New Caldwell MD
June 2016

Hardware supplier CALDWELL UK LTD has announced the appointment of David Walker as its new Managing Director following the death of John Reeder at the end of last year.

He takes on the role following ten years at KPMG where he most recently managed the operations of various consulting teams. Before this he was delivering strategic and operational consulting projects for a wide variety of organisations, many with strong engineering and manufacturing operations.

He had also been advising John Reeder at Caldwell on its growth strategy, prior to becoming MD.

David, pictured, left with global CEO Eric Mertz, said: “It’s been a whirlwind first few weeks and we’re on an exciting journey here at Caldwell. You can feel it – the momentum is huge. New products, investment and constant innovation is driving us all forward.”

Eric Mertz said: “David is a natural leader and has an acute eye for detail. Under his stewardship the UK operation is set to go from strength to strength. We’ve got some exciting launches and events on the horizon – this is a great time for the Caldwell family.”

Caldwell UK operate out of plant in Coventry and includes the Cotswold Architectural Products, Doors in Motion and Magnum brands.