Originally with a family business, he later ran a listed company – one of the largest in the UK, and was also a board member of office furniture businesses in France, the USA, Czech Republic and the Netherlands. He was chairman of the UK office furniture manufacturers’ association for six years and later, President of the European Office Furniture manufacturers’ association where he remains Chairman of the Economic Committee. As well as advising and guiding office furniture companies around the world with their corporate, market and product design strategies, he writes widely on the industry.