Farlows Group welcomes Lucy Bowden to business

The Farlows Group, owner of one of the most famous retail stores in the world, has appointed Lucy Bowden as Marketing Executive.

The former Pure Fishing UK, J. Barbour & Sons and Orvis employee joins the company that is famous for its flagship store in London’s Pall Mall and the Sportfish Game Fishing Centre in southern England.

Simon Tilbury, Group Head of Marketing, said: “Lucy’s key skills and attributes perfectly align with the Farlows Group’s mission and values. We are thrilled to welcome her as part of the team, bringing her wealth of experience and knowledge to our brands.

Bowden said: “I am very pleased to have joined the Farlows Group and to return to the fishing industry where I first began my career aged 19. I am particularly excited about the dedication the company has to the future of our sport and am proud to be part of a business which has this at the forefront of all that it does.”

A qualified Level 2 UKCC game angling coach, Bowden regularly teaches primarily children and women how to fish. She is an advocate for ladies in angling and founded and chaired the Fishing for Everyone Ladies Fishing Club. She is also the Head Coach for the military veteran’s charity, Fishing for Heroes, in the North of England.