
Senior Retail Leader | Commercial Leadership | Luxury Retail | People Development
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Commercially driven Senior Store Manager and retail leader with over 35 years of progressive experience across luxury, premium and fashion retail. Recognised for building high-performing teams, developing future leaders and delivering exceptional customer experiences through inspirational leadership, commercial thinking, store management and retail operations. Over the course of my career I have led flagship and premium retail environments, managed teams of up to 25 colleagues and held full accountability for sales performance, profitability, P&L, payroll and cost control, recruitment, succession planning, visual merchandising and customer experience.
During more than 20 years with Radley Retail I progressed to Senior Store Manager, introducing coaching programmes, KPI management and data-led decision making through Power BI, alongside leadership tools that strengthened accountability, engagement and commercial awareness. Alongside my retail career I founded and successfully operated The Commplex, my own event management business, demonstrating entrepreneurial drive, commercial acumen and exceptional organisational skills.
My leadership philosophy is simple: outstanding businesses are built by developing outstanding people.
Senior Store Manager - Radley Retail Ltd
(2006-10 - 2026-08)
Store Manager - Oasis
(2005-04 - 2006-10)
Weekend Manager (Part-time alongside own business) - Warehouse
(2004-03 - 2005-03)
Founder & Event Director (Own Business) - The Commplex
(2000-05 - 2005-03)
Store Manager - Claire's Accessories
(1998 - 2000)
Store Manager - Razzle Dazzle / State of Independence
(1990 - 1998)
Sales Assistant | Assistant Manager | Store Manager - Schuh
(1988 - 1990)