Ken Ford
Independent Non-Executive Chair
Ken was appointed as an independent Non-Executive Chair of CMO on 1st July 2021. He was previously chief executive of the quoted investment bank Teather & Greenwood. Ken brings over 36 years of City experience and a strong understanding of shareholder value, strategic planning and corporate transactions. Ken is a former chairman of the QCA and a Fellow of the Chartered Securities Institute. Ken is currently chairman of the SDI Group plc and non-executive chairman of Gear4music plc, both AIM quoted companies.
Dean Murray
Chief Executive Officer
Dean joined CMO as chairman in 2017, becoming Executive Chairman in 2020 and CEO in 2021. He has been on the board of Gear4music since 2012, serving as chairman until 2015. Gear4music has grown revenues from under £12m when he joined to almost £160m in the year to March 2021. He was recently also non-executive at French Connection Group plc and chairman at the Neville Johnson Group. Dean’s previous roles include former CFO and CEO of Myriad Childrenswear Group. Dean has over 35 years’ worth of experience in retail.
Callum Tasker
Chief Commercial Officer
Callum has nearly 20 years’ experience in the industry, joining CMO shortly after its inception in 2010. He has successfully carried out various significant roles within the Company starting as Sales and Logistics manager. He was then promoted to Operations Director in 2015 and became Commercial Director in 2019. Prior to joining CMO he spent five years with SIG plc.
Jonathan Lamb
Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan joined CMO in December 2020. He previously held various positions, including financial directorship roles, at Antler and Yumi International Limited (an ecommerce womenswear retailer). Jonathan is ACA qualified.
Helen Deeble CBE
Independent Non-Executive Director
Helen was appointed as an independent Non-Executive Director of CMO on 1st July 2021. Helen was CEO of P&O Ferries for almost 12 years until 2017. She was a non executive director, audit committee member and chair of the pension funds at Port of London Authority for six years until 2020. She is currently a non-executive director at Carnival Corporation & plc and sits on their Remuneration Committee. Helen brings experience of senior finance and general management roles in retail, logistics, transport and leisure, in B2B and B2C environments. She is a Chartered Accountant.
Mike Fell
Non-Executive Director
Mike has 39 years of experience in private equity. Prior to co-founding Key Capital, he spent 15 years at Granville Baird Capital Partners (now Baird Capital Partners Europe) in London, where he was Managing Director responsible for the UK, Spanish and German teams, serving on both the Executive Board and the Investment Committee. Prior to this, he worked for five years at NatWest Ventures (now Bridgepoint); He has extensive experience as a board member of both PLC and private companies. Mike Fell holds a BA in Accounting (Hons) and is a Chartered Accountant.