Leaders of IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect have appointed Marcus Allen as the businesses’ new financial director. Marcus brings more than 20 years’ experience to the specialist trade suppliers, having worked in senior finance roles at both regional and group level.
A qualified accountant who trained with PwC, Marcus has a proven track record of working with local management teams to improve profitably and grow businesses, the business’ leaders have reported. He has held senior finance roles across businesses including Navitas, Avnet, Hewlett Packard and. most recently, at Harman, where he led the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions through a significant change project. After that project ended, Marcus took on leading the international finance teams of a $1bn business that included the JBL brand.
“I’m excited to be joining IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect at a time when the company is going from strength to strength,” said Marcus. “I look forward to working with the team to help drive continued growth and success.”
Outside of work, Marcus is a proud father of three grown children. He enjoys both football and cooking.
Leaders of the IronmongeryDirect and ElectricalDirect teams have expressed delight at Marcus’ appointment and have warmly welcomed him to the company. They look forward to working closely with him to achieve the business’ strategic goals, we have been told.
IronmongeryDirect has been supplying architectural ironmongery to tradespeople for more than 50 years and is marketed as having ‘the UK’s widest range’ (the businesses have over 18,000 products in stock.) In the case of ElectricalDirect, the business has more than 12,000 electrical products available, ranging from sockets and wiring to lighting and consumer units. For more information, or to view the products available, visit IronmongeryDirect.co.uk and ElectricalDirect.co.uk.
