Paul Priestman, the chair of design studio PriestmanGoode, has announced he is leaving the company which he co-founded more than three decades ago.
Priestman will leave the design studio at the end of March to start a new venture, with his co-founder Nigel Goode becoming the new chairperson of PriestmanGoode.
Priestman announced his departure at a meeting for all staff on Thursday 12 January, at which he said he had "always aimed to start something new again".
Full statement expresses confidence in future of employee-owned studio
The designer said he was leaving PriestmanGoode in a "strong and growing" position and that the employee-owned company was not dependent on him for success.
"With the start of 2022 I have announced, that at the end of March, I plan to start a new venture and therefore will be leaving PriestmanGoode," said Priestman. "I have enjoyed all of my years with PG right from its early beginnings and being part of its growth into a world-leading creative company."
Co-founder Nigel Goode will step into the role of company chair
"I leave PG in a strong and growing position, with a great management team, excellent leadership and the best creative people in the world," he continued. "I am also very proud that PG is an employee-owned company and that everybody at PG now shares in its continued success."
"I have always aimed to start something new again and now that PG is in such a strong and stable...