Steve Beard joins online furniture designer and retailer Swoon Editions as CTO. This completes a leadership team build at Swoon by Renaissance which includes a new CFO, COO, CCO and CMO.
Steve joins from online cards and gifts giant Moonpig (part of the Photobox Group). Steve was Engineering Director at Moonpig and prior to that held senior technology leadership roles at Trainline and Sporting Index. He has a track record of producing high performance, scalable and reliable business systems and is an agile and lean development expert. He holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Southampton University.
London based Swoon Editions was founded in 2012 by former Telegraph Media Group colleagues Brian Harrison and Debbie Williamson, after each became frustrated with the cost of stylishly furnishing their homes. They set up Swoon Editions to offer consumers high quality, craftsman-made furniture designs, at affordable prices. They design, make and sell furniture, using technology at the heart of the business to build a forward thinking, innovative company.
Swoon Editions is backed by funding from Octopus Investments and Index Ventures.
For more information visit www.swooneditions.com
