ADVISORY & GOVERNANCE

Bringing strategic clarity and governance depth
to boards navigating complex change.

BOARD VALUE

A board benefits from a NED who can hold both the strategic and operational picture at once. The ability to translate complexity into clear priorities, provide governance structure without bureaucracy, and balance independent challenge with practical support for executive teams.

Retail, consumer, sustainability, charity and
public sector boards welcome.

CORE BOARD
CONTRIBUTIONS

TRANSFORMATION ASSURANCE

Strengthening programme governance, accountability and delivery confidence across complex change.

RETAIL & DIGITAL EXPERTISE

Deep sector insight across ecommerce, omnichannel, ERP and operating model transformation.

ESG & SUSTAINABILITY

Operational and governance expertise in ethical sourcing, supply chain standards and sustainable strategy.

ENTREPRENEURIAL PERSPECTIVE

First-hand experience of commercial risk, growth and customer-led business building through founding, scaling and exiting.

BOARD & GOVERNANCE
EXPERIENCE

2018–2022
TEXTILE SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

UK Soil Association Standards Board — independent governance body reporting to the Board of Trustees. Provided oversight of standards integrity, governance and ethical supply chain including GOTS.

2008–2020

FOUNDER & DIRECTOR

Foufurnishings.com — board-level responsibility for governance, strategic planning, financial oversight and operational leadership across a multi-channel ecommerce business.

BOARD COMPETENCIES

Governance & risk oversight
Transformation assurance
Digital & ERP transformation
Retail & ecommerce strategy
Stakeholder engagement
Strategic planning
ESG & ethical supply chains
Supply chain resilience
Organisational change
Customer & commercial growth