Paul Martin is Global Retail Growth Leader and a Partner & Managing Director at AlixPartners.
Prior to joining the firm, Paul was Global Head of Retail at KPMG. Earlier on in his career, Paul was Co-Leader of the Boxwood/KPMG Retail and Consumer practice and the Group Managing Director of leading Retail analyst firm Planet Retail.
Paul has over two decades of hands-on experience helping retailers across the world realize their growth goals. He has worked with retail businesses in almost every country in Europe and has an expansive network of C-Suite retail leaders across the globe.
Paul is multilingual, speaking native English, fluent German and conversational French, and has leveraged these language skills throughout his career to expand his network.
While he is a seasoned advisor to the retail C-Suite, Paul is also an experienced operator, lately having worked in the industry to design the value creation plan for a large European Grocery retailer.
Paul is a respected global keynote speaker and commentator on the retail industry, with connections to universities and senior retail advisors worldwide. At present, he is an ambassador for ShopTalk and the Retail Trust and sits on the Retail & Leisure Advisory Board at the King’s Trust. He teaches Retail best practices at multiple universities, including San Telmo University in Spain.