Simon N Hsu

SNH and S&J Group - Chairman

Simon is the Chairman of SNH Global Holdings Limited (“SNH”) (www.SNHglobal.com), Spear & Jackson Group’s (“S&J Group”) ultimate parent undertaking. A diversified holding company headquartered in Hong Kong, SNH has 5 principle divisions operating globally.

A well-known entrepreneur and accomplished investor with over 30 years of experience as a corporate executive in Asia, Europe and North America, Simon also sits on the board of various investment and operating companies around the world.

Henry W Lim

SNH and S&J Group - Chief Executive Officer

Henry is CEO of SNH and S&J Group. Previous positions include: Executive Director and CEO of Pantronics Holdings Limited, a publicly listed company in Hong Kong; Executive Director and Group CEO of United Pacific Industries Ltd., a publicly listed company based in Hong Kong and; Director and Chief Financial Officer of Morrison Express Corporation, a global company based in Taiwan.

He is a Certified Public Accountant and a fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore, a fellow of CPA Australia as well as a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree in Accounting (Silver Medal winner) from the Nanyang University of Singapore and has over 40 years’ experience in professional audit, financial/accounting and international management. He has held senior financial management positions with various companies, including 15 years with Fritz Companies Inc., a former NASDAQ-listed company, where he rose through the ranks to become Director of Finance for International Operations.

Ian Archer

Group MD, Tools Group

As Group Managing Director, Tools Group, Ian Archer has overall responsibility for the Tools Group which has facilities in the UK, France, Australia, New Zealand and China.

From October 2008 to September 2012, Ian held the role of Sales & Marketing Director in Spear & Jackson UK, then was appointed its Managing Director in October 2012, followed by his promotion to Tools Group Managing Director in January 2019.

Before joining Spear & Jackson UK in 1991, Ian worked in the Civil Service and the financial services industry. After a brief one-year absence, Ian re-joined the Company in October 2002, and was promoted to Export Director in January 2004.

Ian holds an MBA from the Open University and is also a chartered manager and fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. Ian has extensive experience in dealing with international and domestic markets in the hand and garden tool industry and in recent years has been heavily involved in the Spear & Jackson licensing programme across the wider home improvement industry.

Alaina Shone

S&J Group - Chief Financial Officer

As S&J Group’s Chief Financial Officer, Alaina has over 30 years’ experience in accounting, auditing, taxation and financial management.

During her employment with the Group, Alaina has held a number of key finance positions including Group Finance Manager from 2000-2004 and Group Financial Controller from 2004-2015. Alaina then held the position of Group Finance Director from 2015-2018, prior to her promotion to Chief Financial Officer in January 2018.

From February 2007 until May 2014, Alaina was also the Chief Accounting and Taxation Officer of United Pacific Industries Limited, a Hong Kong Listed Group, which was the parent of the S&J Group during that time.
Qualifying as a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales in 1988, Alaina initially worked in public practice with KPMG until joining the S&J Group in 1990. She also holds a BA in History from the University of Sheffield, England.

Steve McAllorum

Group MD, Magnetics Group

Steve was promoted to Group MD, Magnetics Group on 1 October 2023. Prior to that he held the positions of Managing Director of Eclipse Magnetics from January 2021 and Sales and Marketing Director since 2014. Before his directorship in 2010, Steve held various application & technical sales positions within the business, and during this time helped to develop and patent a number of the company’s leading product lines.

Having started his career in the British Army in the Corps of Royal Engineers, Steve learned various mechanical and engineering skills. Prior to commencing his employment with Eclipse Magnetics in 1997, Steve held various engineering positions with a number of contractors supplying the Aerospace, Formula 1 & Telecommunication sectors.

With broad commercial experience covering engineering, manufacturing & processing sectors, Steve has responsibility for the UK operation and other group businesses based in Stoney Creek, Canada and Shanghai, China.

Martin Hawkins

Bowers Group - Managing Director

Martin was appointed as Managing Director of the Bowers Group in January 2022, after joining the Bowers Group in 2016 as UK Sales Manager and then being promoted to UK Sales Director in October 2019. Martin has responsibility for all the Bowers Group UK operations in Bradford, Camberley and Burgess Hill.

With considerable commercial and manufacturing experience gained in a number of previous roles, Martin has worked in senior sales positions in the Metrology industry since 2004, as well as the CMM industry, and prior to that in the distribution of engineers cutting tools and equipment.

