Our ambassadors are integral to the Be Inspired programme. Thanks to their time, skills, support and direction, we are able to inspire and connect men and women at all stages of their career throughout the sector.
Our newest ambassadors
Melanie Traub
People Tree, Managing Director
Catherine Gillespie
Coca-Cola, people and culture director
Anja Madsen
Foetex, chief executive
Penny Grivea
Rituals, Managing Director of UK and Ireland
David Martin
Coca-Cola , European Digital Sales and Marketing Director
Manju Malhotra
Harvey Nichols , Chief Operating Officer
Clare Clough
Pret A Manger, UK Managing Director
Elizabeth Lachhar
Google Cloud UK & Ireland, Retail Lead
Julie Price
The Entertainer, Chief Transformation Officer, and One Housing Group, Board Director
Richard Hurren
Levi’s, Vice-President North Europe
Linda Campbell
The Body Shop, UK Managing Director
Clodagh Moriarty
Sainsbury’s, retail and digital director
Sean Toal
WHSmith, Managing Director
Hash Ladha
Oasis and Warehouse, Former CEO
ALL AMBASSADORS
Gracia Amico
Stiched, Non-Executive Director
Clare Askem
Studio Retail Group plc, Non Executive Director
Vishal Bansal
Amazon, European Finance Director – Transportation
Anna Barsby
Tessiant, Founder and Managing Partner
Peter Batt
Co Op, Divisional Manager Director – Southern England
Laura Battley
New Look, Group Company Secretary
Graham Bell
B&Q, Chief Executive Officer
Katie Bickerstaffe
Marks and Spencer, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer
Anna Blackburn
Beaverbrooks the Jewellers, Managing Director
Kate Bostock
Angel and Rocket, Founder
Jim Buckle
Gousto, Chief Financial Officer
Beth Butterwick
Karen Millen, Former Chief Executive Officer
Sue Carvell
L’Occitane, Retail Director
Paula Cave
Amplifon, Managing Director UK and EIRE
Sir Ian Cheshire
Barclays Bank, Chairman, and UK Government, Lead NED
Tracey Clements
Boots UK & Ireland, COO
Andrew Cobb
Superdrug, IT Director, and executive sponsor of the Gender Equality Network
Tea Colaianni
Watches of Switzerland, Non-Executive Director and Chair
Nicola Thompson
MADE.com, Chief Operating Officer
Ed Connolly
Dixons Carphone, Incoming Chief Commercial Officer
Helen Connolly
New Look, Chief Commercial Officer
Amanda Cox
DuneIm, Stores and People Director
Sarah Day
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, Global People Director
Ella d’Amato
Notonthehighstreet, Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer
Jill Easterbrook
Boden, Former CEO
Melanie Eusebe
Black British Business Awards, Chair and Founder, Entrepreneur
Liz Evans
Fat Face, Chief Executive
Alyson Fadil
N Brown, Chief People Officer
Rob Feldmann
BrandAlley, Chief Executive
Anthony Fletcher
Graze, Former Chief Executive Officer
Leonie Foster
Dunelm, Chief Customer and Digital Officer
Emma Fox
TOFS, Chief Executive Officer
Lee Frankham
EE, Retail Director
Paul Friston
Marks and Spencer, International Director
Claire Gavin
Pets At Home, Director of Private Brands and Innovation
Duncan Gibson
Paperchase, Chief Executive Officer
Alan Giles
Oxford Institute of Retail Management, Advisory Board Chairman and Foxtons plc, Non-Executive Director
Jacqueline Gold
Ann Summers, Chief Executive Officer
James Gold
Skinnydip London, Co-founder
Kate Grant
intu, Regional Managing Director
Saska Graville
founder, MPowered Women
David Grunwald
Vice-president of Innovation, Farfetch
Wendy Hallett
Hallett Retail, Chief Executive
Suzanne Harlow
Jack Wills, Former Chief Executive
Emma Hayward
New Look, Transformation Director
Emma Heal
Lucky Saint, Partner
Matt Heslop
Lidl GB, Chief Operating Officer
Maria Hollins
Ann Summers, Joint Managing Director
Karen Hubbard
Card Factory, Outgoing Chief Executive Officer
Jo Jenkins
White Stuff, Chief Executive
Debbie Johnson
Dell Technologies, Retail Business Lead
