FASHION RETAIL NEWS UK
Ann Summers reshuffles leadership team
10 July, 2023 | by Angela Beevers
Ann Summers has reorganised its leadership team with the promotion of Maria Hollins to the position of chief executive.
She has succeeded Vanessa Gold who has now moved to the role of chair.
The moves follow the death of the company’s former chief executive, Jacqueline Gold, in March after a long battle with breast cancer. Jacqueline was executive chair at the time of her death.
Vanessa has held the chief executive role since February 2022.
Prior to joining Ann Summers in 2019, Hollins worked as executive product and trading director at House of Fraser. Her career has also included a stint at Asos where he most recent position was product and trading director. Until February 2023, she was a non-executive director at KIDLY.
