Iain Martin

Chief Executive Officer Emma Bridgewater

Last Reviewed: September 28, 2026

Executive Summary

Iain Martin is Chief Executive of Emma Bridgewater, the Stoke-on-Trent pottery maker and retailer which has hand-decorated its pottery in the city since 1985. He was appointed in January 2024. Companies House records him as a director of Emma Bridgewater Limited, its holding company and a related company, all from 22 January 2024. He works alongside the founder, Emma Bridgewater, who remains a director, and a chief financial officer, Mark Ross, appointed in April 2024.

Career Highlights

• Appointed Chief Executive of Emma Bridgewater in January 2024.
• Director of Emma Bridgewater Limited, Holding EB Company Ltd and Elephant Design Limited since 22 January 2024.

Professional Journey

Emma Bridgewater began in 1985, and the company now trading under her name was incorporated that September. It was later called Brixton Spongeware and then Bridgewater Pottery before taking its current name in 2004. Its registered office is on Lichfield Street in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. The company says all its pottery is decorated in Stoke-on-Trent, by hand, using techniques including spongeware, with about 1.3 million pieces produced a year.

Martin joined as chief executive in January 2024 and became a director of the operating company, its holding company Holding EB Company Ltd and Elephant Design Limited on 22 January of that year. Emma Bridgewater herself has been a director since 1986 and remains on the board. Mark Ross joined as chief financial officer in April 2024.

No first-party account of his earlier career could be found, so it is not recorded here.

Education

No education record was found in a first-party or primary source.