Our ambassadors are integral to the Be Inspired programme. Thanks to their time, skills, support and direction, we are able to inspire and connect women at all stages of their career throughout the sector.
Alan Giles
Oxford Institute of Retail Management, Advisory Board Chairman and Foxtons plc, Non-Executive Director
Alice Cowley
Accenture, Associate Director
Alison Lancaster
The Bicester Village Shopping Centre, Interim Digital Marketing Strategist
Alison Lomax
Google, Director, Lifestyle Retail
Alison Lowe
Felicities, Founder
Alyson Fadil
N Brown, Chief People Officer
Amanda Campbell
Intu, Communications Director
Amanda Cox
DuneIm, People & Service Director
Andrew Cobb
Superdrug, IT Director and executive sponsor of the Gender Equality Network
Angela Luger
New Look, Non executive director
Angela Morrison
Debenhams, Supply Chain Director
Anna Barsby
Morrisons, Former Chief Technology Director
Anna Blackburn
Beaverbrooks the Jewellers, Managing Director
Anne Marie Neatham
Ocado Technology, Chief Operations Officer
Annie Murphy
Walgreen Boots Alliance, Global Chief Commercial Officer
Barbara Gibbes
Intu, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Belinda Deery
Clarks, Chief People Officer
Beth Butterwick
Karen Millen, Chief Executive Officer
Bridget Lea
Sainsbury’s, Managing Director for the North
Cat Hambleton-Gray
Medivet, Head of HR Business Partners
Christian Hansen
Newton, Partner
Christina Rapsomanikis
Coty, Inc., Senior Global e-Commerce Director
Claire Gavin
Pets At Home, Director of Private Brands and Innovation
Clare Askem
Habitat, Managing Director
Clare Martin
Jardine Motors Group, Group HR Director
Debbie Johnson
Dell Technologies, Retail Business Lead
Debbie Robinson
Central England Co-operative, Chief Executive
Debbie Smith
The Post Office, CEO – Retail
Denise Wilson White OBE
The Hampton-Alexander Review, Chief Executive
Echo Lu
Holland & Barrett International Ltd., Managing Director - International
Ed Connolly
John Lewis, Strategy Director and Director of JLP Ventures
Elizabeth Fagan
Boots, Senior Vice-President and Managing Director
Emma Hayward
Signet Jewelers, Former UK Executive Director
Emma Heal
Graze, Former Managing Director
Emma Mead
Halfords, Digital Director
Emma Sinclair MBE
EnterpriseAlumni, Co-founder
Fiona Lambert
River Island, MD of New Business Development and Harpenne, Managing Director
Genevieve Kunst
Fashiontrade, Chief Executive
Georgia Wickes
Newton, Senior Business Manager
Gill Smith
The Perfume Shop, Managing Director
Gracia Amico
Stiched, Non-Executive Director
Greg Pateras
Matalan, Chief Operating Officer
Hash Ladha
Oasis and Warehouse, CEO
Hayley Tatum
Asda, SVP - People
Helen Milford
Sainsbury’s, Director of Retail
Jacqueline Gold
Ann Summers, Chief Executive Officer
James Gold
Skinnydip London, Co-founder
James Goodman
Tesco, People director
Jane Smith
EE, HR Director
Jill Easterbrook
Boden, CEO
Jill Ross
Accenture, Managing Director – Retail
Jim Buckle
Feelunique, Chief Operating Officer
Jo Jenkins
White Stuff, Chief Executive
Jo Whitfield
The Co-op Food, Chief Executive
Joanne Mackie
Superdrug and Savers, Customer and People Director
John Rogers
Sainsbury’s Argos, Chief Executive
Karen Hubbard
Card Factory, Chief Executive
Kate Bostock
Angel and Rocket, Founder
Katharine Poulter
Wilko, Managing Director
Katie Bickerstaffe
SSE, Chief Executive
Ken Towle
Nisa, Chief Executive
Kirsten Lawton
TPRG, Group Company Secretary
Laura Keane
TPRG, Group HR Director
Lee Frankham
EE, Retail Director
Leonie Foster
Dunelm, Chief Customer and Digital Officer
Libby Carvill
Dell Technologies Global Alliance Sales - SI/SOs
Linda Campbell
The Body Shop, UK Managing Director
Lindsay Haselhurst
Screwfix, Director of Global Supply Chain
Liz Evans
Fat Face, Chief Executive
Lucy Ward
Trouva, Creative Director
Lynne Weedall
Greene King and Treatt Plc, NED
Madeleine Melson
Amara, Chief Customer Officer
Maria McClay
Google, Senior Industry Head, Luxury
Mark Leonard
O2, Head of Channel Development, Stores & Online
Martijn Bertisen
Google, UK Sales Director
Matt Heslop
Lidl GB, Chief Operating Officer
Meg Lustman
Senior expert advisor, OC&C Strategy Consultants
Melanie Eusebe
Black British Business Awards, Chair and Founder, Entrepreneur
Miriam Lahage
Figleaves, Chief Executive
Naomi Kasolowsky
Tesco, Group Insight & Foresight Director
Nicci Setchell
Yapster, Chief Financial Officer
Nicki Lynch
Beulah London, Chief Commercial Officer
Nikki Zamblera
The Watches of Switzerland Group, Executive Director HR
Patrick Lewis
John Lewis, Managing Director – Partnership Services
Paul Friston
Marks and Spencer, International Director
Paul Szumilewicz
HSBC, Global Head of Digital Channel Operations, Retail Banking & Wealth Management
Paula Cave
Amplifon, Managing Director UK and EIRE
Paula Nickolds
John Lewis, Managing Director
Peter Batt
Co Op, Divisional Manager Director – Southern England
Peter Pritchard
Pets at Home, Group CEO
Ramneek Sohal
Karen Millen, Global People Director
Richard Pennycook
British Retail Consortium, Chairman
Rob Collins
Waitrose and Partners, Managing Director
Rob Feldmann
BrandAlley, Chief Executive
Rob Garner
Dixons Carphone, Former HR Director
Roger Whiteside OBE
Greggs, Chief Executive
Ryan Palmer
London Sock Company, Co-Founder
Sarah Day
Jack Wills, HR Director
Saska Graville
Content director, WGSN & former Editor in Chief, House of Fraser
Savannah Sachs
TULA, CEO
Siobhan Gehin
Accenture, Managing Director
Sir Ian Cheshire
Barclays Bank, Chairman, and UK Government, Lead NED
Stephen Clarke
WHSmith, Departing Chief Executive
Steve Rowe
M&S, Chief Executive
Stuart Machin
Marks and Spencer, Food Managing Director
Stuart McClure
Love the Sales, Founder and CMO
Sue Carvell
Cath Kidston, Commercial Director
Suzanne Harlow
Jack Wills, Chief Executive
Suzi Spink
East, former Chief Executive
Tracey Clements
Boots UK & Ireland, COO
Trevor Phillips OBE
Equality and Rights Commission, Founding Chair - Green Park, Chairman
Vicky Monk
AO, Director of Customer and Brand
Victoria McKenzie-Gould
Marks and Spencer, Corporate Communications Director
Vishal Bansal
Amazon, European Finance Director – Transportation
Wendy Hallett
Hallett Retail, Chief Executive
Wilf Walsh
Carpetright, Chief Executive
