– UK, Manchester – boohoo group plc (LON: BOO), a leading online fashion retailer, today announced the appointment of Alistair McGeorge to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective from 31 March 2023, succeeding Brian Small as Deputy Chairman.
“Alistair has extensive board-level experience with some great retail brands. We look forward to working with him and are confident that he will help us deliver our ambition to be the global fashion leader,” said Executive Chairman, Mahmud Kamani.
Alistair McGeorge is joining the Remuneration, Nomination, Risk, and ESG committees as a member, and the Audit Committee as interim Chair.
In addition, Neil Catto stepped down as Executive Director with effect from 31 March 2023.
About Alistair McGeorge
Alistair McGeorge is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of East Imperial plc and The Original Factory Shop and Chair of The Retail Trust, which supports retail employees. He has worked within the retail industry over the last 30 years and has been CEO and/or Chairman of multiple retail brands in the UK and internationally. Alistair is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
About boohoo group plc
Founded in Manchester in 2006, boohoo is an inclusive and innovative global brand targeting young, value-orientated customers, pushing boundaries to bring its customers up-to-date and inspirational fashion, 24/7.
In 2017, the group extended its customer offering through the acquisitions of the vibrant fashion brand PrettyLittleThing and the free-thinking brand Nasty Gal. In March 2019, the group acquired the MissPap brand, in August 2019 the Karen Millen and Coast brands, and in June 2020 the Warehouse and Oasis brands, all complementary to the group’s scalable, multi-brand platform. In January 2021, the group acquired the intellectual property assets of Debenhams, to transform a leading UK fashion and beauty retailer into a digital department store and marketplace through a new capital-light and low-risk operating model. In February 2021, the group acquired the intellectual property assets of UK brands Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, and Burton. As of 31 August 2022, the boohoo group had 19 million active customers across all its brands around the world.
Source: https://www.boohoo.com/
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