Lee Hayward

Lee Hayward has extensive experience in marketing roles, starting in 2000 with Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings. Lee served as a Trade Marketing Assistant and Assistant Product Manager before becoming a Senior Product Manager for the Sadolin brand. In this role, they contributed to market share growth and successfully launched a new varnish range. In 2006, Hayward joined Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings as a Brand Manager for Sikkens, where they achieved successful product launches and pioneered a Colour Workshop course. Lee then transitioned to The JordansRyvita Company as a Senior Brand Manager, overseeing the development and repositioning of the company's breakfast cereal and cereal bar brands. Before their current position, Hayward worked at Valspar as an Interim Marketing Manager, focusing on the Marketing Plan and brand development. Since 2010, they have been with ARDEX UK, initially serving as a Marketing Communications Manager and currently as the Head of Marketing. In this role, they have been responsible for the design and implementation of the company's marketing strategy and actively involved in global initiatives.

Lee Hayward attended the University of Wolverhampton from 1995 to 1998, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Studies with a Second Class Honors, achieving a 2:2 classification. Their studies focused on the field of Business Studies.