Introducing Jack Rees as Commercial Director for International
I am delighted to announce that Jack Rees joins Colart today, Monday 8th January, as the Commercial Director for International replacing Jake Kersey who moved to the new role of General Manager Europe on the 1st September 2023. (https://intranet-old.colart.com/en/news/leadership-for-mainland-europe-management-europe-continentale/)
Jack’s career began at Nestlé in sales and then account management, before joining L’Oréal where he expanded his commercial remit to include e-commerce. Jack then moved to Amsterdam in 2017 to head up L’Oréal’s e-commerce strategy team. Jack moved to work for the sportswear brand ASICS in 2018, also in Amsterdam, responsible for their on-line and partner businesses across EMEA. Jack then moved to work for the premium fashion brand Tiger of Sweden in 2021 as Commercial Director and returned to the UK. Since early 2023, Jack has been working on an exciting start-up business, launching their Kickstarter programme, advising on their go to market strategy and developing the Brand positioning.
Jack’s mix of commercial, e-commerce and brand experience will ensure that he is well placed to support both the development of the International business, as well as Colart’s overall strategy in particular the Consumer First and Brand Power strategic pillars.
Andy Glinos, Juan Prada, Stéphane Lafontan, Tommy Dahl and Ceylan Kirim will report directly to Jack.
I would like to personally thank Andy Glinos for very ably stepping in to manage the International business on an interim basis and to safely steering the ship to deliver the year end performance.
Helly Summerly will be Jack’s induction buddy.
“I'm really excited to join Colart and work with you all. I've been really impressed by everyone's clear passion and loyalty to the business, as well as the B corp values that are clearly evident. I love working for strong brands, particularly where they have a creative focus and passionate consumer base and I'm looking forward to being part of the team and contributing to Colart's future success. Looking forward to meeting you all over a coffee!", says Jack.
Please join me in wishing Jack a warm Colart welcome and every success in his new role.
Gail Pasquier
Chief Commercial Officer