Paul Atherton
About
Paul Atherton is from Leeds, England, United Kingdom. Paul is currently Director at Project Better Energy. Paul also works as Managing Director at Project Solar UK, a job Paul has held since Sep 2025. Another title Paul currently holds is Business Mentor at M10 MISSIONS. In Paul's previous role as a Managing Director at Renaissance Curtain Accessories, Paul worked in until Aug 2025. Prior to joining Renaissance Curtain Accessories, Paul was a Managing Director at Denmans Electrical and held the position of Managing Director. Prior to that, Paul was a Digital Performance Director at Rexel UK Ltd from Jan 2020 to Jan 2023. Paul started working as Chief Commercial Officer at ADT Fire & Security Plc (UK & Ireland) in May 2016. From May 2013 to May 2016, Paul was Managing Director at Amscreen Group Ltd. Prior to that, Paul was a Group Sales & Marketing Director at Breville | Sage from Dec 2009 to May 2013. Paul started working as Global Sales Director at Mamas & Papas in Dec 2006.
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Paul Atherton's current jobs
Our group holding company for our B2C & B2B brands with combined sales of over £100m.
PSUK are the largest UK provider and market leader by volume of premium residential solar systems, EV chargers and other renewable energy solutions & installations, backed by Fresh-stream PE. We are the nationwide & independent trusted advisors, rated excellent by our customers on Trust Pilot. Trusted to install in over 52,000 UK homes. Statutory director, FCA approved executive director, responsible for the full business, P&L, 300+ talented people, digital evolution, leading a high performing multi-site SLT and saving our customers money on growing energy costs. Internal satisfaction score 'EPS' from -24 to +50. Double digit year on year sales growth, driving our longer term value creation plan, modernising the business to create more organic leads, reduce operating costs, increase EBITDA, sell and serve across the multi-channel and recruit and retain a highly skilled workforce. Created and deployed market leading added value innovations including optimisation & other digital added value services to grow the business valuation, created a new brand look, partnering with TV's Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud, lifting the PSUK profile and generating thousands of new customers.
Giving back to mentor final years selected school students as part of the governments business education M10 programme.
Paul Atherton's past jobs
The UK’s No1 brand. Screwfix, Wickes, B&Q, Amazon, trade & digital D2C marketplaces. Owner to investor project, driving the business to be event ready, significant sales & EBIT growth. MBO / PE backers secured.
Main board member. Denmans Electrical. Leading, driving & delivering record results at the award winning, multi-channel, digital leading B2B & B2C / Pro-DIY brand. 75 UK stores, 400+ talented people. Chair of charity - Make A Wish.
Built a new 48 strong team, alongside my MD post with Denmans. We took digital sales from under 2% to over 40% of the mix across web, socials, app, 300+ trade counters and created two new digital contact centres in Leeds & Warrington. Sat on the global marketing & digital board and created a new solar and renewables digital business stream. Awarded the 'fastest Rexel group growth in digital' award 2021 & 2022.
UK Excom member, moving a traditional direct sales model, DTC, to the UK’s No1 digital security brand & recurring revenue giant. Sales, marketing, NPD, innovation, strategy & communications leader.
Owned & chaired by Alan Sugar. The global leader in outdoor digital advertising screens and SaaS, seen across the UK under the JCDecaux brand.
PE backed, main board member, record sales growth & EBIT delivery. Launched DTC website, lead two new brand launches with Dirt Devil & Nicky Clarke hair care, sold to Rubbermaid / Newell brands.
The global market leader, implemented distribution across 27 countries, responsible for all UK sales teams, main board member, record sales of £107m & EBITDA in 2008, PE backed 2009.