Gardman, the leading gardening sundries and wild bird care company, has announced that its CEO Mark Pearson is leaving the company.
Over the last 4 years Pearson has successfully navigated the Gardman Group through an extremely challenging economic cycle. This culminated in the financial restructuring completed in December which has given the business a much improved financial platform to invest in further profitable growth both in the UK and internationally.
“I have truly enjoyed my time here at Gardman," he said. "It has been a challenging four years, as for so many businesses in our industry, but it has also been a great four years with my team at Gardman, supported by some excellent suppliers and working with some exceptional retail partners.
"As I said in December, I am delighted with the financial restructuring we completed last year; the business continues to generate good profits and cash and I know that as the Group moves into the next phase of its business development it will do so with a greatly reduced debt structure leaving it very secure for the future.
"As I now take this opportunity to move on with my own plans, I am confident that the Gardman Board will build a strong new leadership team under a new CEO to take the company forward, and I will, of course, stay close to support them over coming months as they make that transition.”
Jonathan Halford, Gardman’s Chairman, said: “I want to give Mark my huge thanks for the considerable contribution that he has made to our business over the last four years, and value greatly the support he will continue to give us as we bring in the new CEO and embark on the next stage of our plans.
"I join with the other directors and staff at the Gardman offices around the world to wish him every success for the future.”
