People

Rodney McMahon

Managing Director

Born in Kenya but schooled in England, Rodney has a degree in Economics from Exeter University and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

From his finance background he quickly moved to a management role, first in leisure business and subsequently as a management consultant. Property development led to an interest in interior design which in turn led to the acquisition of Morgan.

Rodney has developed and revitalised the company in the last 16 years from a company of 8 employees to one totalling 68, with a major position as a leader in the contract market.

He takes an active interest in the furniture industry as a whole and is keen to contribute to shaping its vision for the future, particularly through training and involvement with the trade.

Rodney is Chairman and Finance Director of the British Contract Furnishing & Design Association, an Assistant to, and Honorary Treasurer of, the Worshipful Company of Furniture Makers; he is a fellow of the RSA; and he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Edward Barnsley Educational Trust devoted to training apprentice cabinetmakers.
 

Katerina Zachariades

Design Director

Katerina grew up in Greece and came to London to study Architecture where she completed a BSc Degree at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College.

Through subsequent experience working as an architect in Cyprus and the Middle East, Katerina found herself drawn to interior and furniture design. As a result she decided to specialise in furniture design and returned to the UK to complete an MA at the Royal College of Art in 1988.

Katerina has always been attracted by the challenge of designing furniture for production and this led to becoming Morgan's Design Director in 1992. During the last 16 years, she has completely revitalised the Morgan collection and designed and developed innumerable chair ranges and bespoke product.

Her work has distinguished her as a leader and trend setter for hospitality seating design in the UK.

She is currently responsible for the new product development and overall marketing and brand development of the company.
 

Rodney Fitch CBE PPCSD

Strategy and Design Consultant

Rodney Fitch is the founder and Chairman of Fitch.

Rodney Fitch founded his own retail and product design practice in 1972. In 1982 it became the first design business to be fully quoted on the London Stock Exchange.

Fitch’s firm led the design industry in the 1980s working for clients in Europe and USA on a broad portfolio of multidisciplinary projects ranging from architecture and interiors, packaging, exhibition, corporate identity and industrial design.

In 1994 Rodney Fitch resigned from Fitch in order to ‘start again’ with a smaller, more focused design firm specializing in branded retail and entertainment environments and communications for clients in Europe and Asia Pacific.

During a distinguished career that has spanned nearly forty years, Fitch has also been active in the evolution of design education and the arts. He is Deputy Chairman of the London Institute, helping to manage Europe’s largest collegiate university of the arts; has served as a member of the Council of the Royal College of Art and as a past President of the Designers and Art Directors Association and of the Chartered Society of Designers. He has been a trustee of the Victoria and Albert Museum and is now Chairman of V & A Enterprises, the museum’s commercial business. He was awarded a CBE in 1990 for his influence on the British design industry.

In November 2003 Rodney returned to Fitch as Chairman. In rejoining the company he founded, Rodney is an invaluable nexus between the firm’s long legacy of creative excellence and its commitment to unsurpassed creativity in designing brand experiences today.