Alan Smart

Alan Smart served as the chief executive officer of the Lewis Group from 1991 until his retirement in 2009 when he was appointed as a non-executive director. Alan started his career with Lewis in 1969. During this period he held various financial and operational positions including credit director and joint managing director. From 1995, in addition to his Lewis responsibilities he was chairman of GUS Canada Inc, a retail furniture group of 65 stores in eastern Canada and oversaw a turnaround programme. Alan Smart served on the board of GUS plc from 1996 to 2004.