Mike McGuire joins international wallpaper manufacturer Graham & Brown as its new head of design.
In this position Mr McGuire will work alongside head of brand marketing Alan Kemp to build Graham & Brown's global product portfolio.

This portfolio includes collections by world-renowned designers such as Kelly Hoppen, Wayne Hemingway, Julien McDonald and Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen.

Speaking of his new role Mr McGuire said: "I'm excited to be part of a truly creative team and look forward to using my experience to bring our products to new customers."

Design and marketing director, Mark Radford, added: "Mike's appointment strengthens our team as we look to build on the success of our collaborations with world-leading designers and also our brand portfolio, which we are delivering to a growing number of markets through a multi-channel strategy."

Prior to this role Mr McGuire spent 10 years at ceramics group Portmeirion, where he was director of design and a UK board member.

Graham & Brown operates in the UK, US, France, Holland, Russia, Canada, Australia, Dubai and China.