Andrew H.

CEO

Bayonne, United States5 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 20 years in global product and merchandising leadership.
  • Expert in optimizing retail strategies for high-performance teams.
  • Focused on sustainable leadership without personal cost.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Retail and Merchandising Executive with a focus on strategic leadership and operational excellence.

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Skills

Core Skills

CoachingBusiness ManagementP&l ManagementTeam Leadership

Other Skills

CommunicationInventory ManagementOrganizational LeadershipTrainingPeer MentoringTraining and Development (HR)Executive CoachingTeamworkOrganizational ManagementBudgetingIndependenceTeam ManagementBusiness PlanningLeadership DevelopmentData Analysis

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๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ.๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚. Most of the leaders I work with are capable, experienced, still delivering. Nothing has collapsed. The numbers hold. The team functions. But the load has changed. More decisions move upward. More responsibility stays with you. More issues resolve at your level - even when they shouldn't. You're still performing. But thinking space is thinner. Strategic time gets squeezed. Work follows you home and stays. Not because you're doing anything wrong. Because the role expanded - and the way it's set up didn't change with it. The environment got faster. Escalation became effortless. Constant access means nothing stays contained. And most leaders at this level never change the system that's running through them. Over time that shows up. Decisions that should move without you - don't. Strategic thinking gets pushed to evenings. The team waits instead of decides. The role doesn't switch off. This isn't a motivation problem. It isn't a resilience problem. It's the way the role is currently set up. And that can change. I work privately with senior leaders in brand, retail and merchandising environments who can feel the cost of how they're carrying their role. Maximum four leaders per quarter. Contained, confidential, tailored to the environment. Sometimes that's a focused thirteen-week reset - changing where decisions land, protecting strategic time, and ensuring the role stays within its boundaries. Sometimes it becomes a longer-term partnership - working on the bigger questions once the operational noise has cleared. Either way the aim is the same. Leadership that performs without constant personal cost. ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฒ I spent over twenty years leading global product, merchandising and retail teams - including at Quiksilver and Ted Baker. I know environments where decisions are continuous, standards are high, commercial pressure is constant, and being the steady one gradually becomes part of your identity. I also know the moment that identity starts costing more than it returns. I donโ€™t help leaders cope with the role. I help them change how itโ€™s set up - so success stays sustainable, not just survivable. ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ.

Experience

5 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
5 yrs 10 mos
Average Tenure
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Current Experience

The leadership reset

Leadership Performance Partner

Aug 2024 โ€“ Present ยท 1 yr 8 mos ยท Europe ยท Hybrid

  • I work with senior leaders in brand, retail and merchandising environments who are performing at a high level - and feeling the structural cost of sustaining it.
  • They're trusted. Capable. Delivering.
  • Nothing has collapsed.
  • But decisions are concentrating upward.
  • Strategic thinking is getting squeezed out.
  • The team is waiting instead of deciding.
  • The role is following them home.
  • Not because performance is failing.
  • Because the way the role is set up hasn't kept pace with the speed the environment is moving at.
  • The work is precise and private.
  • We map where decisions are actually landing, where escalation has become habitual, and where strategic capacity is being consumed by operational weight.
  • Then we change how the load moves.
  • Decisions route to the right level.
  • Strategic time gets protected.
  • The team develops the ownership the business needs.
  • The role stays within its boundaries.
  • For most leaders that shift recovers between three and six hours of capacity per week - and more significantly, returns the thinking space that only they can use.
  • Sometimes the work is a focused thirteen-week reset.
  • Sometimes - once the operational noise has cleared - it becomes a longer-term partnership.
  • That's where the bigger questions finally have room.
  • Who am I becoming as a leader at this level - and is that the leader I intended to be?
  • What are the political dynamics I need to navigate to move forward from here?
  • How do I develop the leaders underneath me without making myself redundant in the process?
  • What is the strategic bet I should be making right now - and am I actually making it?
  • These questions were always there.
  • They just had no space.
  • Either way - confidential, contained, and tailored to the specific environment.
  • Maximum four leaders per quarter.
CoachingCommunication

Boardriders

EMEA Retail DIrector

Jan 2022 โ€“ Jul 2025 ยท 3 yrs 6 mos ยท Europe ยท On-site

  • Executive responsibility for the EMEA brick-and-mortar portfolio across France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, GAS, Poland and Czech Republic.
  • Led merchandising, buying, real estate, visual merchandising, field management and store operations across multi-brand environments.
  • Accountable for commercial performance, retail strategy, and long-term store portfolio planning.
  • Key Contributions
  • Designed and implemented a multi-year retail strategy aligning concept, assortment, and customer journey across markets
  • Led financial restructuring of the real estate portfolio, improving profitability through rationalisation and lease renegotiation
  • Directed full EMEA sales planning and 5-year commercial roadmap
  • Built leadership capability across regional teams through structured development and succession planning
Business ManagementInventory Management

Quiksilver

3 roles

Global Director Merchandising, Design & Development / Chief Merchant

Promoted

Jun 2014 โ€“ Jan 2022 ยท 7 yrs 7 mos

  • Led global brand merchandising strategy across all divisions.
  • Accountable for commercial direction, seasonal architecture, and product lifecycle performance across international markets.
  • Directed cross-functional leadership across Design, Development and Merchandising, aligning creative vision with financial targets and operational delivery.
  • Built and led a senior international leadership team across regions, strengthening accountability, decision quality, and commercial ownership at scale.
  • Key Contributions
  • Designed and executed a global 3-year brand and commercial strategy aligned to KPI, OTB and margin objectives
  • Built a senior merchandising and design leadership structure across regions, clarifying decision rights and commercial accountability
  • Integrated Go-To-Market alignment across DTC and wholesale channels
  • Led global sustainable product strategy implementation
  • Strengthened DTC performance and market responsiveness through structural commercial planning
  • Developed succession pathways and leadership capability across international markets
Business ManagementInventory Management

Global Head of Buying - Direct to Consumer - Quiksilver, Roxy & DC Shoes

Promoted

Aug 2013 โ€“ Sep 2015 ยท 2 yrs 1 mo

P&L ManagementOrganizational Leadership

Head of Retail Buying Europe

Nov 2009 โ€“ Nov 2013 ยท 4 yrs

Team Leadership

Education

Institute of Coaching Studies

Professional Coaching Skills Level 1 โ€” Leadership Coaching

Nov 2024 โ€“ Nov 2025

QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

Bachelor of Business Communications โ€” Marketing and Advertising

Jan 1994 โ€“ Jan 1996

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