AIREA plc announced the appointment of Mederic Robert George Payne as Chief Executive Officer. Mederic is an experienced business leader with a strong background in multinational home improvement retail and wholesale. Most recently he was Managing Director of Multi-Brands with Al-Futtaim Group where he was key a key driver in the strategic development and transformation of the business.

Mederic has also held senior roles with Kingfisher Group plc and Landmark Retail Group plc. Mederic brings extensive leadership, commercial and marketing expertise to the role with a passion for developing people. Mederic Robert George Payne (48) is currently a director of Orbtek Group SAS.

He has held no other directorships in the last five years.