Tim Millar-Shepherd

Tim Millar Shepherd
Founder & Creative Director

Tim has over the past five years, set up and expanded The Club of the Three Wise Monkeys, which operates at every level of the market. Tim’s career began in 1988 within the Laura Ashley design practice. Following this he worked for John Stefanidis &
Associates in 1991. Tim returned to Laura Ashley to take over their fledgling design practice. In just four years he developed and expanded the practice and increased annual turnover from £4.7 million to £20 million. By 2001 he was running a design team of in excess of 150 people in the UK and Europe, proving himself as commercially astute as he is creative. With experience in all areas of design from large scale commercial and hospitality industry projects to bespoke homes for private individuals, Tim has formed a team that works broadly across the design industry.

Brenda Maclauchlan

Brenda Maclauchlan
Managing Director

Brenda is an enthusiastic and commercially aware Senior Manager with a wealth of experience in the Interiors market. Highly motivated with great ability to motivate and develop large teams. Able to perform well under pressure to ensure deadlines are achieved and targets are exceeded. Communicates comfortably and effectively at all levels making use of excellent negotiation skills.

She has worked with Tim Millar-Shepherd for the past ten years and for four of them managed a team of Interior Designers across three major high street retailers nationally. Working at board level and responsible for sales, operations and new business development.

Her experience includes involvement in the initial set up of a new business including all recruitment, training and procurement.

Ray Piggott

Ray Piggott - LLB, C.Eng.FIET
Non-Executive Director

Ray was formerly chairman and CEO of an international telecommunications company with a turnover of £165 million overseeing 2,000 staff in 55 offices across four continents. It is no underestimation that Ray has an enormous amount of energy, recently dividing his time between lecturing at a number of engineering institutes, writing two books on how to prepare for work outside education and being interviewed a number of times on the `Nicky’ Campbell show on radio 5 Live in a business-related phone in. Not only this but in 2004 Ray completed a degree in law at the Birkbeck College of London University, in addition to his engineering degree. He is an expert in the Sales, Business & Development field and supports our team by providing us with his knowledge and experience. Ray is an incredible asset to Three Wise Monkeys.