Jonathan Hindle FCSD

President - E.M.E.A. @ KI Europe

About

President - E.M.E.A. KI - www.kieurope.com - www.ki.com. I.P. Chairman of the British Furniture Confederation ‘BFC’ - www.britishfurnitureconfederation.org.uK (2016-2025) Chartered DesignerFounder of The Design Guild Mark, the leading UK standard for British Design of Furniture & Furnishings in volume production - http://www.designguildmark.org.uk The Jonathan Hindle Prizes - https:www.designguildmark.org.uk/awardees/jonathan-hindle-prize Freedom of the City of London 1997 Trustee (Master 2013/14) of The Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers, the City Livery Company and Charity for the Furnishing Industry - founding Chairman of Corporate Membership; Fundraising Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars. Member of the SIAD now Chartered Society of Designers (CSD) since 1985. Elected a CSD Fellow in 2007-FCSD Business Growth Specialist • Sales & Marketing Expert. Well-versed in the challenges and risks in starting and scaling up businesses. A 40-year career in directing and influencing strategy at the highest level within the design, furniture and property industries. Holds unique expertise in navigating cross-continental negotiations, employment and trading disciplines of small business. Possesses the ability to guide organisations and individuals through the cultural and emotional aspects of change. Wife: Jessica Somerville: Supporter of the Arts. Ex. Derivatives and Currency Broker, Liveryman of the Arts Scholars & Collectors Company. Son: Jeremy Oscar Somerville; BSc. Neuroscience, Psychology post-graduate. Co-founder and CTO of machine learning recruitment company Headstart.oi. Co-founder & CTO /CPO Custodian www.custodian.club ; CTO/CPO Cloudline , www.cloudlineapp.com, Co-founder of Integrity - V.C. & P.E. www.withintegrity.co. Founder of Fundament. YC S17. Forbes 30 under 30. Eton College & Nottingham University Daughter: Jemima Alice Somerville; MSc. Occupational Psychology. Behaviour associate practitioner - NHS. Specialising in Learning Disabilities. Completing PHD in Clinical Psychology. Tudor Hall School & Durham University

Country

City

United Kingdom

Industry

Furniture

Skill

Systems Furniture, Furniture, Interior Architecture, New Business Development, Strategic Planning, Sales, Management, Marketing, Space planning, Selling, B2B, Furnishings, Interior Design, Move Management, Custom Furniture, Account Management, Seating, Product Development, Design Management, Workplace Design

Experience

President - E.M.E.A.

KI Europe

1994-2 - Present · 32 yrs 8 mos

Greater London

KI ’s furniture helps the world’s leading organisations create happy, healthy, high performing working and learning spaces for their people. Bringing together good design, advanced engineering and sustainable resources, KI’s products are durable, flexible and offer excellent value. KI (Krueger International, Inc.) is one of the world's largest independent employee owned furniture manufacturing groups with turnover approaching $1 billion. KI's EMEA headquarters in Central London is supported by an established network of manufacturing facilities and distribution partners across the UK, Europe , Middle East and Africa.

Founder

Design Guild Mark

2008-1 - Present · 18 yrs 9 mos

The Design Guild Mark was established in 2008 and is intended to raise the profile of British industrial design and to recognise excellence in this discipline. https://www.designguildmark.org.uk/about

Director

FIRA International Ltd

2014-9 - Present · 12 yrs 1 mo

Stevenage, England, United Kingdom

Trustee (Master 2013/14)

The Furniture Makers' Company

1997-6 - Present · 29 yrs 4 mos

Furniture Makers' Hall, 12 Austin Friars, Lonodn EC2N 2HE

Trustee Master 2013 The Furnishing Industry Charity. A City of London Livery Company Founder - The Design Guild Mark. Founding Chairman of Corporate Membership. Founding Chairman of Fundraising Jonathan Hindle Prizes

Chairman 2016-2025

British Furniture Confederation

2016-3 - 2025-11 · 9 yrs 9 mos

Westminster, London, United Kingdom

The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) www.britishfurnitureconfederation.org.uk maintains regular dialogue with Government and other influential stakeholders to ensure that all policies and initiatives support a thriving furniture, furnishings and bed sector. Total consumer expenditure on furniture and furnishings in 2023 was c.£41 billion, supporting 265,000 jobs across 33,000 registered companies. The British Furniture Confederation ‘BFC’ acts for the UK furniture, furnishing and bed industries and ensures that the industry has a strong and sustainable dialogue with Government. Its executive comprises the heads of the industry's leading associations ( BCFA, BFM, FIRA, FMC and NBF) and it also works closely with ACID, AMUSF and the industry’s APPFIG. Manufacturing turnover for the sector rose to £12.6 billion, emanating from 8,790 companies employing 108,800 individuals. Furniture manufacturing is one of the top three divisions driving manufacturing growth in the UK according to official statistics.