– UK, Manchester – Ultimate Products (LON: ULTP), the owner of several leading homeware brands including Salter and Beldray, announced the appointment of Andrew Milne and José Carlos González-Hurtado to its Board as Non-Executive Directors effective from 28 October 2024.
“I am delighted to be welcoming two exceptionally high calibre individuals to the Board of Ultimate Products in the form of Andrew and José Carlos. Andrew brings with him an in-depth knowledge of the UK consumer goods landscape and a track record of success in a variety of commercial and management roles. José Carlos’ vast experience of running and advising businesses across Europe will be hugely additive to our own ambitious growth plans for that region,” said Board Chair Christine Adshead.
In addition, Jill Easterbrook will step down from the Board on the same date.
About Andrew Milne
Andrew Milne has been CEO of AIM-listed Nichols plc, a diversified soft drinks business, since 2021 having joined Nichols as Commercial Director in 2013. He was previously a Sales Director for Coca-Cola Enterprises, before which he held a variety of commercial roles at GSK, after having started his career at Marks & Spencer.
Andrew Milne holds a BSc in Business and Technology from Sheffield Hallam University.
About José Carlos González-Hurtado
José Carlos González-Hurtado is a Senior Advisor to global private equity firm Advent International and Roland Berger, an international management consultancy. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Dichter & Neira, a leading international data and market research company, and until recently was an advisor to Mintec Ltd, a leading provider of global commodity price data and market intelligence. He was previously President of International for Information Resources, Inc., a technology and data company, Group CCO for international retailer Carrefour, and VP and Officer at Procter & Gamble, where he spent more than 20 years and has led a variety of global and regional businesses.
José Carlos González-Hurtado holds an MBA and a Master in Law from Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Madrid) and has lectured on Marketing and Business subjects at several universities in Spain and Israel.
About Ultimate Products
Ultimate Products is the owner of several leading homeware brands including Salter (the UK’s oldest houseware brand, established in 1760) and Beldray (a laundry, floor care, heating, and cooling brand that was established in 1872). According to its market research, nearly 80% of UK households own at least one of the Group’s products.
Ultimate Products sells to over 300 retailers across 38 countries and specializes in five product categories: Small Domestic Appliances; Housewares; Laundry; Audio; and Heating and Cooling. Other brands include Progress (cookware and bakeware), Kleeneze (laundry and floorcare), Petra (small domestic appliances) and Intempo (audio).
The Group’s products are sold to a broad cross-section of both large national and international multi-channel retailers as well as smaller national retail chains, incorporating discount retailers, supermarkets, general retailers, and online retailers.
Founded in 1997, Ultimate Products employs over 370 staff, a significant number of whom have joined via the Group’s graduate development scheme, and is headquartered in Oldham, Greater Manchester, where it has design, sales, marketing, buying, quality assurance, support functions, and warehouse facilities across two sites. Manor Mill, the Group’s head office, includes a spectacular 20,000 sq ft showroom that showcases each of its brands. In addition, the Group has an office and showroom in Guangzhou, China, and in Paris, France.
Please note that Ultimate Products is not the owner of Russell Hobbs. The company currently has license agreements in place granting it an exclusive license to use the “Russell Hobbs” trademark for cookware and laundry (NB this does not include Russell Hobbs electrical appliances).
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