Stockport based Hughes Safety Showers have announced the appointment of Peter Evans as the new Deputy Managing Director to the Hughes Group Board.
Hughes Safety Showers are a world-leading manufacturers of Emergency Safety Showers, Eyebaths and Decontamination Equipment for a wide range of global industries.
With the business in growth mode and expanding to new markets globally, the appointment of Peter will further strengthen the management team. He will work close with the Board and staff working on corporate strategies to achieve the goals and growth set out in the Group Business Plan.
Peter is a qualified Chartered Engineer and prior to his appointment at Hughes, Peter worked at the IMI Group (Imperial Metal Industries) for 27 years progressing through the Group, holding Senior Management positions, including Board level and Managing Director positions, most recently as Managing Director for IMI Nuclear Components in Birmingham.
Peter’s experience includes corporate development of the USA & the Far East markets and has set up global distribution networks to support sales activities into new territories, like Hughes Group, he oversaw significant export growth whilst MD of IMI Watson Smith culminating in the Queens Award for Export.