School of Business
Roderick Williams-Young
Roderick Williams-Young has spent over 35 years working in retail as a buying manager/executive working in the food, homeware and fashion sectors for companies such as Marks & Spencer, Matalan, Sainsbury's, TK Maxx and Dunelm, amongst others, and specialising in new product and brand development.
He has managed extensive sourcing and buying teams developing products from international markets with a particular emphasis on India and the Far East as well as managing a men's tailoring start-up and managing his own business interests in homeware and music.
His particular interests are:
- New product development
- Product range development
- Brand management
- Development strategy