About us

 

Our Present & Future


Green Sheep Group (GSG) has been established since 2006 and specialises in the design and manufacture of nursery baby products. Two brands operate under the company umbrella of GSG; The Little Green Sheep and Snüz

In 2017, Green Sheep Group was named in the Sunday Times Fast Track Top 10 Ones to Watch, a prestigious shortlist of some of the UK’s most exciting and fast-growing businesses.

Green Sheep Group has a Global retail support network. GSG works directly with leading national retailers and an extensive network of independent stores.

 

Management Team


Paul Maurice - Chief Executive Officer

An academic background in Product Design with commercial awareness gained through roles covering a wide variety of industries sees Paul head up the product development of the business. Paul has a focus on product development and logistics, covering product compliance and safety, R&D, product range mapping.

With an eye for detail on product creation combined with his forward-thinking commercial awareness, ensures the products delivered are safe and sought after. The product range now boasts multiple award-winning products, including the UK's best-selling bedside crib and has attracted a customer base in over 30 countries.

His best 3 moments so far*… Driving a Ferrari around the Monaco Grand Prix circuit, seeing a product I'd designed in a high street store and starting what became the biggest student society in Birmingham.

David Wood - Executive Chairman

Joining Green Sheep Group as Chairman, David brings almost 30 years in the retail and consumer sector. David is a highly experienced executive with extensive board-level experience both in the UK and Internationally. David served as Commercial Director on the Board of Tesco Hungary from 2010 to 2012 and between 2012 to 2015 David served on the UK Operating Board of Tesco PLC as Chief Marketing Officer and Group Managing Director. More recently David was Group President of Kmart Holding Corp from 2015 to 2017, and currently as Chief Executive of Wickes.

David is Married to Rachel and lives in Hertfordshire with his family and is very proud of his two grandchildren.

David’s three best bits so far are living in cities such as Budapest and Chicago, still getting into his water-polo trunks for a vets game, and the opportunity to support Green Sheep Group.

Roger Allen - Director

Roger joined the Company in 2013 as Chairman of the board of directors and is also a shareholder.

As a professional strategist he is responsible for the oversight and support of the directors along with the long-term planning and delivery of the Company’s corporate direction taking profitability as a percentage of revenue from 6% when joining to 15% in 2020, Green Sheep Group’s most successful year.

Roger has led multiple national companies and owns a number of other successful businesses. Roger has led growth strategy over recent years, alongside a recent property search, selection and transition planning.

Roger lives in Warwickshire in his penthouse suite and enjoys evenings taking in the beautiful views of Royal Leamington Spa with friends and family.

Rosie Pritchard - Sales director

Following a successful period as Commercial Director, Rosie took on the role of Operations Director. She has been with the company since her first role as an executive and has steadily progressed through the ranks in several senior management positions.

Rosie became the first director to be promoted internally in 2015 and has overseen the diversification of the customer base, which includes major nationals and a very good spread of independent outlets along with building the strong foundations of our B2C platform. Rosie then took on the Operations Director role and has been pivotal in our growth plan, including relocation to our new distribution centre completely redesigning processes and systems.

Rosie lives locally to the office with her fiancé and is currently finishing off a large renovation project of her house.

Lianne Bishop - Finance director

Lianne is Company Secretary and an experienced CIMA Management Accountant. She has worked closely in the leadership and the running of a number of successful UK businesses.

Her background is in office and financial management following an earlier career change as a professional model with Premier Model Management working for Giorgio Armani, Vivienne Westwood and others..

Her best 3 moments so far*… Spending six weeks living and working in New York, starting the final level of CIMA and modelling for Giorgio Armani in London and Milan.