President
Humanscale International
2002-2010, 2014 and 2016

• Based in London 2002-2006

• Helped build a global manufacturing, marketing and sales organization.

• Humanscale is widely considered the world’s leading ergonomic furniture company.

• Opened Humanscale offices and showrooms in: London, Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Capetown and Melbourne.

• Opened over 30 offices and showrooms globally in total.

• Experienced exponential growth.

• Managed the Brand messaging for Orgatec, Salone de Mobile, and global trade shows.

• Retained Cini Boeri to design the exhibits and she produced a comedy film on ergonomics.

• Was able to work closely with Niels Diffrient, renowned chair designer and Human Factors author, and Robert King, Humanscale founder, for well over a decade.

• Niels Diffrient recommended I be made a Fellow by the Royal Society of Art.

• 2014 rejoins Humanscale as Director of Global Research, Design and Engineering.

• Oversaw over 50 designers, engineers and researchers that worked in-house and was the design liaison to independent designers.

• Worked with Todd Bracher, Don Chadwick and Niels Diffrient on products during this period.

• Returned 2016 as “Design Ambassador”. Traveled to global design firms and discussing Humanscale’s’ design and research thinking about the virtues and perils of sit-to-stand desking.