Aqualisa has announced the appointment of Mat Norris as its chief executive officer.
As part of a planned succession, he will replace Colin Sykes, who has held the position since 2018.
Colin will remain as a non-executive director and strategic advisor to the business until December, focusing on the company’s international expansion, before stepping back.
Mat, who most recently served as UK CEO at ventilation firm Titon Holdings, will work closely with Aqualisa chairman Kevin Sargeant and lead a senior management team of eight specialist executives, a statement said.
Future developments “will include the extension of the firm’s product portfolio to incorporate a premium, channel-exclusive brassware series under a new brand”, a statement by Aqualisa added.
Mat said: “Aqualisa has a strong heritage of innovating shower technologies, and the team clearly takes great pride in ensuring our customers enjoy the ultimate showering experience. I am thrilled to be joining our 260 dedicated team members at such a pivotal chapter in the organisation’s history, and I look forward to working with the outstanding management team that Colin has established at Aqualisa.
“My mission is to accelerate our innovation strategy, while ensuring operational excellence and the agility to meet our long-term growth, profitability and sustainability objectives. I am also eager to continue to build upon the valued relationships we have developed with our loyal customer, client and installer network in the UK, and internationally.”