Movers & Shakers – January 2026


Movers & Shakers – January 2026

Barbara Horspool has joined luxury British brand Fairfax & Favor as Chief Product Officer.

Laura King has joined Schuh as CMO, having previously worked for Accessorize, Urban Outfitters and most recently the Premier League.

Liberty has promoted Lydia King to Managing Director of Retail. She was previously the Buying and Merchandising Director. King replaces Sarah Coonan, who left Liberty in November 2025. The retailer has also appointed Alex Pregnolato as Chief Finance Officer. He joins from De Beers.

Allison Swaine-Hughes has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer at the British Heart Foundation, following 8 years as Retail Director.

Lidl has appointed Louise Weise as Chief Customer Officer. She joined Lidl in 2010 and was most recently its Customer Director.

Natalie Rogers has been appointed to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer at N Brown Group. She previously served as Chief People & Sustainability Officer, having joined the online retailer in 2023 from Moonpig.

Ger Wright has joined New Balance as VP Sales EMEA. Her most recent role was Managing Director for Sport at Frasers Group.

Matt Richardson has joined Dreams as Head of Production from Bensons for Beds.

Nick Anderson has joined Pets Corner as Chief Retail Officer, from Dobbies Garden Centres, where he was most recently its Operations Director.

Claire Empson has left her role as Chief Customer Operations Officer at N Brown Group.

Dominique Highfield, currently Chief Financial Officer at Bloom & Wild will join DFS in the same role in May this year.

Paul Brennan has been named Managing Director at Sofa Club.

Former JoJo Maman Bebe CEO, Gwynn Milligan has joined The Little Loop as a Non-Executive Director.

Claire Miles has left John Lewis after serving as its Head of Women’s Brands & Own Label since June 2022.

Katie Coates has joined Joules as Director of Buying and Sourcing.

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