Jen Cassidy joined the Bristan Group in 2021 as Chief Marketing Officer following a career that included senior roles with Wolseley, Kohler Mira and more latterly, Linn Products. Whilst at the Bristan Group she progressed to Chief Commercial Officer and was appointed as CEO in January 2025. Since joining the Bristan Group, Jen has been instrumental in providing leadership across a broad range of functional areas, from brand and channel marketing to product design and management, sales, customer service, IT, and PMO. Her ability to effectively lead and inspire cross-functional teams has consistently resulted in improved team performance and business outcomes. Her demonstrated focus on leadership and aligning teams around common goals to deliver impact has uniquely set her apart and will be key to continuing the success of the Bristan Group.
Adam May joined the Bristan Group as Chief Commercial Officer in 2024 from Wolseley UK where he was Group Commercial Director. He brings a wealth of experience in commercial leadership and strategic growth and has demonstrated a consistent ability to drive business performance and cultivate strong customer relationships, making him an excellent addition to our management team. Adam oversees our commercial strategy, ensuring that we continue to deliver outstanding value to our customers while identifying new opportunities for growth. His focus is ensuring we achieve our business objectives whilst reinforcing our commitment to innovation and excellence to maintain Bristan’s leading position in the UK Tap and Showering market.
Andy Jackson was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Bristan Group in July 2023. He has 15 years of experience in Finance working with large corporate entities during his time with PricewaterhouseCoopers and his time in industry. Prior to his appointment with Bristan, Andy worked as Group Finance Director at Highbourne Group (formerly the P&H division of Travis Perkins plc), and brings with him four years’ experience of the industry from a customer point of view. As CFO Andy is responsible for the financial management and business review of the Group. He is a member of the Group’s Executive Leadership Board. Andy is also a member of the ICAEW. He attended Lancaster University where he obtained a BA (Hons) in History, and he also holds an LLB and BVC from Nottingham Law School.
Ian is a brilliantly passionate leader and established industry name having worked at Bristan Group for more than 27 years. As Vice President of Sales, Ian heads up all sales and business development opportunities as part of the Group’s progressive growth plans. During his many years at the business, Ian has built up a reputation for driving market share across the board and played a key role in maintaining Bristan’s number one position as the largest supplier of taps and showers in Great Britain. He continues to deliver this through his friendly approach, unmatched expertise, and commitment to delivering a ‘customer first’ experience every time.
Nicky Melling joined Bristan Group as Channel Director Consumer in September 2023. She has over 20 years’ experience in Sales and Marketing roles, primarily senior sales leadership roles within DIY manufacturing organisations. Prior to joining the Bristan Group, Nicky spent 15 years with Crown Paints, part of Hempel, leading a team across the retail division, managing customer own brands, coupled with a market leading branded portfolio. She is a passionate, driven, customer focused, sales leader. Nicky now heads up a team which is responsible for the strategy driving profitable, sustainable, growth within the Consumer Channel for the Bristan Group.
Chris joined the Bristan team in late 2012, as a Design Engineer, before progressing into his first management role with us 4 years later. He is an accomplished engineer with over 30 years of product design and development experience in manufacturing companies large and small. Chris now directs our product insights, product management and product engineering teams. He is responsible for product strategy, portfolio management and end-to-end NPD delivery, leading his team to drive growth in our product vitality index through our insights-led new product roadmap.
