GROHE announces team updates

September 12, 2023

GROHE is pleased to announce the appointment of Seamus Kelly as its latest Leader for Ireland, reporting to Kristine Skauge, Leader, UK, LIXIL EMENA.

The newly created leadership role for Seamus will cover market-specific strategy and market activation, following a 7-year career within the GROHE business. Seamus previously carried out the role of Account Manager and has driven strong growth, with the new role allowing further opportunities to increase growth potential across all channels within the Irish market.

GROHE is also excited to announce the appointment of Mark White as its new Leader covering Trade & Retail across the UK and Ireland from August 2023. Mark joins the GROHE team following a relocation from New Zealand where he previously held senior roles within the interior sector, specifically kitchen appliances. Within his new role, Mark will take up responsibility for the sale channels covering retailers, trade counters, merchants, and buying groups, along with leading the Retail Service Team. Mark will report to Chris Dodds, Leader, Commercial UK, LIXIL EMENA.

With these two latest appointments, GROHE aims to fortify its localised resource and reaffirm its go-to-market strategy across the UK and Irish markets, with customer engagement and continued product innovation being key. The UK team, with their customer centric approach, will implement the go-to market strategy with GROHE’s differentiated product portfolio for all channels, providing a unique and dedicated offering.

Commenting on his new appointment, Seamus Kelly notes “I’m delighted to move into this new role and bring
focus to the Irish market strategy. The Irish market offers plenty of exciting opportunity and I’ll continue to
work closely with our customers and distributors to ensure we’re fulfilling all market potential.”

Chris Dodds shares “I’m delighted to welcome Mark to the team and congratulate Seamus on his new
appointment. The UK and Ireland are thriving markets that offer excellent potential for us. As a team we’ll
be working towards strengthening and implementing GROHE’s unique go-to-market strategy with renewed
energy and working closely with our customers to deliver our high standards”.

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