Tom Joule
Joules, Founder and Chief Brand Officer
Naomi Kasolowsky
Tesco, Group Insight & Foresight Director
Laura Keane
TPRG, Group HR Director
Sach Kukadia
SecretSales.com, Co-founder
Miriam Lahage
Canary, Founder
Fiona Lambert
River Island, MD of New Business Development and former managing director of Harpenne
Bernadette Lavery
Boots Ireland, Managing Director
Kirsten Lawton
TPRG, Group Company Secretary
Bridget Lea
Sainsbury’s, Managing Director for the North
Mark Leonard
O2, Head of Channel Development, Stores & Online
Patrick Lewis
John Lewis, Managing Director – Partnership Services
Alison Lowe
Felicities, Founder
Echo Lu
Haulfryn Group Ltd, Chief Executive Officer
Angela Luger
New Look, Non executive director
Meg Lustman
OC&C Strategy Consultants, Senior Expert Advisor
Nicki Lynch
Beulah London, Chief Executive Officer
Stuart Machin
Marks and Spencer, Food Managing Director
Joanne Mackie
Superdrug and Savers, Customer and People Director
Clare Martin
Jardine Motors Group, Group HR Director
Stuart McClure
Love the Sales, Founder and CMO
Emma Mead
Halfords, Digital Director
Madeleine Melson
Amara, Former Chief Customer Officer
John Mewett
Screwfix, Chief Executive Officer
Helen Milford
Marks and Spencer, Stores Director
Victoria McKenzie-Gould
Marks and Spencer, Corporate Communications Director
Vicky Monk
AO, Director of Customer and Brand
Angela Morrison
Debenhams, Director of Stores, Technology and Supply Chain
Annie Murphy
Walgreen Boots Alliance, Global Chief Commercial Officer
Anne Marie Neatham
Ocado Technology, Chief Operations Officer
Paula Nickolds
John Lewis, Former Outgoing Executive Director of Brand
Lindsay Page
Ted Baker, Former Chief Executive Officer
Ryan Palmer
London Sock Company, Co-Founder
Greg Pateras
Matalan, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Cas Paton
OnBuy.com, Founder and Managing Director
Richard Pennycook
British Retail Consortium, Chairman
Katharine Poulter
Laura Ashley, Chief Operating Officer
Amy Prendergast
Retail Trust, Director of Change, People and Learning
Peter Pritchard
Pets at Home, Group CEO
Christina Rapsomanikis
Coty, Inc., Senior Global e-Commerce Director
David Robinson
Pets at Home, Chief Operating Officer
Debbie Robinson
Central England Co-operative, Chief Executive
Kimberley Roditi
YOOX Net-a-Porter Group, Principal Product Owner
Kirsty Rogers
DWF, Partner
Jill Ross
Accenture, Managing Director of Retail UK and Ireland
Steve Rowe
M&S, Chief Executive
Rebecca Ryman
intu, Customer Performance Director
Savannah Sachs
TULA, CEO
Emma Sinclair MBE
EnterpriseAlumni, Co-founder
Debbie Smith
The Post Office, Outgoing CEO – Retail
Gill Smith
The Perfume Shop, Managing Director
Jane Smith
EE, HR Director
Ramneek Sohal
Karen Millen, Former Global People Director
Louise Stonier
Pets at Home, Chief People and Culture Officer
Julia Straus
Sweaty Betty, Chief Executive Officer
Paul Szumilewicz
HSBC, Global Head of Digital Channel Operations, Retail Banking & Wealth Management
Hayley Tatum
Asda, SVP - People
Anna Teal
Walgreen Boots Alliance, Vice President and Business Development Director of Global Brands, and Aromatherapy Associates, Global Chief Executive Officer
Helen Thompson
TOMS, Managing Director EMEA and ChildFund International, NED
Ken Towle
Nisa, Chief Executive
Wilf Walsh
Carpetright, Chief Executive
Lucy Ward
Trouva, Creative Director
Emma Watkinson
SilkFred, Chief Executive Officer
Lynne Weedall
Greene King and Treatt Plc, NED
Roger Whiteside OBE
Greggs, Chief Executive
Jo Whitfield
The Co-op Food, Chief Executive
Will Wijnberg
London Sock Company, Chief Executive Officer
Denise Wilson OBE
The Hampton-Alexander Review, Chief Executive
Andy Wolfe
Kingfisher PLC, Group Digital Director
Nikki Zamblera
The Watches of Switzerland Group, Executive Director HR
