Owen Hughes

Owen Hughes has extensive work experience in various roles and industries. Owen is currently working as the Senior Director of Global Commercial at Establishment Labs, a position they have held since 2023. Prior to this, Owen founded RetroShell in 2022, where they focused on building an ecommerce company specializing in protectors for Retro Video games. Owen also founded Player Clothing in 2014, a premium quality retro-inspired clothing company.

In 2021, Owen served as the Interim General Manager at Care and Labs Cosmetics, where they created a global strategy and achieved a growth of 1500% in the first year. From 2016 to 2021, Owen worked at Puig as the Director of eCommerce and eTail International, where they successfully developed and deployed digital media strategies and technologies to drive sales conversion.

Before Puig, Owen worked at eBay from 2012 to 2016, holding various positions including Head of European Partnerships, Head of UK Merchant Cross Border Trade, Head of UK Key Accounts, and Head of EU Sales Operations. During their tenure at eBay, Owen delivered significant results by implementing new procedures, maximizing efficiency, and achieving double-digit growth.

Prior to eBay, Owen worked at Insight as the Head of Public Sector Sales from 2009 to 2012, and at ComputaCenter as a Sales Manager from 2005 to 2009. Owen began their career at Microwarehouse as a Strategic Account Manager from 1999 to 2005 and gained experience as an Assistant Buyer at Ogier Electronics from 1997 to 1999.

Owen Hughes attended Oaklands College from 1996 to 1998, where they pursued an Advanced GNVQ in Business Administration and Management, General. Prior to that, from 1990 to 1996, they attended Monks Walk, although no specific degree or field of study information is available for this period.