Ted Baker appoints two non-executive directors
Fashion retailer Ted Baker has appointed Fumbi Chima and Meg Lustman as non-executive directors with immediate effect.
Chima is currently working as chief information officer at BECU, the US-based credit union, and is also a non-executive director of Whitbread. Her career has also included senior roles at Adidas, Fox Network Group, Burberry, Walmart and American Express.
Meanwhile, Lustman has more than 35 years’ experience in the retail sector and is a former chief executive of the Hobbs womenswear brand. She currently supports chief executives and senior leaders in an advisory capacity and serves as vice chair at Glasgow Caledonian University.
John Barton, chairman of Ted Baker, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Fumbi and Meg to the group board. They bring new experience and skill sets to the Group at an exciting time for Ted Baker. We are one year into the transformation plan and, even despite the impact of Covid-19 over the course of the last year, our business is in a much stronger place than it was. On behalf of the entire board, we look forward to working with Fumbi and Meg as the brand continues to strengthen and prosper.”
