Our ambassadors are integral to the Future Leaders by Be Inspired programme. They are all leaders in their work and happy to share knowledge and insight with our audience. Thanks to their time, skills, support and direction, we are able to inspire and connect individuals at all stages of their career throughout the sector.
Our newest ambassadors
Laurent Homeyer
Workday, Strategic Industry Advisor
Nick Worthington
Carpetright, Managing director
Geetha Nadarajan
Fujitsu, Retail Client Executive
Rachel Marsh
Fujitsu, Head of DX services
Rachel Mooney
Pets at Home, Chief people officer
Nayna McIntosh
Hope Fashion, Founder
Matthew Price
Sky, Retail director
John Rankin
Sky, Director of retail operations
Rachel Wheeler
Carpetright, HR director
Lucy Aylen
Neverfullydressed, Founder and Chief Executive
Kristian Barrett
Iceland, Operations Director
Paula Bobbett
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Chief digital officer
Leanne Cahill
Bravissimo, Chief Executive Officer
Charlotte Collins
New Look, People Director
Nika Diamond-Krendel
Paradise Row, Founder and Creative Director
Aron Gelbard
Bloom & Wild, Chief Executive
Susanne Given
Made.com, Morrisons and Hush Non-Executive Director
Marina Graham
Estée Lauder, Vice-President, Online UK and Ireland
Lana Jackson
Papier, Operations Director
Albert Larter
Wakuda, Co-founder
Fraser Longden
Wickes, Chief Operations Officer
Kelly Metcalf
Fujitsu, Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing for Northern and Western Europe
Lisa Miao
Pets At Home, Chief operating officer
Carolyn Mierl
Coty, Director of Ecommerce (US and Global Amazon)
Nigel Naylor-Smith
Fujitsu, Head of Retail and Hospitality UK
Sally-Anne Newson
Reiss, Chief Digital Officer
Chirag Patel
Pentland Brands, Chief Executive
Mandeep Singh
Trouva, Co-founder
Shweta Vora
Adidas, Senior Director for Ecommerce (DTC and DPC) – Emerging Markets
Nathaniel Wade
Wakuda, Co-founder
Geoffrey Williams
Dr Martens, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion
John Williams
ON, Head of sales
Zeenath Khan
EBay, Senior Director and People Business Partner
ALL AMBASSADORS
Joanna Allen
Graze, Chief Executive
Gracia Amico
Closer Pets, Chair
Vishal Bansal
Amazon, CFO - Worldwide Transportation
Anna Barsby
Tessiant, founder and managing partner
Peter Batt
Nisa, CEO
Laura Battley
Watches of Switzerland Group, Company Secretary and General Counsel
Graham Bell
B&Q, Chief Executive
Katie Bickerstaffe
Marks & Spencer, Co-CEO
Anna Blackburn
Beaverbrooks the Jewellers, Managing Director
Debbie Bond
Lovehoney, Chief Commercial Officer
Kate Bostock
Angel and Rocket, Founder
Chris-Brook Carter
retailTRUST, chief executive
Jim Brown
Sainsbury’s Bank, Chief Executive
Caroline Browne
Watches of Switzerland Group, Group Finance Director
Jim Buckle
Gousto, Chief Financial Officer
Beth Butterwick
Jigsaw, CEO
Linda Campbell
Formerly The Body Shop, Former director
Sue Carvell
Royal Opera House, Head of retail
Sir Ian Cheshire
Barclays Bank, Chair, and UK Government, Lead Non-Executive Director
Tracey Clements
BP, Vice-President Convenience Europe and South Africa
Clare Clough
Pret A Manger, UK Managing Director
Ed Connolly
Currys, Chief Commercial Officer
Helen Connolly
New Look, CEO
Amanda Cox
DuneIm, Chief People Officer & Stores Director
Emma Crossland
Matalan, Human Resources Director
Sarah Day
Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, Global People Director
Deborah Dolce
TJX Europe, Senior Vice President, Group Marketing & Corporate Responsibility Director
Melanie Eusebe
