Martin and I were colleagues on the UK and Irish boards between 2012-2017. Martin has a natural, inspiring and inclusive leadership style that is both infectious & rewarding for all the teams he leads. Martin is extremely customer centric in all his decisions & strategies with a change management mindset that time and time again delivered results. Martin , and his team, were also Instrumental in a new operating model, in 2015, that proved decisive in the market share growth both in Lidl Ireland and Lidl GB respectively during his board tenure. His strong ability to stakeholder manage and motivate at the highest level certainly promoted and helped create a high performance culture in Lidl Ireland/GB.