Quiet Mark’s latest addition to the team, Samm Swain, brings over 25 years of experience in housewares, furniture, seasonal and SDA, buying and merchandising to the role. She has worked for leading retail groups as well as consulting for a number of retailers, manufacturers and electrical brands.
Poppy Szkiler, ceo and founder of Quiet Mark, commented: “I first met Samm just over three years ago, when introducing Quiet Mark to her as buying director at Lakeland. Samm saw the huge benefits to the retailer and the consumer were immediately obvious and we worked together on a license and product testing certification to help customers easily find Quiet Mark certified products.”
Since that meeting, Lakeland has been one of Quiet Mark’s top retail group partnerships, which also includes Argos, Currys, John Lewis and The Very Group.
Samm added: “In recent years whilst at Lakeland and then through 2021 whilst at Company Shop Group, whose primary focus is on their social enterprise, it has become increasingly important to me to use my experience to do something that makes a difference to the environment, our social responsibility, and to the consumer.”
Samm will be leading Quiet Mark’s UK, Europe and North America retailer and manufacturer certification partnerships within the team, to meet the need of global consumers who are actively seeking trusted third party verified quietest products and the latest solutions to unwanted noise to transform their living and work environments.
