Foster snapped up to head Gap's UK business

Fashion retailer Gap has appointed Bernie Foster as managing director of its UK operations.

Reporting to head of the international division Andrew Rolfe, Foster joins from Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo, where she was chief operating officer. She left Uniqlo in August 2003 after it hit the buffers following a disastrous entry into the UK.

Previously, Foster worked for Body Shop, Miss Selfridge, Warner Brothers and Burton Group. Her position at Gap replaces the role of managing director for Europe, which was held by Anthony Thompson who left last summer to head up childrenswear at M&S.