Martin started his career as part of Neill Tools in 1980 as a mechanical apprentice and CNC technician before leaving in 1990 to start a career in sales before returning to the Spear and Jackson Group in 2016.

Peter Hiscock

Spear & Jackson Australia General Manager and Director

Peter was appointed as General Manager and director in Spear & Jackson Australia on 1 October 2022.

He began his employment with the Group in 2017 as Business Development Manager and was subsequently promoted to National Sales manager.

With a Bachelor of Business in Marketing from Swinburne University, Melbourne, Peter has over 30 year’s experience in sales and marketing in electrical wholesale industries including telecommunications, datacentre solutions and industrial process control.

Philippe Opalinski

Spear & Jackson France - General Manager

Philippe was appointed General Manager of Spear & Jackson France in August 2019. Previously, Philippe held the position of Managing Director in a company operating in automatic controls for homes and buildings.

Philippe graduated from Lyon Business School Management in France with General Management qualifications in commercial development and customer relationship management. Previous positions include over 15 years in the paints and fillers industry as Commercial Director for France and Europe and General Manager, including over 25 years’ experience in building products, as well in industry, DIY and professional markets.

Duncan Horton

Robert Sorby - Director General Manager

Duncan was appointed to Director – General Manager of Robert Sorby in August 2023. He was previously UK Sales Director of Spear & Jackson UK Ltd from November 2018, responsible for sales of the Eclipse and Spear & Jackson brands in the UK as well as development of the extensive S&J licensing programme internationally.

He started his career with Neill Tools in 2003 and held numerus positions in the export sales team working in key international regions including North America, Middle East, Far East & Africa. After a period outside of the S&J Group he returned in June 2015 to the export team and was subsequently appointed as UK Sales Manager in March 2016.

Duncan has extensive experience in dealing with international and domestic markets in the hand and garden tool industry. He also holds a BA in Urban & Regional Geography from Sheffield Hallam University.

Mark Ward

Eclipse Tools North America (“ETNA”) - Vice President and General Manager

Mark was appointed Vice President and General Manager of Eclipse Tools North America in December 2021 having been with the group in various roles, most recently holding the position of Sales Director – Magnetics for ETNA.

Having started his career in the Quality Departments of several Sheffield manufacturing industries, including refractories and cutlery, Mark was responsible for their ISO certification and Quality Assurance Management systems.

Mark joined the Quality Department of the Eclipse Magnetics UK business in Sheffield in 1994. After a move to the Magnetics Sales department in 1999 he held several positions in UK Industrial Magnetics Sales before taking on the North American export business in 2004. As the business grew, and to help support our Canadian Agent WW Sales, he relocated to Canada in 2008, taking his family with him. In 2009 the group acquired the WW Sales business and in August 2009 Eclipse Tools North America was formed to support S&J Group products across North America. As ETNA and the sales team grew Mark became Sales Director – Magnetics in 2017.

With over 25 years of experience in magnetics and North American business strategy Mark has responsibility for the sales and distribution of Eclipse Magnetics products within North and South America, Neill Tools and Moore & Wright products within North America, and for Bowers Group (including Baty, Trimos and Sylvac), products within Canada.

Lu Jiang

ETG Group China (Bowers Shanghai) - General Manager

Lu joined Bowers Shanghai June 2007 in the role of General Manager, where she had overall responsibility for the supply chain, finance, manufacturing, HR and administration. In August 2018, Lu was appointed in her current role as ETG China Director and General Manager.

Prior to her joining the Company, she had more than 10 years’ experience in the Telecoms industry as Quality Manager, Plant Manager and Manufacturing Director, with roles involving factory operation’s management, production planning, manufacturing, purchasing and material control, quality control and NPI project transferring.

Lu began her career working in a laboratory as an optical fibre engineer from 1989 to 1995, going on to gain a scholarship in 1996 in Grenoble, France.

Julia Wang

Eclipse Tools Manufacturing Co., Ltd (“ETM”) - General Manager

Julia joined the company in August 2010 when ETM was established as the production facility responsible for the Group’s hacksaw blade manufacturing processes. Commencing as Production and Material Control Supervisor, in 2014 she became Supply Chain Manager, responsible for sales order processing, purchase control, production planning, shipping and customs, warehouse management and customer services. In January 2021 she was promoted to Deputy General Manager responsible for the ETM facility including production, engineering, warehousing and financial management.

Julia graduated from Sichuan Normal University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and began her career as Production Planner in Shenzhen Pantai Electronic Co., Ltd in November 2008.