John Lewis names former River Island CEO as non-exec director

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Will Kernan has been appointed as John Lewis’ new non-executive director of its Partnership board, effective from September 12.

JLP said that Kernan joins the board with “a wealth of experience in the retail industry”.

He has held a number of senior leadership roles during his career and was most recently chief executive at River Island until he stepped down in November.

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