Meet the Team

Martin Toogood
Independent Non-Executive Chairman

Martin joined the Group as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 April 2009 and was appointed Independent Non-Executive Chairman on 6 November 2009.

Martin has considerable experience at Executive and Non-Executive level, most recently with ILVA in Scandinavia and the UK, B&Q in the UK, Carpetright in the UK and Europe, and Habitat in the UK and internationally.

Médéric Payne
Chief Executive Officer

Médéric joined the Group on 25 August 2022 as Chief Executive Officer from
Al-Futtaim Group based in the Middle East.

He has held several key International Executive roles, notably within Landmark Group as CEO for Homecentre and at Kingfisher plc as CEO for Castorama RU.

In his recent role as Managing Director, he focused on the growth, digital transformation and turnaround of a number of well-known brands within his retail portfolio in MENA.

Tanya Ashton
Independent Non-Executive Director

Tanya joined the Group on 10 May 2023 as an Independent Non-Executive Director, with over 20 years’ experience in strategic marketing and brand development roles.

Tanya currently acts as Head of Sustainability at Walgreens Boots Alliance Global Sourcing, Europe. She also holds a Non-Executive Director position and acts as a sustainability subject matter expert at AIM-listed M.P. Evans Group Plc.

Conleth Campbell
Chief Financial Officer

Conleth joined the Group on 2 October 2023 as Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, with more than 25 years of experience in public company environments. He has strong expertise in Capital Markets including M&A and Investor Relations.

Conleth was previously Group Financial Controller at Genuit Group Plc and Head of Investor Relations at Croda International plc. He is a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) and began his career at Mazars.