About Us

Company Background
 
LBS Accessories is a privately held company which develops and distributes technology for the mobile lifestyle. It works with retailers to help them provide premium products to meet evolving consumer demand for high quality, rich functionality and smart design. Its range is sourced from the Far East via partnerships with innovative manufacturers, and its relationships are managed directly through its China office. LBS Accessories is based in Cranleigh, UK with a purchasing, quality control and logistics office in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. LBS Accessories also manages its own online store at www.twistedcarbon.com which provides the company with a price-testing and market research hub. LBS Accessories and Twisted Carbon are registered trademarks of LBS Accessories Limited.
 

Location

LBS Accessories is based in Cranleigh, Surrey in the United Kingdom, a short distance from London, both Heathrow & Gatwick airports and the M25 motorway; a location that is well suited to LBS Accessories' core import and distribution activities. Guildford is the largest nearby city with fast train links into London Waterloo.

Biographies
 
Chris Stennett - Managing Director

The founder of LBS Accessories, Chris has maintained a keen focus on consumer electronics and related emerging technologies throughout his professional life. He holds a BEng in computing & electronic engineering and has over a decade of international experience in enterprise software sales and business consulting. He also holds an MBA degree, and has extensive experience in business strategy & planning, product sales & marketing, product development and quality assurance. Chris formerly held a senior role at customer-experience focused software company CDC Software, and left this to launch and run LBS Accessories. [linkedin]

Chris brings commercial and marketing leadership to the company. He joins LBS Accessories from InComm, where he led the successful creation of a new UK retail category of high street branded gift cards for sale through major high street multiples and supermarkets. Prior to this, he was with Virgin Mobile, first in channel marketing and later managing many of its most important external commercial and regulatory relationships. His earlier career included work with Dixons Stores Group and AC Nielsen. [linkedin]

John Taylor is based in China and heads LBS Accessories' sourcing office. He has over 40 years experience of international product purchasing and quality assurance management with China, India and other countries, as well as a background in UK retailing. Permanently based in China, he is perfectly qualified to enable LBS Accessories' success by identifying and securing partners who meet LBS Accessories' criteria. John is based in Shenzhen, Guangdong province close to the hub of Chinese and Asian consumer electronics manufacturing.