Creative construction toy brand Plus-Plus expands its team as it welcomes Lois Stewart to take on the role of national account manager for UK and Ireland.

Plus-Plus has announced the appointment of Lois Stewart as national account manager, Plus-Plus UK and Ireland. Lois joined on 27th November and brings a wealth of experience to her new role of managing all major retail accounts across the UK and Ireland. Her key responsibilities will be to build and maintain long-term relationships with customers, coordinate retailer marketing initiatives and oversee inventory management.

Lois said: “I’m thrilled to be taking on this new role at Plus-Plus at such an exciting time for the company as we head into 2024. It’s wonderful to be working with such a creative and inspiring brand that values open play and has received a number of prestigious accolades and awards this year. There is plenty of opportunity to build upon and I look forward to expanding our retail activations further into the UK & ROI markets”.

Lois joins Plus-Plus from Spin Master, where over the past five and a half years she was working with national level toy specialists, grocery and omnichannel retailers, as well as pure play operators. Most recently, as key account manager, Lois had been overseeing multiple toy categories on Amazon UK and EU. Prior to a career in sales, Lois also worked in the buying team at Toys R Us.

Claire Coekin, commercial director added: “We are so excited to have Lois join Plus-Plus, she’s going to be a terrific asset to the sales team and we know that she will bring fresh insights and great contributions. Lois brings a wealth of toy industry sales experience that will serve our clients well. We look forward to many successes together.”