Martin joined Waitrose in May 2017 as Customer Director.
Having started his career in Marketing at Cadbury after graduating from Loughborough University, Martin spent 19 years at British Airways in a number of roles spanning the key commercial and general management functions before becoming Commercial Director and a member of the Board.
Martin was subsequently Group Development Director at Bupa responsible for a range of areas including marketing, communications, CSR and the Cromwell Hospital. He then joined the leadership team as Commercial Director at the Post Office who were tasked with creating a commercially viable business, before joining Waitrose in his current role.
Martin has also been a member of leadership teams who have set up a number of businesses in the hospitality, media and healthcare sectors. He has also been a Non-executive Director in the food, hobby, sport and travel sectors. Martin also chaired Global Radio’s charity, now Make Some Noise, for 10 years.