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Paul Stead (born on 9 August in 1958) is a British designer, entrepreneur and CEO of BreweryLondon, an creative business catalyst. Alongside this Paul sits as a partner of the Shirlaws Group, a private enterprise advisory business and he has a number of board positions supporting a portfolio of business interests. Prior to his current role, Paul was the co-CEO at NewEdge; a US/UK innovation strategy consultancy, known for the premise "you can kill an idea, but you can't kill an opportunity". He has also held several executive level positions with leading firms such as Fitch Worldwide and PSD Associates. == Work in industry == Stead had two working stints at Fitch & Co., a global design firm. He first joined the company in 1981 after receiving a MA with distinction from High Wycombe and First Class (honors) in furniture design from Loughborough University.〔() mad.co.uk.〕 In 1984 Stead made Associate Director, becoming the youngest to do so in company history. Four years later he left Fitch & Co. to form his own consultancy firm, PSD Associates. PSD grew to 85 employees, serving such clients as Coca-Cola, Unilever, Motorola, Nokia, BT Group, and Lucent Technologies; making it a leading multidisciplinary consultancy firm.〔() Marketing Mix〕 Stead sold PSD in 2000 to Cordiant Communications Group (CCG), who in-turn bought Fitch. Stead was appointed Global CEO of Fitch Worldwide with a seat on the CCG Management Board. During this period, Fitch Worldwide was the world’s largest design consultancy firm with approximately 750 employees and 26 offices around the globe.〔() mad.co.uk〕 After CCG and Fitch Worldwide were sold to WPP Group, Stead left to form The Brewery in 2004. In 2005, The Brewery was introduced to NewEdge, led by Dr. Pam Henderson, through a mutual client. The companies partnered in 2007 as NewEdge + The Brewery and in 2010 became known as NewEdge.〔() Media Week〕 In 2012 Paul resigned from NewEdge to found BreweryLondon, a partner of The Brewery Group companies. In 2013 Paul became a partner of Shirlaws Group, specialising in Innovation and Design Thinking; assisting clients in their growth journeys. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Stead」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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