– UK, Manchester – boohoo group plc (LON: BOO), a leading online fashion retailer, today announced the appointment of John Goold to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director effective immediately.
“John has deep operational and advisory experience at the Board level gained over an extensive career that has seen him found, run, and support businesses across a variety of sectors. He is held in very high regard throughout the public markets and we look forward to benefitting from his insight and rigor both as a Non-Executive Director and as Chairman of the Audit Committee. John will strengthen the Board and be a great asset,” said Executive Chairman, Mahmud Kamani.
John will join the Audit Committee as Chairman and the Nomination, Remuneration, and Risk Committees as a member.
About John
John began his career by qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1996 with Touche Ross in London. He has advised public companies for over 25 years, with significant experience across corporate finance and corporate broking having co-founded Arden Partners, before joining Zeus Capital as CEO. He is currently CEO of Kelso Group Holdings plc and Non-Executive Director of Oncimmune Holdings plc.
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 worldwide.
Source: https://www.boohoo.com/
- Disclaimer - News, data, and statements included in this release are intended exclusively for general information purposes. Talent4Boards does not guarantee that news is accurate or about the correct person and accepts neither liability for the consequences of the reader’s reliance, nor responsibility for the accuracy of the information. Nothing in this release should be considered for decisions about referred securities. Products and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.