Mike Coupe

Non-Executive Chairman

Mike Coupe

Mike Coupe was appointed to the Board of Directors as New Look’s Non-Executive Chairman in September 2021. Prior to joining New Look, Mike held the position of CEO of J Sainsbury plc from 2014 to 2020. He is credited for turning Sainsbury's around, through top-level trading, marketing, and online operations, and championed the company’s journey ahead of the competition through a complete digital transformation. Mike also held a title of Director of COVID-19 testing at England’s Test and Trace agency from September 2020 until December 2020 and was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on the board of NHS England in January 2021.

Chief Executive Officer

Helen Connolly

Helen was appointed to the Board of Directors in June 2022 when she took up the role of Chief Executive Officer. Helen joined New Look as Chief Commercial Officer in January 2020. From 2016 to 2019, she was the CEO of Bonmarché, and prior to that, held senior roles at George at Asda including Buying & Brand Director, Category Director for Buying & Design and Buying Manager of Womenswear. Previously, she was Head of Buying at Dorothy Perkins and Head of Sourcing for Womenswear, and Girlswear at Next Asia plc.

Richard Collyer

Chief Financial Officer

Richard Collyer

Richard Collyer was appointed to the Board of Directors in December 2016 when he took up the role of Chief Financial Officer. Richard first joined New Look in 2009 and has held a number of senior roles at New Look including Group Finance Director and Managing Director for Mim. Prior to joining New Look, Richard worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in both Audit and Transactions.

Richard Cotter

Independent Non-Executive Director

Richard Cotter

Richard was appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Director in May 2019. Richard chairs a number of private companies including American Golf, Grace Cole Ltd, Jollyes and Outdoor Holdings. His other recent non-executive work has included chairing Jack Wolfskin, a global apparel and equipment company. In his executive career, Richard was Chief Executive Officer of Snow and Rock Group, having previously been with Pentland Group serving as Brand President and Global Chief Executive Officer of Berghaus and Managing Director of Brasher Boot Company.

Colin Henry

Independent Non-Executive Director

Colin Henry

Colin was appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Director in June 2019. Colin is a Senior Advisor to McKinsey & Co. in their Global Apparel, Fashion & Luxury practice. Previously he has been Chief Executive Officer of Jaeger. He has also held senior leadership roles in general management, merchandising, brand development, supply chain, product and design with Esprit, Nike, Umbro, Polo Ralph Lauren, Coats Viyella and Marks & Spencer. Colin was appointed Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Art and Honorary Professor of the British School of Fashion.

Robin Terrell

Independent Non-Executive Director

Robin Terrell

Robin was appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Director in June 2019. Robin is Chair of Wetsuit Outlet, Non-Executive Director and Audit Chair at William Hill and non-executive Director and Audit Chair at Jet2 plc. In his last executive role, Robin held a number of roles at Tesco including Chief Customer Officer and Interim UK Managing Director until 2016. Previously Robin held General Management, Multi-Channel, Finance and Strategy roles with House of Fraser, John Lewis Partnership, Amazon (where he was UK Managing Director) and Dell. His previous Non-Executive roles include Tesco Mobile, Lazada Group, Wilkinson and Monica Vinader.

Stuart MacKenzie

Non-Executive Director

Stuart MacKenzie

Stuart was appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Director in March 2020. Stuart has been the Chief Executive Officer of Ethos Private Equity since 2014, having joined in 1998. Prior to joining Ethos, Stuart spent two years at JP Morgan Chase Bank NA. Stuart holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of the Witwatersrand and is a member of SAICA.

Laurence Raven

Non-Executive Director

Laurence Raven

Laurence was appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Director in November 2020. Laurence is a Managing Director at Alcentra, having joined in 2008. Prior to joining Alcentra, Laurence worked for Merrill Lynch.