Experience

JD Sports Australia & New Zealand

• Australia
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Sep 2016 - Present



Next Athleisure Pty ltd

• Executive Chairman

  • 1999 - 2019

  Next Athleisure comprises of three separate entities including Glue Store (including Superglue), JD Sports and Trend Imports.Glue Store is a market leader in the retailing of urban street wear clothing in Australia and has over 30 stores nationally. Glue Store was founded by Rebel Sport and commenced trading in 1999. In 2001 Harvey Norman acquired Rebel Sport, soon after Hilton Seskin (former Managing Director of Rebel Sport) took over the management of Glue Store.Trend Imports is a wholesale business which was established in 2004 for the Australian and New Zealand market. Trend Imports presents a broad range of brands offering apparel, footwear and accessories. Trend offer international brands including Le Coq Sportif (France), Superga (Italy), Glamorous (UK), Denham (The Netherlands) and Minimum (Denmark) and Henleys (UK). Trend has also developed some of its own brands being wholesaled in the market, these include, Nude Lucy, Lulu & Rose, Article 1 and Interval. Trend distributes to over 360 doors in Australia and New Zealand including major department stores Myer and David Jones.Most recently Hilton has partnered with JD Sports PLC, a successful international sports fashion retailer. Dubbed as ‘The Undisputed King of Trainers’, JD Sports brings a cross category product offering, from performance to lifestyle segmented at the highest distribution tier, presented in a highly immersive multi-channel retail environment, which has never been seen before on the Australian high street. The Australian launch will mean JD now has a presence in 11 countries outside of their native U.K.



Rebel Sport Limited

• Australia
• Sporting Goods Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO/Part Owner

  • 1986 - 2005

  Hilton was involved in Rebel Sport from the outset which listed on the Australian stock exchange in 1993. Hilton was involved in Rebel Sport from the outset which listed on the Australian stock exchange in 1993.