AO World appoints Sophie Tomkins as non-executive director
AO World has appointed Sophie Tomkins as a non-executive director of the business.
She will take up her position with the electricals retailer from 1 September.
Tomkins currently serves as a non-executive director at Wilmington, Virgin Wines UK and System 1 Group.
Prior to this, she was a board member at Hotel Chocolat, Snow Fox Group, Cloudcall Group, and Proactis Holdings. Earlier in her career, she was head of equities at Fairfax.
AO World said Tomkins’ financial background and strong commitment to customer service excellence will be a valuable asset to the company.
She will join the board’s audit and nomination committees with a view to eventually succeeding Shaun McCabe as AO’s audit committee chair.
Geoff Cooper, chairman of AO, said: “We are delighted to welcome Sophie to the board. Her broad experience across listed companies and financial markets will be valuable as AO continues to deliver on its strategic objectives.”
