Advisory Board

Juliet Anammah
Chair and Group Chief Sustainability Officer
Jumia Nigeria

Juliet Anammah is Chair and Group Chief Sustainability Officer of Jumia Nigeria, the leading pan-African e-commerce platform and provider of marketplace, logistics and payment services, and Africa’s first Tech start-up to be listed on the NYSE. Juliet joined Jumia in 2015 as CEO having previously worked with Sanofi Aventis and then led Accenture’s Consumer Goods practice in West Africa. Juliet is based in the US.

Roy Bagattini
Group CEO
Woolworths

Roy Bagattini is Group CEO of Woolworths, a leading retailer of fashion, beauty, home, food and financial services provider across South Africa, Australia and 10 other countries in sub-Saharan Africa and New Zealand through Woolworths, David Jones, Country Road Group and Woolworths Financial Services. Prior to joining Woolworths in 2000, Roy worked with Levis as President APAC, Middle East & Africa and President Americas, following an earlier career with SAB Miller and Carlsberg. Roy is based in South Africa.

Gaston Bottazzini
CEO
Falabella

Gaston Bottazzini is CEO of Falabella, Latin America’s largest retail platform with operations across seven countries spanning Supermarkets, Home Improvement, Financial Services, Shopping Centres, digital marketplaces and payment processing.  Gaston joined Falabella in 2008 and became CEO in 2018.  Prior to Falabella, Gaston was a partner at McKinsey.  An Argentinian national, Gaston is based in Chile.

Julian Diaz Gonzalez
CEO
Dufry 

Julian Diaz Gonzalez was CEO of Dufry from 2004 – 2022, during which time the company became the world’s number one travel retailer, operating over 2500 shops in 65 countries.  Prior to Dufry, Julian held various other positions in travel retail including General Management roles with TNT Leisure, Aldeasa and Latinoamericana.  He has also been a Non-Executive Director with the international food franchise retail group, DIA.  A Spanish national, Julian is based in Switzerland.

Sally Elliott
Co-Leader, Global Retail Practice
Spencer Stuart

Sally Elliott is Co-Leader, Global Retail Practice of Spencer Stuart, the leading executive search and leadership advisory firm.  She specialises in Board and CEO succession across the global retail sector. Sally is based in the UK. 

Dave Kimbell
CEO
Ulta Beauty

Dave Kimbell is CEO of Ulta Beauty, the largest beauty retailer in the US selling mass and prestige cosmetics, fragrances, skin care and hair care products from over 1,250 stores and at ulta.com.  Dave joined Ulta Beauty in 2014 and became CEO in 2021.  Prior to Ulta Beauty, he was Chief Marketing Officer and & EVP at US Cellular following an earlier career in Marketing with Seventh Generation, PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble.  Dave is based in the US. 

Alexander Lacik
CEO & President
Pandora 

Alexander Lacik is CEO & President of Pandora, the world’s largest jewellery brand, sold in over 100 countries through 6,800 points of sale and more than 2,600 concept stores.  Prior to joining Pandora in 2019, Alexander was CEO of Britax, a British manufacturer of childcare products.  He has also held CEO and senior management positions at Kasthall Goly & Mattor, Procter & Gamble and Reckitt Benckiser where he was Head of North America.  A Swedish national, Alexander is based in Denmark.

Stuart Machin
CEO
Marks & Spencer

Stuart Machin is CEO of Marks & Spencer, a leading British retailer selling food, clothing and homeware in over 100 countries.  Stuart is also a Director of Ocado Retail.  Prior to Marks & Spencer, Stuart held General Management, operational and commercial roles with Sainsbury’s, British Home Stores, Tesco and Asda in the UK, as well as COO of Coles and CEO of Target in Australia.  Stuart is based in the UK. 

Jaume Miquel Naudi
Chair & CEO
Tendam

Jaume Miquel Naudi is Chair & CEO of Tendam, a global European fashion group with 10 own brands such as Women’secret, Springfield, Cortefiel and Pedro Del Hierro, and around 150 third party brands, managed through an omni-channel ecosystem that integrates digital with c.2000 points of sale across 80 countries.  Jaume joined the group in 2006, became CEO in 2016 and Chair in 2019.  Before Tendam, Jaume held leadership roles at Timberland, Dockers and Levi Strauss. Jaume is based in Spain. 

Falguni Nayar
Founder & CEO
Nykaa

Falguni Nayar is the Founder & CEO of Nykaa, India’s largest  omni-channel beauty and lifestyle destination. Prior to founding Nykaa a decade ago, Falguni was Managing Director at Kotak Mahindra Investment Bank. She is also on the Board of several companies like Kotak Securities and Dabur India. Nykaa was recently named a Time100 Most Influential Company of 2022. Falguni is based in India.

Ian McGarrigle
Chair
World Retail Congress

Ian McGarrigle is Chair of the World Retail Congress which he founded in 2007.  Ian has specialised in the retail sector for over three decades as a journalist, editor, publisher and founder of the World Retail Congress.  Ian is based in the UK. 

Judith McKenna
President & CEO
Walmart International

Judith McKenna is President & CEO of Walmart International, employing 550,000 associates across 23 countries for all Walmart’s operations outside the US.  Prior to leading Walmart International, Judith was EVP & COO for Walmart US, EVP of Strategy & Development for Walmart International, and CFO then COO of Asda UK. Judith is a Board member of Walmex in Mexico, as well as Flipkart and PhonePe in India.    A British national, Judith is based in the US.

Tina Mueller
member of the Supervisory Board
Douglas

Tina Mueller is a member of the Supervisory Board of Douglas where she was CEO until November 2022. Tina led the transformation and digitisation of Douglas to become Europe’s number one premium beauty platform in physical and online channels.  Prior to joining Douglas in 2017, Tina was Chief Marketing Officer at Opel, following an earlier career with Henkel.  Tina is based in Germany.

Frederico Trajano Inacio Rodrigues
President
Magazine Luiza

Frederico Trajano is the CEO of Magalu, one of the largest retailers in Latin America and the largest digital retail platform in Brazil overseeing a conglomerate of over 1,500 physical stores nationwide. Fred joined Magalu in 2000, following an earlier career with Deutsche Bank Securities and Westphere Equity Investors. He was named CEO in 2016, and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Hani Weiss
CEO
Majid Al Futtaim Retail

Hani Weiss is CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Retail, a food and non-food retailer and the exclusive franchisee of Carrefour in 31 countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, operating 450 stores, with market leadership in each of the 16 countries in which it operates.   Hani joined Majid Al Futtaim in 2001 and became CEO in 2017.  A Lebanese national, Hani is based in Dubai.

Ying Xu
President
Wumei Technology Group

Ying Xu is President of Wumei Technology Group, the owner of Wumart Stores, a leading Chinese online and offline retailer. Ying joined Wumei in 2004 and led a digital transformation from traditional retail stores to become an omni-channel supply chain business.  Prior to Wumei, Ying worked with LG Chem/Tianjin International Investment Corp and was an associate professor of Supply Chain Management at Tianjin University of Finance & Economics.  Ying holds Independent Non-Executive Director roles with Naspers, Prosus and Swire Pacific.  Ying is based in China.