David Kinnaird, known in the business as Dave K, is celebrating 30 years of service at Oxford Products. Sales director Kinnaird (above), who is the company’s longest-serving employee, celebrated the milestone with his fellow directors at a shindig in the Cotswolds.
Kinnaird said: “I was interviewed in early 1994 for a rep’s job in the North East, and they couldn’t decide between me and another guy. So they started us both and let the best man win… he left after a couple of months, and the rest is history!”
Back then Oxford was turning over £2m annually, and the firm reckons Dave now generates that himself each month.
Oxford chairman Alec Hammond underlined Kinnaird’s contribution to the company: “Dave is the beating heart of Oxford Products. He has been at the centre of our success story for the last 30 years, inspiring exceptional sales achievement and always leading from the front. The company would simply not be what it is today without Dave K.”