Matalan appoints Ruth Golightly as head of buying
Matalan has appointed Ruth Golightly, the former George at Asda buying and design head, as head of buying.
Golightly previously spent three years at Blue Group as senior director for design, sales and licensing.
Subscribe to TRBBefore that, she spent 16 years at Asda, where she held a series of senior roles and ultimately became head
Earlier in her career, Golightly served as a fashion buyer with Next.
Sarah Welsh, chief product, brand and commercial officer at Matalan, said: “Following the appointment of Shelley Whalley to Head of Womenswear (from childrenswear) earlier in the year after delivering significant growth in this area , we are delighted to be able to welcome Ruth to Matalan.
!Ruth has expansive and deep-rooted expertise in childrenswear and will support our continued market share growth in an area where we are already winning customers share of wallet.
“Ruth joins at a hugely exciting time for the business and will complement our existing internal talent as we strive to deliver the combination of Everyday Style, Quality & Value across all of our ranges.”
Last week, Matalan announced that it had appointed Henrik Nordvall, the former H&M UK and Ireland head, as its new chief executive.
