New group chairman and MD at corporate member

Fifth-generation bedmaker and Furniture Makers’ corporate member Harrison Spinks has announced two internal promotions that will see managing director Simon Spinks promoted to group chairman, replacing his father Peter Spinks who steps into a non-executive director role.

The 180-year-old family-run business has promoted its marketing director Nick Booth to managing director of Harrison Spinks Beds with a place on the company’s main board.

New group chairman Simon Spinks said: “I’m delighted to be welcoming Nick onto our main board and taking our beds managing director role.  Since joining us he’s made a significant difference in making Harrison Spinks even more retail partner-focused.

“The promotion to MD is not just recognition of that impact but underlines the importance we place at board level on strengthening relationships with our retail partners.  Our business model relies on this relationship, so it is a critical factor in shaping our future success. 

“My father Peter wants to reduce his time in the office, but he will continue to instil our family values and provide strategic input and remains a valued and trusted adviser to the business.  

“Making Nick MD gives me more time to drive sustainable innovation.  Innovation is in the Harrison Spinks DNA and it’s an area I’m hugely passionate about.  From the invention of micro coils – a world first – to buying a farm to grow our own natural materials, to developing our trademarked glue-free Cortec product, we are at the vanguard of global bed manufacturing.  As chairman I’ll be obsessing about how we remain as industry pioneers and working hard to unlock future innovations in luxury sustainable comfort.”