Furniture Makers admits record number of corporate member liverymen

A record 14 corporate liverymen were part of an intake of 18 members admitted to The Furniture Makers’ Company in December.

The 14 new corporate liverymen represented seven of the company’s near-50 corporate members – Designer Contracts, Headlam, Hypnos, Sealy, Simba Sleep, Sofa Brands International and Wolf Components.

The new members were admitted at a ceremony presided over by company master Brian Ahern at Furniture Makers’ Hall, London on Monday 2nd December.

The new corporate liverymen are: David Walker, FD, Designer Contracts; Louise Walters, commercial director, Designer Contracts; John Clark, MD – residential sales, Headlam Group; Clare Moore, chief people and sustainability officer, Headlam Group; Gary Cohen, group FD, Hypnos; Stephanie Yule, people and customer experience director, Hypnos Beds; Neil Clark, GM, Sealy; Nicholas Pink, COO, Simba Sleep; Paul Blunden, CFO, Simba Sleep; Mike Storey, group commercial director, Sofa Brands International; Mike Wyatt, group design director, Sofa Brands International; Anthony Joyce, co-founder and MD, Wolf Components; Stephen Baul, co-founder and FD, Wolf Components; and George Joyce, sales director, Wolf Components.

In addition to the new corporate liverymen welcomed, four senior members of industry were admitted as liverymen: David Baldry, group MD, Hypnos; Mark McCann, COO, Image Furnishings Group; Mark Richardson, leadership transition manager, Blum UK; and Judith Turner, deputy chief ombudsman at the Dispute Resolution Ombudsman.

Brian Ahern says: “We are delighted that so many different people from the wider furnishing industry understand the importance of joining as members and supporting our charitable endeavours. All members corporate, are invited to participate in the many events in the City livery calendar, which are great for networking, entertaining, as well as having fun.”