A record 14 corporate liverymen were an intake of 18 members admitted to The Furniture Makers’ Company in December.
The 14 new corporate liverymen represented seven of the Company’s near-50 corporate members: Designer Contracts, Headlam, Hypnos, Sealy, Simba Sleep, Sofa Brands International and Wolf Components.
The new members were admitted at a ceremony presided over by Master Brian Ahern at Furniture Makers’ Hall, London on Monday 2nd December.
Corporate membership provides opportunities for leading businesses from the trade to support the Company’s charitable activities, get involved with civic events and network with other members.
Each corporate member can elect three company employees to be their representatives and be admitted as corporate liverymen.
The new corporate liverymen are:
- David Walker BA (Hons) ACMA GCMA, financial director, Designer Contracts
- Louise Walters, commercial director, Designer Contracts
- John Clark, managing director – residential sales, Headlam Group
- Clare Moore, chief people & sustainability officer, Headlam Group
- Gary Cohen, group finance director, Hypnos
- Stephanie Yule, people and customer experience director, Hypnos Beds
- Neil Clark, general manager, Sealy
- Nicholas Pink, chief operating officer, Simba Sleep
- Paul Blunden, chief financial officer, Simba Sleep
- Mike Storey, group commercial director, Sofa Brands International
- Mike Wyatt, group design director, Sofa Brands International
- Anthony Joyce, co-founder and managing director, Wolf Components
- Stephen Baul, co-founder and finance director, Wolf Components
- George Joyce, sales director, Wolf Components
In addition to the new corporate liverymen welcomed, four senior members of industry were admitted as liverymen.
The four new liverymen are:
- David Baldry, group managing director of Hypnos
- Mark McCann, chief operating officer of Image Furnishings Group
- Mark Richardson, leadership transition manager of Blum UK
- Judith Turner, deputy chief ombudsman at the Dispute Resolution Ombudsman
