Corporate governance

* Board is defined here as the ultimate holding company at the date mentioned. Due to various Group re-organisations, New Look Retail Group Limited has only been the ultimate holding company since 7 June 2006. New Look Retail Group Limited is the ultimate holding company of the New Look Group and is controlled by Apax Funds and Permira Funds who each own 27.7% of the total issued share capital.

Alistair McGeorge, Executive Chairman

Alistair McGeorge

Executive Chairman

Alistair McGeorge was most recently Chief Executive of Matalan, the value retail chain, a post held for almost four years until November 2010. At Matalan, Alistair was responsible for transforming the look and feel of the stores and improving operational efficiency. This resulted in a significant improvement in financial performance and returned the business to growth. Before joining Matalan, Alistair worked in a variety of roles for Littlewoods/Shop Direct (formerly Littlewoods plc), latterly as Chief Executive Officer. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Alastair Miller, Chief Financial Officer

Alastair Miller

Chief Financial Officer

Alastair Miller was appointed to the Board* in January 2000. He joined the Group as Group Finance Director, becoming Chief Financial Officer in April 2008 responsible for Finance, IT, Property, Strategic Planning, Internal Audit, Investor Relations and Company Secretariat. Prior to joining the Group, he was the Group Finance Director at RAC and a Finance Director within the BTR group. He qualified as a chartered accountant at Price Waterhouse where he was also a management consultant.

Leanne Buckham, Non-Executive Director

Leanne Buckham

Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the Board* in April 2004 as Non-Executive Director, Leanne Buckham, is a chartered accountant. She is a Principal at Permira Advisors LLP in their Consumer Sector. Prior to joining Permira in 2003, she was a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in London having spent the last five years in their Transaction Services business.

Oriol Pinya, Non-Executive Director

Oriol Pinya

Non-Executive Director

Leads the Barcelona office and co-leads the Retail & Consumer team globally. Apax deals include Panrico, Electro-Stocks, Vueling and Itevelesa. Joined Apax Partners in 1999.  Prior experience at BCG and Merrill Lynch. BBA from ESADE.  Master CEMS from HEC.  MBA from Harvard Business School.

Martin Clarke, Non-Executive Director

Martin Clarke

Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the Board* in April 2004 as Non-Executive Director, Martin Clarke, holds an MA and PhD in history from Cambridge University. He is a Partner at Permira Advisers LLP (Permira), heading up its Consumer Sector. He has over 20 years’ experience in private equity and prior to joining Permira was a director of PPMV, the private equity arm of Prudential plc. His early career was spent at Cinven.

Tom Singh , Commercial Director

Tom Singh

Commercial Director

Tom Singh, founded the New Look business in 1969 and had overall responsibility for New Look’s Buying and Merchandising until he became a Non-Executive Director and consultant in May 2001. Following the public to private re-organisation in April 2004, he was appointed Managing Director, Commercial until June 2006 when he again became a Non-Executive Director.

Tripp Lane, Non-Executive Director

Tripp Lane

Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the Board* in March 2010 as Non-Executive Director, Tripp Lane, holds an MBA from The Wharton School and an MA from Johns Hopkins University. He is a Principal at Apax Partners Worldwide LLP in London. He joined Apax in 2006 and has worked on deals including Cengage Learning, New Look, EMAP, and Hit Entertainment.