and at this point he joined their Group Executive Committee as Divisional Chairman. Since 2014, Jeremy has spent time as a Non-executive Director in various industries and on charity boards, in both the UK and South Africa. Most recently joining Bathroom Brands in 2018, Jeremy brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the business.

Tim Powell

Executive Director

Tim co-founded Bathroom Brands with Patrick Riley in 2005, and spearheaded its expansion across the Far East, establishing offices in Shanghai and Guangzhou of China, the Group’s Asia Regional Headquarters in Singapore, and the Group’s IT office in Croatia. He boasts fluency in Chinese and over two decades of living in Asia. Tim has extensive experience in business operation, supply chain management and product development. He is a major contributor to the development of products within the brands of Burlington, Clearwater, and Britton. Tim also led the innovation of the company’s in-house Gateway ERP system, streamlining end-to-end supply chain solutions.

Nico De Beer

Non-Executive Director

Nico graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc in Economics. He co-founded Bathstore.com with Patrick Riley in 1991, growing the business to a substantial portfolio with a complementary e-commerce arm. In 2003 the business was sold to Wolseley Group and Nico remained with Wolseley Group until 2012. As a board member at Bathstore.com, Nico was responsible for product procurement as well as store expansion. He joined Bathroom Brands in 2012.

Patrick Riley

Non-Executive Director

Patrick co-founded the Bathroom Brands business in 2005. He graduated from Rhodes University in South Africa with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and subsequently obtained an honours degree in accounting from The University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He then qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in Texas, US. He started Bathstore.com in the UK in 1991 where he worked as CEO until 2000. In 2000, a CEO was appointed and Patrick worked effectively as Chairman. Bathstore was sold to the Wolseley Group in 2003.

Roger Cooper

Non-Executive Director

Roger worked in two advertising agencies before joining Ideal Standard UK in 1970. After a few years as Product Manager he became Marketing Director in 1980, progressing to Sales and Marketing Director in 1987 and Managing Director UK in 1994, a position held until 2006. In 2006 he became Vice President Europe, a position held until his retirement from Ideal Standard in 2011. Roger has taught Marketing to graduate students, been the President of the UK Bathroom Manufacturers Association (twice) and Chairman of the National Home Improvement Council.

Alan Davey

Chief Operating Officer

Alan joined the business in March 2019 as the Chief Operating Officer. Alan joined the Her Majesty’s Forces from School and served 11 years prior to commencing a career in Logistics and Manufacturing. He has a wide and varied portfolio of customers across and broad spectrum of industries in which he has lead operations. Over the last 15 years of his career he has focused on Transformational activity, divestments and integrations.

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