Portmeirion Group has announced that after almost 20 years, director and chief executive Lawrence Bryan has retired. He will however, continue to bring his wealth of knowledge and experience to the business as a non-executive director on the Board.
Having worked closely with all parts of Portmeirion Group for the past two and a half years, Mike Raybould has replaced him as chief executive. Mike joined the Group as finance director and has made a significant impact on Portmeirion Group’s strategy and business as the Group continues to grow and evolve into a diversified homewares company.
“After nearly 25 years with Portmeirion, and nearly 20 of them as chief executive, it is with no small degree of sadness that I am stepping down from my executive role with the Group,” commented Lawrence. “I leave in place a very strong team of senior management in whom I have supreme confidence. The Group is now a well-diversified company with a bright future and I look forward to seeing it grow under the extremely capable and energetic guidance of Mike Raybould.”
Chairman Dick Steele added: “Without Lawrence’s leadership, commercial expertise, commitment and perspicacity the Group would not be the force that it is in homewares today. I am delighted that he has agreed to continue to serve on the Board in a non-executive capacity. The Group and executive team will continue to benefit from Lawrence’s unparalleled sector knowledge, built up over more than 40 years.”
Top: Portmeirion Group’s HQ in Stoke-on-Trent.
