People changes in Commercial

In April 2020, the role of Business Development Director was created to identify and realise business opportunities outside of Colart’s current portfolio, including strategic alliances with suppliers of complementary branded products, developing private label ranges and developing proposals to add high volume and value products to the Colart portfolio. 

Delivering significant progress in these areas since then has been challenging for many reasons so Colart has taken the decision to no longer continue with the role of Business Development Director and as a consequence, Jasper van der Wurff who has held the position, will be leaving the business at the end of May 2025.

With this decision, the line management responsibility for the China Commercial Business Unit will revert to the International Commercial Director under the leadership of Jack Rees.  Responsibility for China CBU previously line sat within the International Business Unit but transferred to Jasper following Jake Kersey’s appointment to the role of General Manager Europe in September 2023.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Jasper for his contribution to Colart over the past 14 years. Many of you have had the very real pleasure of working with Jasper and I know that you will join me in wishing him every success in the future. I will miss his slightly unique take on life, his sense of humour, his company on our “date nights” when we are travelling and end up being each other’s dinner companion and his never-ending passion and commitment to Colart.

Please also join me in wishing Jack the best in his newly expanded responsibilities – I have every confidence that he will bring the same strategic acumen to the China business as he has done to the International one.

Gail Pasquier