Boohoo Group appoints non-executive director

Leading online fashion retailer, Boohoo, has announced the appointment of Shaun McCabe as independent non-executive director, with immediate effect.

Mr McCabe will take on the role of chair of the audit committee and sit on the group’s remuneration and nomination committees.

According to the group, Mr McCabe has extensive financial experience across e-commerce and retail. He is currently chief financial officer of Trainline plc and a non-executive director at AO World plc where he is a member of its audit and remuneration committees.

Prior to joining Trainline plc, he held the roles of international director at ASOS and chief financial officer for Amazon Europe.

Mahmud Kamani, group executive chairman, commented: “On behalf of the board I am delighted to welcome Shaun to the group. His deep knowledge and experience of e-commerce and retail will be a great asset to the Board. As a group we are committed to implementing our agenda for change that will help us on our journey to lead the fashion e-commerce market globally, and look forward to providing further regular updates on our progress in due course.”

Shaun McCabe, commented: “I am delighted to be joining boohoo at an exciting time when it is implementing its agenda for change. Having spoken extensively with fellow members of the Board, I look forward to helping the Group add further independent experience and increased oversight on matters of compliance and business practices.”