Mark Hammersley

NED/CEO

A highly experienced entrepreneurial CEO who most recently built the Zoggs brand from £5.5m to £32m turnover across 50 international markets, leading a team of over 100 people.** Mark's career has been focused in the Sports, Outdoor and Leisure categories working in both Executive and NED board roles for brands including Zoggs, Speedo, Lowe Alpine, Blacks Leisure, Rockport, Good Boost and others. He has worked under a variety of ownership structures including P/E, High Net Worth and PLC and led and worked in planned exits, distressed exits, acquisitions and integrations.** As part of the transition from Executive Mark is building a portfolio of NED and advisory roles. He has regularly consulted pro bono on brand development/brand building projects and is currently a board advisor to Good Boost, a Health based social enterprise and Chair of the Sporting Goods Industry Association.**


Expertise

  • FTSE 350 company
  • Large (200+ employees) organisation – unlisted
  • Small to Medium Enterprise - SME (10 -199 employees) - listed
  • Not-for-profit organisation Small (10-199 employees)
  • Apparel & Fashion
  • Consumer Goods
  • Sporting Goods
  • Business Acumen
  • Marketing
  • Senior Leadership

Experience

  • Non Executive
  • Advisory Board Member

Board or Committee Experience

Title Sub Committee Company Name Industry
NEDMain BoardBlacks Leisure PLCOutdoor Retail
Board MemberMain BoardGood Boost LtdHealth Social Enterprise
ChairUK Sporting Goods Industries AssociationSports/Trade Body

Executive Career Summary

Title Company Name Industry
CEOZoggs International LtdSporting Goods
CEOLowe AlpineOutdoor
PresidentSpeedo International LtdSporting Goods
MDRockport Europe LtdFootwear}