BHETA Restructures Senior Management Team

BHETA’s Chief Operating Officer Will Jones will step back from the day to day running of the association in January of next year and going forward will focus on the delivery of the Exclusively Show as Exhibition Director. A new position of General Manager has been created and this position will be filled by Stephen Richardson, who is the current Marketing Director. Both positions will report to Andrew Weiss, BHETA’s Executive Chair.

The role of Exhibition Director will be to maintain Exclusively’ s market leading position through the expansion of the shows content and initiatives. This will be achieved by harnessing effective support from the shows management team, comprising of sales, marketing, finance, and operations personnel plus external liaison with the venues senior team.

The new position of General Manager will assume responsibility for overseeing and delivering BHETA’s strategy in all market sectors as well as heading up day to day operations in support of all membership activity. With the support of the BHETA Sector Managers and in-house team, Stephen will spearhead existing and new initiatives in the home and garden marketplace and drive representation and added value engagement for existing and prospective members in all the sectors BHETA represents.

Commenting on the new structure, BHETA’s Executive Chairman, Andrew Weiss said; “I am delighted to announce this new structure which will help us to continue to meet the requirements of today’s rapidly changing market and provide both the focus and support that is needed to deliver full member engagement. It is also excellent news that we will continue to have Will as part of the team; his industry knowledge and experience will be invaluable in supporting BHETA’s drive forward into a new era and both I and the board would like to express our thanks for his contribution to getting BHETA to where it is today. I am also confidant that under Stephen’s leadership that we will continue to focus on driving added value for all our stakeholders”.

Will Jones added “It feels like the right time to hand over the reins, it has been a wonderful journey, made the more enjoyable by the support from the BHETA Board, the steering committees and interaction with the members and the wider industry. I am delighted to be given the opportunity to continue being part of such a focussed and talented team, who I am confident will continue to develop and deliver relevant initiatives to support members”.