Howard is a commercial expert with broad international experience gained in many countries buying and negotiating at the highest levels across most food and non food categories and has a vast knowledge of working with fmcg suppliers of all sizes from multinationals to the smallest of entrepreneurs.
His career in retail has spanned from his last corporate role as Tesco Commercial Director responsible for the buying of 80,000 SKU’s generating over $2 billion in sales and in so doing helped establish Tesco’s most successful overseas business in Thailand. Howard also was Buying Director for B&Q in the early stages of its Warehouse development in the UK and its roll out to Europe and Asia.
Since April 2003 Howard has continued to travel and work internationally as a consultant and has completed retail related assignments in South Africa, Ireland, Greece, Turkey, Thailand and Vietnam as well as staying close to the dynamic changes in the retail sector in Europe.