Hamish Paton
Hamish Paton is chief executive at BrightHouse
OpinionOpinion: Credit must be affordable for all consumers
It’s an obvious but universal truth that as retailers we rely upon our customers having access to the money required to buy the things we sell.
OpinionOpinion: Why we won't give up on the high street
Hardly a day goes by without a headline lamenting the poor health and dire prognosis for the British high street.
OpinionOpinion: Why retailers shouldn't pigeonhole shoppers
At BrightHouse, the customer is at the centre of everything we do.
OpinionBrightHouse boss on lending to consumers responsibly
The subject of debt has been on my mind a lot recently, in relation to both our company and our customers.
OpinionBrightHouse boss: how we will ride out the storm
After all the recent furore involving BrightHouse, boss Hamish Paton explains how the company plans to come through the controversy and why it believes in its business model.
OpinionOpinion: The politics of the high street
As Britain goes to the polls, I’m going to resist the temptation to predict the outcome, especially after recent votes on both sides of the Atlantic.
OpinionOpinion: Communicating hard decisions in the right way
Taking over the reins at BrightHouse has been an absolute privilege and one that I am relishing. But with privilege comes a ‘to do’ list that never seems to get any shorter.
OpinionOpinion: Retailers must listen to implement change
The clamour for change feels unprecedented. Few people predicted the populist victories seen here and in America but they expose a deep-rooted desire to shift the status quo.