Black British Business Awards, Chair and Founder, and Accenture, UK I&D Lead
Liz Evans
George at Asda, Managing Director
Alyson Fadil
N Brown, Chief People Officer
Leonie Foster
Selfridges, Customer and Digital Director
Rob Feldmann
BrandAlley, Chief Executive
Lee Frankham
EE, Digital Product Director
Paul Friston
Marks & Spencer, Chief commercial officer
Claire Gavin
Formerly Pets at Home, Former director
Catherine Gillespie
Coca-Cola, People and Culture Director
Jacqueline Gold
Ann Summers, Chief Executive
James Gold
Skinnydip London, Co-founder
James Goodman
Tesco, International Sourcing Director
Saska Graville
Founder, Hylda Life
Penny Grivea
Rituals, Managing Director for UK and Ireland
David Grunwald
NatWest, Group Director of Innovation & Partnerships
Wendy Hallett
Hallett Retail, Chief Executive
Suzanne Harlow
RSL Awards, Chief Executive
Emma Heal
Lucky Saint, Managing director
Matt Heslop
Lidl GB, Chief Operating Officer
Laurent Homeyer
Workday, Strategic Industry Advisor
Maria Hollins
Ann Summers, Joint Managing Director
Mary Homer
The White Company, Chief Executive
Richard Hurren
Levi’s, Global Head Of Direct-to-Consumer
Karen Hubbard
Non-Executive & Business Advisor
Jo Jenkins
White Stuff, Chief Executive
Naomi Kasolowsky
Tesco, Group Insight and Foresight Director
Sach Kukadia
SecretSales.com, Co-founder
Miriam Lahage
Aequip, Co-founder
Fiona Lambert
Formerly Jaeger at Marks & Spencer, Former director
Sarah Lawrence
TJX, Senior Vice-President and Group Human Resources Director
Bridget Lea
BT, Plusnet and EE, Managing Director for Commercial
Alison Lowe
Felicities, Founder
Angela Luger
New Look, Non-Executive Director
Sam MacGregor
Hema, Global Learning and Development and International Human Resources Director
Stuart Machin
Marks & Spencer, Chief Operating Officer
Manju Malhotra
Harvey Nichols, Chief Executive Officer
Rachel Marsh
Fujitsu, Head of DX services
David Martin
Coca-Cola, European Digital Sales and Marketing Director
Stuart McClure
Love the Sales, Founder and Chief Marketing Officer
Victoria McKenzie-Gould
Marks & Spencer, Corporate Communications Director
Nayna McIntosh
Hope Fashion, Founder
Emma Mead
Halfords, Digital Director
John Mewett
Screwfix, Chief Executive
Vicky Monk
AO, Director of Customer and Brand
Rachel Mooney
Pets at Home, Chief people officer
Clodagh Moriarty
Sainsbury’s, Retail and Digital Director
Anne Marie Neatham
Ocado Technology, Chief Operations Officer
Geetha Nadarajan
Fujitsu, Retail Client Executive
Ryan Palmer
London Sock Company, Co-Founder
Cas Paton
OnBuy.com, Founder and Managing Director
Matthew Price
Sky, Retail director
Peter Pritchard
Arca Planet Italy (Former CEO Pets at Home), Chair
John Rankin
Sky, Director of retail operations
Christina Rapsomanikis
Coty, Senior Global Ecommerce Director
David Robinson
Former Pets at Home, Former COO
Kimberley Roditi
Yoox Net-a-Porter Group, Head of Product Management
Gill Smith
The Perfume Shop, Managing Director
Louise Stonier
Vets4Pets, Chief Operating Officer
Hayley Tatum
Asda, Chief People Officer
Anna Teal
Aromatherapy Associates, Global CEO
Ken Towle
Asda, Retail director
Melanie Traub
People Tree, Managing Director
Emma Watkinson
SilkFred, Chief Executive
Lynne Weedall
Greene King and Treatt, Non-Executive Director
Rachel Wheeler
Carpetright, HR director
Jo Whitfield
Formerly Co Op, Food, Former CEO
Lauren Williams
London Grace, Director
Nick Worthington
Carpetright, Managing director
Clare Wright
Lancaster, Group Human Resources Director
Nikki Zamblera
Formerly The Watches of Switzerland Group, Former HR Director
