Craig Chambers
Managing Director
Craig was appointed to his
present position in March 2006, after spending three and a half
years as Supply Chain Director at our sister company, British
Gypsum. He holds an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) with
Distinction, DMS (Diploma in Management Studies) and Higher
National Qualifications in Production and Mechanical
Engineering.
Working originally for the GEC Group, Craig completed a Technical
Apprenticeship before going into a production engineering role. He
then moved into an operational role with BAT before joining an
independent decorative mouldings company in 1998, which was
acquired by the then BPB Group in 1995. Since this time he has
fulfilled a number of operational and management roles for the
Group.
Stacey Davis
Marketing Director
With an MBA (Masters in
Business Administration), Stacey has a strong background in
marketing and business-to-business environments. She joined British
Gypsum in July 2002 as Gyproc Brand Manager, responsible for the
strategic direction and profitability of the brand. She was then
appointed Senior Marketing Manager for the residential sector in
2004, where she redeveloped the company’s proposition in light of
major market changes driven by regulation. Stacey was then
appointed Marketing Director for Artex in 2006.
As Marketing Director, Stacey’s main role is to focus on and
deliver everything the various customer groups need. The marketing
team work hard to drive demand for existing products and identify
opportunities to bring new products to the home improvement and
construction markets. She’s currently studying to become a DBA
(Doctor of Business Administration).
Nathan Cole
Finance Director
After completing a BA (Hons) in
Industrial Economics at The University of Nottingham, Nathan
trained as a chartered accountant at Deloitte, and qualified in
1999. Then in January 2002, he joined BPB to re-establish the
internal audit department for the Western Europe region.
In July 2003, Nathan became a Plant Financial Controller,
firstly at Kirkby Thore and later, at Barrow and Sherburn, where he
controlled the £65m board plant budget. In July 2006, he was
appointed Project Manager (Finance), with key responsibilities for
IBM (Integrated Business Management), strategic planning and SAP
(business software). In November 2007, Nathan was appointed Finance
Director at Artex.
As Finance Director, Nathan seeks out profitable opportunities
and strategic alliances for Artex. His aim is to help broaden
the company’s product range while minimising overall distribution
costs.
Andrew French
Supply Chain Director
After successfully completing a
BEng (Hons) in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Andrew began his
career as an engineer with General Motors. He was quickly promoted
to Project Manager and transferred to the European headquarters in
Luxembourg. In this role, Andrew pioneered the first Polish
manufacturing facility for the division.
Later, Andrew completed an MBA (Masters in Business and
Administration) at the University of Edinburgh Management School,
specialising in supply chain. He then joined
PriceWaterhouseCoopers’ management team to help establish a supply
chain and procurement consultancy practice before being appointed
as Senior Manager at Taylor Woodrow.
Andrew was invited to join Artex in 2005 as Supply Chain
Director. Today, he ensures that the supply chain strategy supports
the company’s overall vision and strategy. He also makes sure
customer service comes first throughout the supply chain, and the
right products and services are delivered correctly first time,
every time.
Martin Dodson
Operations Director
Martin gained a Bsc (Hons) in
Production Engineering, then joined British Gypsum in 1986 as an
engineer, working at the Kirkby Thore, Robertsbridge and Sherburn
plants. He then moved into production, where he worked at Sharpness
and East Leake before helping set up the Barrow plaster plant.
Martin then spent time in the warehouse and logistics department at
East Leake, before transferring to Artex as Site Manager. In 1997
he was promoted to Head of Supply Chain and Logistics, where he
worked until being appointed Operations Director in 2006.
As Operations Director, Martin oversees the Newhaven and
Ruddington operations, and ensures the department fully supports
the company’s long-term business strategy. His goal is to
continuously improve the company’s health and safety, environment,
customer service and operations through effective procedures and
people development.
Gemma Burton-Wareing
HR Business Partner
Gemma started her early
career as Human Resources Advisor for NSK-RHP Europe Ltd. She
quickly moved into an advisory role as part of the Management team
responsible for the run-down of the Ferrybridge site with 450
employees working within a Unionised environment.
Following this, Gemma joined NTL in an HR Consultancy role. She
then moved to Sermatech UK Ltd as Regional HR Manager and helped
double the size of one of the businesses in two years. In 2005, she
joined Cooper Bussmann (UK) Ltd, as European HR Director
responsible for all aspects of HR within Europe, the Middle East
and India.
Gemma joined Artex in February 2008 as our HR Business Partner.
She is responsible for implementing the company’s strategic vision
for human resources and making sure we are on course for sustained
growth.
