Paul Stead

In 2003, Paul founded The Brewery in order to deliver his passion about the creative and commercial application of design.

In his time at The Brewery, Paul has run many projects including the award-winning work for Eastman, the brand development programme for Fiorano Ferrari and multiple strategy and innovation projects alongside our research, strategy and innovation partner, New Edge.

Paul started his career at Fitch & Co in 1981. During the seven years he was there, Paul extended his expertise to include brand, product and service development. In 1988, at the age of 30, he left Fitch to form his own company, PSD, which went on to become a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy, employing 85 staff with a turnover of £8.5m. Cordiant Communications Group acquired PSD in June 2000 and Paul became CEO of CCG's branding and design division Fitch Worldwide. Until May 2003 Paul was CEO for Fitch: Worldwide, a global interdisciplinary creative company with 25 offices globally, employing over 750 people.

Paul holds a Master of Arts in Furniture Design.