Matalan names former Lidl and Co-op bosses as new chair and CEO

Jo Whitfield

Fashion retailer Matalan has announced Karl-Heinz Holland and Jo Whitfield as the company’s new chair and chief executive respectively, with immediate effect. 

Holland joins from Takko Fashion, a European discount fashion retailer where he was executive chair and chief executive since January 2021. He will continue to be chair of the retailer. 

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