UK retailer ASOS appoints Dave Murray as new CFO & executive director

Dave joins ASOS as CFO and Executive Director with effect from 29 April 2024. Sean Glithero, who is the current Interim CFO will leave the Company following a handover period to ensure a smooth transition. Dave has more than two decades' experience across a range of finance roles in the retail and ecommerce industry. He spent a large proportion of his career at Sainsburys and Amazon in the UK, before holding senior finance roles at Farfetch and most recently was CFO of MatchesFashion.

Christine Cross has been appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 16 April 2024. She will Chair the Remuneration Committee and will also serve as a member of the Audit Committee. Christine has more than 35 years' experience in global multi-channel retail, initially at Tesco where she spearheaded own-brand development and reinvigorated the clothing brand as Trading Director. Since pursuing a plural Non-Executive career, Christine has served on the Boards of numerous listed, private and PE-backed businesses including Next plc (UK), Woolworths plc (Australia), Sonae plc (Portugal), Zooplus AG (Germany) and Clipper Logistics plc (UK). Most recently, she has served on the Boards and was Remuneration Committee Chair of Hilton Food Group plc (UK) and Coca Cola Europacific Partners plc as well as acting as Board Advisor to Unilever and River Island. Christine is currently a Senior Advisor at Inverleith LLP,  an Advisor at Interpath Advisory and is an Independent Non-Executive Director at the Pollen Estate Trustee Company Limited.

José Antonio Ramos Calamonte, ASOS CEO, said: "I am delighted to be welcoming Dave to the management team. His wide-ranging experience in the retail sector, notably in senior finance positions in several major retail, fashion and e-commerce businesses, will make him a valuable partner in the next phase of ASOS' journey to becoming a faster, more agile and more profitable business."

"I would also like to express my sincerest appreciation to Sean, who has played a pivotal role in driving change across ASOS to make it significantly stronger and more resilient than it was a year ago. Sean will remain with the business until a full handover is complete and we wish him the very best for the future."

Jørgen Lindemann, ASOS Chair, said: "I'd like to welcome both Dave and Christine to ASOS on behalf of the Board. Christine's experience across her career as a retail executive and as a Board member and advisor, including as Remuneration Committee Chair for several PLCs, will be invaluable to ASOS and we look forward to working with her."

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Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RM)