Bensons for Beds has confirmed Mark Slater as its permanent cco, two months after joining in an interim role.
Slater is responsible for the business’ commercial, marketing, digital and services teams, alongside product innovation and new business development with a focus on growing sales and overall market share.
‘Following our return to profitability, this appointment is a critical role for Bensons as we begin to accelerate our work to create a more distinctive, compelling, and sector leading offer for our customers. Mark’s commercial knowledge and experience of working in assisted sale, vertically integrated businesses will be a strong addition to our leadership team, and it’s a testament to the progress that Bensons has made in recent years that we have been able to attract someone of Mark’s background to be part of our journey,’ says Nick Collard, Bensons ceo.
‘The turnaround that Nick and the team have done with the business thus far, in the midst of a highly volatile consumer market, has been extremely impressive. Bensons’ expertise and manufacturing capabilities present a huge opportunity for the business. I’m delighted to be part of the team driving this forward,’ says Slater.
