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Meet the Board

Executive Directors

Don Lewin OBE

Chairman and Chief Executive.   He is the founder of Clinton Cards and has been involved in the greetings card business for more than 40 years, first as an agent and subsequently as one of the originators of the concept of specialist greetings card stores.  He is actively involved with all areas of the business but in particular with the strategic development and performance of the Group.

Clinton Lewin

Group Managing Director.  He is Don Lewin’s son and has been with Clinton Cards for more than 30 years. During this time he has been involved in all aspects of the business and in recent years has focused on leading the Company’s management team and implementing the Group’s business policies and strategies.

Barry Hartog

Group Commercial Director.  He is a Chartered Certified Accountant and joined the Group in May 1991. Barry was Group Finance Director for over 17 years overseeing the expansion in the 1990's. He was a director of Our Price Music for ten years and has held other senior positions in the retail industry. His primary responsibilities are for legal, property administration and the information systems of the Group. 

Stuart Houlston

Managing Director of the Birthdays brand and was appointed to the Board in January 2001.  Prior to his appointment as Managing Director of Birthdays in April 2006 he was Group Property Director.   He joined the Group in 1994 prior to which he was Franchise Development Director of Hallmark Cards where he worked for 15 years. 

Debbie Darlington

Product Development Director and was appointed to the Board in September 2000.  She is the daughter of Don Lewin and has been working for Clinton Cards for 22 years.  She has served on the management board and as a director of the Group's principal trading subsidiary for 16 years.  She brings a valuable perspective and a wealth of operational experience to the Board.  Her knowledge of the greetings card and soft toy industry as well as the Clinton Cards business is extensive.

John Robinson

 Buying & Marketing Director of the Clinton brand and was appointed to the Board in January 2001.  He joined the Group in 1988 prior to which he gained retail experience working with other retail chains including Superdrug and Tesco. 

Paul Salador

Group Finance Director.  He joined the Group in April 1996 and is a Chartered Certified Accountant.  Paul was appointed to the Board on 1st February 2009 following three years as Deputy Group Finance Director.  His primary responsibilities are for all aspects of Group finance and administration.  He has previous experience in both industry and prectice.

 Non-executive Directors

John Coleman

Non-executive Director and chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.    He is a solicitor and former senior partner of Romain Coleman, one of the Group's solicitors.  Until this year, he had acted for the Company since its incorporation primarily in respect of property and commercial matters.

Robert Gunlack

Senior non-executive Director and chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.   He is a Chartered Accountant and formerly a partner in Price Waterhouse.  He joined Clinton Cards as a non-executive director in 1992.  In addition, he was Chairman of Capital Bars Plc from 1993 to 2002 and is currently a director of MSB International Plc, International Diagnostics Plc and a number of other private companies.

Brian Jackson

Non-executive Director and was appointed to the Board in November 2000.  He is chair of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Audit Committees.  He brings significant retailing experience to the Board having spent 11 years at Martin Retail Group Plc, the national chain of newsagents, convenience stores and high street outlets.  He joined Martins in 1988 and as Chief Executive, rapidly grew the business taking it out of losses and increasing Group profit by over 50% between 1997 and 1999 finally masterminding the sale of the business to TM Group in 1999.  Prior to joining Martins, he was a Director of Bejam Group Plc.

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