Al Gunn joins leading sales agency HD Brands

Following an exceptional 18 months of growth, beverage marketing experts HD Brands has appointed Al Gunn as Business Development Director.

He has joined to help deliver the company’s aggressive growth plans for 2022 and beyond.

Al comes with huge brand growth success demonstrated by his time at Kimberly-Clark and Boost Drinks, where his vision and relationships helped both companies realise incredible growth in the UK market.

Working alongside the MD of HD Brands, Mudassar Aziz, they plan to bring greater brand portfolio penetration into the convenience and wholesale channels and make their brands permanent fixtures in retailers and consumers minds.

“I was instantly drawn to HD Brands,” said Gunn. “I knew it as an established sales agency with great credentials but with potential for huge growth, and somewhere where I believe I can add value.

“We’re working with some really exciting brands, and having been around the industry for over 40 years, I feel I am perfectly positioned to help drive forward the company’s vision.”

Aziz added: “I’ve admired Al’s work from afar over the last 15 years. His reputation in the industry is second to none so I’m excited by his appointment. We have a reputation for bringing incredible brands to market and managing exceptional growth. With our recent rebranding, we believe we will become the UK’s most successful outsourced sales agency, and Al Gunn adds to the next phase of our ambition.”