Board of directors

Non-executive Director in October 2013 and Chair in November 2021

Non-executive director and chair of the audit committee of Intercontinental Hotels Group plc 

Experience

Ian has more than 20 years of experience in the public market arena and has held both executive and non-executive directorships at FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies. He was group finance and operations director of Marks & Spencer Group plc from 2005 to 2010 before becoming chief executive of Punch Taverns plc in 2010. Before that, Ian was group finance director of Rank Group Plc and was formerly non-executive director and chair of the audit committees of Misys Plc, Flutter Entertainment plc (formerly Paddy Power Betfair) and SSP Group plc.

Chief Financial Officer in April 2019 and Chief Operating Officer in October 2021

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Experience

Mat is a chartered management accountant with over 20 years of post-qualification experience. He has significant international experience in both developed and developing markets, as well as experience leading major commercial and functional improvement and transformation programmes.

Before ASOS, Mat held various financial planning, management and leadership positions at SABMiller plc from 2002, before joining EMI Music Limited as chief financial officer of their Global Catalogue division in 2009. He returned to SABMiller plc in 2010, where he held the role of chief financial officer of Asia until 2014 before becoming chief financial officer of South African Breweries Limited from 2014 until 2015. In 2015, Mat joined the board of Britvic plc as chief financial officer.

November 2019

Non-executive director of Roku, a US listed entity, Nationwide Building Society, BBC Commercial Holdings and The Football Association Premier League Limited

Experience

Mai was chief strategy and commercial officer at Sky plc until October 2018, responsible for leading strategy and Sky’s commercial partnerships across the Sky Group. During her time at Sky, she was a key player in the growth and diversification of the business and has extensive international and digital experience. Prior to joining Sky in 1999, Mai spent eight years working as an economic advisor to blue-chip companies in a number of different industries, both in the UK and the US.

October 2019

Non-executive director of National Express Group plc, Sabre Insurance Group plc and PageGroup plc

Experience

Karen is a former FTSE 100 HR director with an extensive track record in the technology industry. Between 1998 and 2013, Karen was with The Sage Group plc, where she built the HR function and was a member of the executive committee from 2004. Between 2014 and 2016, Karen was chief people officer at Wandisco, Inc., based in the US. She was most recently with Micro Focus International, the FTSE 100 software company, as chief human resources officer, having initially joined the business as a non-executive director and chair of the remuneration committee in 2016.

Karen brings over 20 years of executive leadership experience across start-up and listed blue-chip organisations, as well as international HR and business transformation experience across a variety of industries, particularly in Europe and the US.

November 2019

Executive director of Ocado Group plc, chief executive officer of Ocado Solutions Limited and non-executive director of Hana Group

Experience

Luke is currently chief executive officer of Ocado Solutions, a position he has held since 2017 and joined the Board of Ocado Group plc, the FTSE 100 listed online grocer and technology company, in 2018. Prior to this, Luke was a senior advisor at Boston Consulting Group between 2015 and 2017, and between 2008 and 2014, Luke held various roles at J Sainsbury plc, including group development director, where he was responsible for online and all customer-facing digital activities. Luke has extensive experience in logistics, strategy and technology in the retail sector, on an international scale.

January 2022

Chair of Bank of Ireland Group plc and CarTrawler and Honorary Treasurer of the Irish Rugby Football Union 

Experience

In a 30-year career in business, Patrick has held a range of senior roles, having started his career at KPMG and McKinsey & Company. From 2006 to 2014 he was Chief Executive of Paddy Power plc and before that worked for Greencore Group plc, including as Chief Financial Officer. He is currently Chairman of Bank of Ireland, Chairman of CarTrawler, the B2B travel technology company, and Honorary Treasurer of the Irish Rugby Football Union. He was previously a non-executive director of Elan Corporation plc, where he chaired the Leadership, Development and Compensation Committee, and a non-executive director of Paddy Power plc, where he chaired the Audit Committee.

1 November 2021

Chair of Miinto and a board member of Bambuser AB 

Experience

Jørgen has strong experience of leading digital-first businesses. He is chair of Miinto, the Danish-based online fashion marketplace, a role he has held since 2021 and he is also on the board of Bambuser AB, the Swedish-based global love video shopping technology company. Jørgen is the former President and CEO of Modern Times Group (MTG), the Swedishbased digital entertainments business, where he worked from 1994 to 2020. He also sat on the board of Zalando as a non-executive director from 2016 to 2021. His other previous roles include Kongregate, non-executive director; DreamHack, chair; Turtle Entertainment, chair; NOVA Broadcasting Group, chair; Reach for Change, board member; FTV Prima, non-executive director and co chair; CTC Media Inc, non-executive director and co chair.

Co-founded ASOS.com Ltd in 2000, and served as its Chief Executive Officer until September 2015, when he became a Non-executive Director

Non-executive director of AFCW plc

Experience

Nick’s career began in 1987 at the advertising agency Young & Rubicam. In 1991, he moved to Carat, the UK’s largest media planning and buying agency. In 1995, he co-founded Entertainment Marketing Ltd, a marketing services business. He is Chair of the ASOS Foundation, a registered charity funded by ASOS which works to improve the lives of young people in the UK and overseas through long-term partnerships with established local charities. Nick was awarded an OBE in 2011 for his achievements in the world of fashion retailing.

April 2020

Non-executive director of Signet Jewelers Limited, Vince Holding Group and Dufry AG

Experience

After holding a number of senior retail positions with Bloomingdale’s, Galeries Lafayette and Saks Fifth Avenue, Eugenia joined Burberry Group plc and was President of Burberry, Americas, one of three global regions of Burberry Group plc which includes North and Latin Americas, from 1998 to 2013. After leaving Burberry in 2013, Eugenia took on a number of board engagements and serves as a non-executive director for Signet Jewelers, Dufry AG and Vince Holding Group. She was a non-executive director on Bunzl plc, a global distribution and outsourcing group based in the UK with substantial operations in the Americas, UK and Europe and Australia, until April 2020. 

Eugenia has extensive experience as a fashion, retail and wholesale connected commerce operator, and brand management particularly in the US and broader Americas.

June 2019