Meet our team.

Stuart Forbes
Chairman
Stuart has truly grown up with Forbes, with his father founding the family business. He joined the company in the 1960s and, with his late brother Malcolm, has successfully steered it through its exponential growth from a regional company to a thriving, agile, national enterprise. One hundred years since its inception, Forbes proudly remains a family business, with Stuart still very actively involved and members of the third generation now on board.
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Kevin Herring
CEO
Kevin has been with Forbes since 1988 and a loyal and prominent board director since 2004. His promotion to CEO in 2019 was a natural progression as he has impressive business acumen, instinctive leadership skills and an exceptional industry expertise. He is excited about building upon Forbes’ significant achievements as the company moves into its 11th decade of operation.
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Hannah Forbes
Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy
Hannah Forbes is a third-generation member of the family business with over fifteen years of experience in brand development and multi-sector marketing. As Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy, she leads the company’s brand vision and oversees strategic communications across diverse industries. Her expertise includes corporate branding, digital marketing, ESG strategy and stakeholder engagement. Hannah is committed to ensuring the company’s values and service excellence are communicated consistently to clients and partners.
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Tim Ledger
National Account Manager
Tim joined us in 2021 as National Account Manager, bringing with him over 18 years’ experience in delivering commercial laundry and AV solutions. His work has focussed on the facilities management and housing sectors, which are areas from which we are seeing an increasing demand. He is a valued team member with a strong background in delivering bespoke end-end solutions.
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Barrie O’Neill
National Account Manager
Barrie became part of the Forbes team in 2026, bringing with him 13 years of experience in AV, hotel TV networks, signage, and IP solutions. He supports clients with the supply, installation, and integration of TVs, signage, networking, and AV equipment. Well known and highly respected within the industry, Barrie primarily supports clients in the hospitality and care sectors, where he delivers innovative commercial laundry solutions as well as enabling the right connectivity for the specific environment.
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Anthony Tizzard
Head of Hospitality TV and AV
Tony joined us in 2025 when his business, Hotensify, became part of the Forbes Group. He brings over 22 years of experience in delivering TV and AV solutions and is a true expert in IPTV, structured network solutions, and integrated in‑room technology systems. His extensive industry experience strengthens our ability to support hotels, serviced apartments, leisure venues, retail environments, and commercial spaces nationwide. He delivers integrated, future‑ready solutions that enhance guest experience while reducing complexity and cost for clients.
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Glenn Cooke
Commercial Manager
With us for 34 years now, Glenn has grown through the company, progressing from sales management to his role as Commercial Manager. He looks after small business, landlords and assisted living providers. He also adeptly leads all aspects of administrative support for our commercial portfolio.
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Laura Spearing
Business Development Manager
With a solid background in sales management, recruitment, lead generation and business development, Laura returned to Forbes from Maternity leave in 2018. She has a friendly approach to all communication and a firm commitment to the business and to helping us scale and grow our commercial laundry division.
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John Dobbs
National Account Manager
With 14 years’ industry experience, John is a respected industry expert in both commercial laundry provision and regulatory compliance. A much valued team member, he now specialises in delivering our customised university and managed laundry solutions. John works closely with clients through CAD design provision to specifying the appropriate equipment, payment solutions, auto-dosing systems and detergent.
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Alkas Miah
Customer Service Manager
Alkas joined our customer services team 13 years ago and has been managing the department since 2011. Alkas has exceptional technological ability and effortlessly cultivates a strong work ethos with the client at the very centre of every operation. His team is now multi-award winning and is consistently Gold Rated by Feefo for exceptional customer service delivery.
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Matt Malyan
Supply and Project Manager
Matt joined us 40 years ago and has an invaluable understanding of all aspects of the business. He has worked his way through the company, progressing from our Surrey office to heading up our Derby depot. He is now chiefly responsible for ensuring a consistent stock supply and liaising directly with our manufacturers to secure, procure and allocate new equipment to specific projects.
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Wesley Spearing
Assistant Customer Service Manager
Wesley joined Forbes in 2012 with and supports Alkas in heading up our customer service team. He is also responsible for overseeing the deployment of our field engineers, all of which are tracked to enable the most streamlined response. Wesley is also now married to our Business Development Manager Laura.
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Simon Wells
Service Manager
With Forbes for 40 years now, Simon is a City & Guilds and trained engineer that has grown through the company and has a wealth of experience in electronic servicing. Simon attends regular RoSPA and manufacturer training courses and expertly leads our national team of engineers as well as co-ordinating their on-going training and development.
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