James McArdle

James McArdle has extensive work experience in various executive roles. James currently serves as the Managing Director America at Fissler GmbH since June 2020. Prior to that, they were the Managing Director USA & Canada at Stokke from August 2017 to January 2020, where they successfully turned around the underperforming North American division.

Before Stokke, McArdle worked as the Chief Commercial Officer at Imagemme from July 2015 to July 2017, where they supported luxury and premium consumer businesses in branding and product design. James also served as the Vice President, Retail Stores North America at TUMI from April 2014 to June 2015, overseeing 110 retail stores in the USA and Canada.

Their previous roles include Senior Vice President National Sales at Bulova Watch Corporation from May 2012 to December 2013, CEO at A. JAFFE from April 2010 to November 2011, and Managing Director at Todd & Duncan Limited from 2005 to 2009, where they successfully turned around a luxury cashmere yarn spinner business.

McArdle also has experience in the retail industry, having worked as the VP Retail at L'Occitane en Provence from 2004 to 2005 and VP Retail and VP Sales at Crabtree & Evelyn from 2002 to 2004. James has a track record of improving sales and opening new stores in these roles.

Additionally, they have worked in international sales as an Export Sales Executive at Tyrone Crystal from November 1988 to July 1993, where they focused on building sales in the US market and expanding into younger and European markets.

James McArdle attended Queen's University Belfast from 1984 to 1987, where they earned a BSSc (Hons) degree in Political Science. James then pursued an MBA degree in Business at Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd from 1987 to 1988. There is no further information available regarding their education history at Queens University of Belfast.