AMSTERDAM - Matt Pullen, Managing Director of AkzoNobel Decorative Paints UK and Ireland and UK Country Director since January 2015, announced plans to leave the business at the end of May to take on new career challenges outside of AkzoNobel. UK & Ireland Sales Director Alistair McAuley will succeed Pullen.
Pullen joined AkzoNobel in 2010 from Norfolk turkey farming business, Bernard Matthews. His first role was Marketing Director for the UK & Ireland, adding the Northern Europe region to his portfolio in 2011. He masterminded the Inspire strategy, creating a vision for Dulux and its sister brands to be “famous for inspiring and enabling beautiful living spaces.”