Former Ocado Group, Amazon and Asda exec Tom Wallace joins Toolstation as Finance & Property Director
Toolstation has announced the appointment of Tom Wallace as its new Finance & Property Director. He was previously at Ocado Group and has also worked at Amazon and Asda.
A spokesperson for Toolstation says: "Tom joins us following senior finance leadership roles across retail, technology, e-commerce and logistics, most recently as Finance Director for Ocado Logistics, and with previous experience at Amazon and Asda."
Wallace comments: “I’m really looking forward to working closely with the wider leadership team as we continue to deliver our plans for Toolstation. I can’t wait to get out into stores, distribution centres and offices to meet and get to know as many people as possible across the business.”
2026 RTIH Innovation Awards
E-commerce will be a key focus area at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards.
The awards, which celebrate global retail technology innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world, have now closed for entries. Our winners will be revealed at the 2026 RTIH Innovation Awards Ceremony, taking place at The HAC in Central London on Wednesday, 4th November.
Check out our 2025 winners here.
Our 2025 hall of fame entrants were revealed during a sold out event which took place at The HAC on 16th October and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by award winning comedian, actress and writer Tiff Stevenson.
In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “This is the awards’ fifth year as a physical event. We started off with just 30 people at the South Place Hotel not far from here, then moved to London Bridge Hotel, then The Barbican, and last year RIBA’s HQ in the West End.”
“But I’m conscious of the fact that, to quote the legend that is Taylor Swift, You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby. So, this year we’ve moved to our biggest venue yet, and also pulled in our largest number of entries to date and broken attendance records.”
He added: “This year’s submissions have without doubt been our best yet. To quote one of the judges: The examples of innovative developments across both traditional and digital retail spaces were truly remarkable.”
Congratulations to our winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Tiff Stevenson, and all those who attended our 2025 gathering.
