Steve Hone is a graduate in Electronic Engineering from Leeds University. He commenced his career in facilities engineering and has progressed through project management, operations and sales management to senior and board level positions in sales,  marketing,  operations and finally as Managing Director of the UK's largest stationery wholesaler.

He has managed operations  in the UK, Ireland, Northern and Southern Europe, India, South Africa and Chile and was involved with the start up of many of these enterprises. He has also managed successfully a UK based export operation which ultimately achieved the recognition of the Queen's Award for Export.