Hakim Group
Luke Wren serves as Chief Development Officer at Hakim Group since May 2019, leading mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, and business development while chairing the Senior Leadership Team and participating on the Executive Leadership Team and Board. Prior to this role, Luke was Head of Alphega Pharmacy Offer Development at Walgreens Boots Alliance from October 2017 to May 2019, overseeing the pharmacy network across Europe. Luke has extensive experience at Leightons Opticians and Hearing Care from 2001 to 2017, holding various positions including Director of Business Development, where responsibilities included strategy development, M&A, franchising, and IT functions. Luke’s education includes an MBA from Henley Business School and executive education in negotiation from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
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Hakim Group
Being an independent doesn’t mean that you have to go it alone. The Hakim Group is the largest group of independent opticians in the UK and Ireland and is growing rapidly. Over the past 15 years, the Group has developed a unique and innovative approach that has allowed independent practices to flourish, allowing them to maintain their unique individuality whilst enjoying the benefits of a back-office support system. With an award-winning culture at the heart of its success, the Hakim Group was named as Sunday Times’ Best Company to Work For in 2018. In 2019, it was also named as the Scale Up Business of the Year at the national EY awards.