Experience

Hermione de Paula

• United Kingdom
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder

  • 2008 - Present

  Hermione de Paula, the creative director and owner, is in sole control of the Hermione de Paula brand. Julian has retired from finance director role.The Hermione de Paula Brand is fast becoming one of the niche market leaders in London for bespoke couture, hand embroidered bridal gowns. www.countryandtownhouse.co.uk/style/fashion/wedding-dress-designersAs well as for Hermione's signature art and colour pallet for women's hand drawn prints for RTW, homeware and design services in the luxury and high end contemporary market. The brand is presented at London fashion week and sold internationally in UK/Europe, USA, Middle East, Australasia. Hermione, the creative director/owner has successfully collaborated on clothing with Matthew Williamson, Wallis, Siam Paragon and IROO, art with Palm Hotel and Bottle Green, footwear with Nicholas Kirkwood, on material print with Christian Dior, Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Deacon and Nicholson.The design consultancy offers Art, print and creative design consultancy - current client is Wallis, recent ones Government of Thailand, Palm Hotel, Dubai, Bottle Green, Iroo, SOL, Selfridges, French Connection and PT creative director of 4 collections for Matthew Williamson.The range is now being extended into lingerie and swimwear with a scholarship from Worth in Paris to devop an innovative product on a cross-European design/manufacturing collaboration which will strengthen and focus the brand



ICAEW

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Strategy Board SW

  • 2009 - May 2020

  Julian, after 50 years serving the ICEW, has retired from the SW Regional Strategy Board. He still supports the ICAEW key issues of developing economies with access to finance, sustainability and building confidence, creativity and empathyHas contributed to Business Futures - Education and Skillsand Audit Futures - Design SalonHas mentored and coached for FD's in ICAEW leadership programs and for fellows at the Finance Lab Julian, after 50 years serving the ICEW, has retired from the SW Regional Strategy Board. He still supports the ICAEW key issues of developing economies with access to finance, sustainability and building confidence, creativity and empathyHas contributed to Business Futures - Education and Skillsand Audit Futures - Design SalonHas mentored and coached for FD's in ICAEW leadership programs and for fellows at the Finance Lab



Freeriderstores plc

• Director, COO, founder

  • 1999 - 2005

  Design, manufacture, retail and distribution of sport and leisure goods Founded, directed design, marketing and operations through Start up, growth and exitEarly adopter in branded active sports and lifestyle market, by designing and marketing streetwear lifestyle brands with his team. Design, manufacture, retail and distribution of sport and leisure goods Founded, directed design, marketing and operations through Start up, growth and exitEarly adopter in branded active sports and lifestyle market, by designing and marketing streetwear lifestyle brands with his team.



de Paula plc

• MD, founder

  • 1983 - 1999

  Sport and leisure goods retail 3 floor department store with regional shopsFounded, aquisition and merger of sports business portfolio, growth and exit, collaborated on new product and marketing development with Salomon, Adidas, Slazenger, Wilson and a premium service retail model.Grew to regional market leadership with international reputation for sporting equipment by developing Intersport with trade colleagues Sport and leisure goods retail 3 floor department store with regional shopsFounded, aquisition and merger of sports business portfolio, growth and exit, collaborated on new product and marketing development with Salomon, Adidas, Slazenger, Wilson and a premium service retail model.Grew to regional market leadership with international reputation for sporting equipment by developing Intersport with trade colleagues



Intersport GB Ltd

• Director (NED)

  • 1986 - 1998

  NED to the founders of the Sport and leisure marketing and buying group of 150 independent companies in UK and part of Intersport the largest sports retail group world wide.International marketing committee member collaborating with all national European country (c 3500 independent companies) facilitating the members to change the culture from a buying group to a marketing group NED to the founders of the Sport and leisure marketing and buying group of 150 independent companies in UK and part of Intersport the largest sports retail group world wide.International marketing committee member collaborating with all national European country (c 3500 independent companies) facilitating the members to change the culture from a buying group to a marketing group



Clarks - Sports Goods (Supersports) Ltd

• CEO

  • 1978 - 1983

  Grew sport and leisure multiple retail group subsidiary of Ravel and Clarks Ltd to regional market leadershipGrowth and sale to Olympus a national market leader at the time Grew sport and leisure multiple retail group subsidiary of Ravel and Clarks Ltd to regional market leadershipGrowth and sale to Olympus a national market leader at the time