Managing Director

Matthew was appointed Managing Director of Autoglass^® in July 2010.

Prior to that, he held a variety of leadership roles within consumer markets including Managing Director of Frontline, the UK’s biggest magazine sales and distribution business.

Matthew started his career in retail with Marks & Spencer and Boots before moving onto a number of senior Sales and General Management roles working with some of the world’s leading brands, including Levis, Guinness, Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker and Mars.

Matthew graduated with a B.Sc. Econ in European Studies from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He later completed the CIM Diploma in Marketing and graduated with an MBA from Warwick Business School.

Finance Director

Neil joined the company in June 2005 as finance director, with responsibility for the accounts, customer accounts, internal audit, property departments and IT.

Earlier in his career, Neil held a number of financial positions within Heywood Williams and Courtaulds Textiles.  He then joined Plumbs, the privately-owned, soft-furnishings company, first as finance director and then most recently as managing director.

Neil graduated from Sheffield University before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in Sheffield.

HR Director

Carol was appointed Human Resources Director for Autoglass^® in October 2010, responsible for all aspects of HR, Learning and Development, the National Skills Centre and Corporate Responsibility.

Her appointment follows a successful international career with Alliance Boots, the L’Oreal Group and the Body Shop brand where she was the Global Director of Learning & Development and Director of its International Retail Training Academy.

Carol’s experience has included senior management roles in both HR and Operations, developing new and established businesses in Europe, Asia and the USA. Carol has a strong people focus, and a passion to deliver business success.

Operations Director

Nick Henwood joined Autoglass® in September 2007 as Operations Director.

In this role, he is responsible for the delivery of a consistent world-class service to each and every customer. This includes heading up the company’s contact centre as well as responsibility for branch and mobile operations throughout the UK.

Nick brings a wealth of retail experience having previously held field and central office operation roles at Marks & Spencer and more recently at Sainsbury, where he was the regional operations director responsible for 15 large store locations in the South East.

Marketing Director

David joined Autoglass® from easyJet in 2006 and was appointed Marketing Director in December 2008.

He began his career in the pharmaceutical industry holding various EMEA roles managing brands including Piriton, Sensodyne and Poligrip. In 2001 he joined Go, the low cost airline (owned by British Airways) as International Brand Manager. When Go was acquired by easyJet, David became Marketing Services Manager. He was subsequently promoted to the role of Brand & Marketing Manager in 2004, becoming the youngest senior manager at easyJet.

David has an Honours Degree in Business & Administration and a Masters in Marketing and Commercial Management. In 2006 Marketing magazine named him as one of the UK's next generation of marketing leaders. David is a Board Director of JICRIT (Joint Industry Commercial Radio IT) and Chairman of the Radio Action Group at the ISBA, "The Voice of British Advertisers".

Sales Director

André joined Autoglass® as Sales Director in November 2009. In this role he leads the account management and sales teams and is responsible for further developing the service that Autoglass® delivers to its insurance and fleet customers.

His appointment follows a successful career as Sales Director for O’Brien Glass in Sydney, Australia. During his time with O’Brien Glass, he was responsible for the sales team and key account management across both the building and automotive glass businesses. He also oversaw the customer contact centre.

Earlier in his career, André held a range of sales and marketing positions for companies including Coca Cola and Telecom New Zealand.

Initially from New Zealand, André has a Commerce Degree in Marketing from Auckland University.