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Meet some of the team

Martin Ashby – Buying Director for electrical and seasonal

“Eight years ago, Shop Direct Group promised to give me the opportunity to identify areas that needed to change and to propose how to move them forward. They also trusted me to make a difference. They've not let me down on either of the promises and I've found myself with new challenges to address on a regular basis; I'd like to think I've not let them down with the changes that I've made too! The latest challenge to work as a team to re-invent the Brand, redefine our competitor set and put the customer first is too big a challenge to turn down. It will keep us engaged and busy for some time but we'll all feel that, as a team, we've learnt a lot and made a real difference to the profitability of this company as we progress.”

Steven Rowe – head of design interiors

“I have spent the majority of my career within interiors and home furnishing working for major high street names. I was recently in the enviable position of having two senior job opportunities offered to me. One with a major high street name and the other from Shop Direct Group. Both of these new positions offered me new and exciting career developments. Why did I choose Shop Direct Group? I could see from the very beginning that the Company was offering me a unique opportunity to be part of developing a new brand, the history of a well-establish company existed, but a new era of change and an eagerness to grasp the future made working for Shop Direct Group the obvious choice. I was able to establish my own team of Home and Living designers and have been able to take ownership at the very beginning of the creative direction of the Home department, it will not be an overnight change but satisfaction come from being at the start of a the journey.”