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Paul Martin

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Interim IT Director at Crew Clothing Company
📍 Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Paul is a transformation-focused IT Director with over 25 years of experience in the UK retail sector, having led technology strategy for brands like JD Sports, Crew Clothing, and Oh Polly. He specializes in performance improvement and stabilizing underperforming teams. People who have worked with him often describe him as an inspirational, empowering, and influential leader.

Outside of his IT career, Paul is a passionate marine conservationist and a marine biology student at The University of Salford. He consults for a startup creating 3D-printed reefs and speaks at ocean advocacy events. He also enjoys participating in Parkrun with his family.

He is a dedicated STEM ambassador, actively mentoring the next generation of technology leaders.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Interim IT Director
Location
Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Retail Transformation
His career focuses on delivering performance improvement, recovering failing projects, and transforming technology functions for major high-street retail brands like JD Sports and Crew Clothing.
IT Leadership
He is consistently brought in to restore stability and trust in IT departments, realign strategy with corporate goals, and build high-performing teams.
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Career

Work history

6-2025 - 10-2025
Interim IT Director
Crew Clothing Company
3-2025 - 5-2025
Consultant
rrreefs
10-2024 - 3-2025
Interim IT Director
Bunzl Retail Supplies
7-2024 - 9-2024
CTO
Oh Polly
1-2024 - 6-2024
Interim Director of Software Engineering (6 Month FTC)
JD Sports Fashion
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Education
Marine Biology
The University of Salford
2016 - 2016
The Effective Non Executive Director Programme
Financial Times
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