Helen Connolly (born December 1972) is a British businesswoman. She is the

chief commercial officer The chief commercial officer (CCO) (sometimes referred to as the chief business officer) is an executive-level role, with the holder being responsible for the commercial management and the development of an organization. It typically involves a ...

of New Look and was previously the

chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a chief executive or managing director, is the top-ranking corporate officer charged with the management of an organization, usually a company or a nonprofit organization. CEOs find roles in variou ...

Bonmarché Bonmarché ( ) is a British clothing retailer founded by Singh Chima in 1982. Since April 2019, the retailer has been owned by The Edinburgh Woollen Mill. The clothing retailer had over 380 stores nationwide, employed over 4,000 people an ...

Early life

She attended

Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Metropolitan University is located in the centre of Manchester, England. The university has 40,000 students and over 4,000 members of staff. It is home to four faculties (Arts and Humanities, Business and Law, Health and Education ...

, where she studied Clothing.

Career

Dorothy Perkins

She worked for

Dorothy Perkins Dorothy Perkins is a British online women's fashion retailer operated by Debenhams Group in the United Kingdom. Formerly a store chain, it sold both its own range of clothes and branded fashion goods until February 2021, when it became part o ...

as head of Buying from 2006 to 2008.

Asda

She worked for

Asda Asda Stores Limited (), trading as Asda and often styled as ASDA, is a British supermarket and petrol station chain. Its headquarters is in Leeds, England. The company was incorporated as Associated Dairies and Farm Stores in 1949. It expanded ...

from 2003 to 2006, and from 2008 to 2016.

Bonmarché

In August 2016 she became the chief executive of

. The former chief executive became chief executive of

Karen Millen Karen Millen is a brand owned by Debenhams Group. The brand specialises in tailoring, Coat (clothing), coats and evening gown, evening wear. It was acquired in 2019 following the collapse of Karen Millen Fashions Ltd, a company that operated a chai ...

. In December 2019, Connolly stepped down from her position.

New Look

In January 2020 she became the

for New Look, replacing Roger Wightman, who had worked for New Look for 30 Years.

References

External links

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