The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has today announced new appointments to its top three leadership roles.
Its new Chairman will be Ian Cheshire. He takes over on 1 October 2012 from current Chairman Rob Templeman and will serve for two years. Cheshire is a major retail industry figure having been group chief executive of Kingfisher since January 2008.
Templeman, who has served as Chairman for one year, will stay on for a further year in the role of Deputy Chairman. Lucy Neville-Rolfe, who has served as BRC Deputy Chairman, is stepping down at the BRC’s next board meeting. She has been appointed President of EuroCommerce in Brussels (where the BRC is an active member).
On the new Chairman and Deputy Chairman, BRC Director General Stephen Robertson said: “I am delighted that Ian has accepted this role. He has a rich understanding of retail and of the political process. The BRC will benefit hugely from having a serving retail Chief Executive of Ian’s stature as its Chairman”.
Meanwhile, Robertson is to be replaced by Helen Dickinson as the BRC’s new Director General. She will formally take over the post on 1 January 2013 from Robertson who will have been Director General for five years.
Dickinson has over 20 years’ experience at KPMG as UK Head of Retail and Audit and Relationship Partner for many retail businesses. She is also a highly regarded media commentator on developments in the industry and is a founder member and Chair of the KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank which meets quarterly to assess the state of health of the sector.
On the new Director General, Templeman, said: “Ian and I are delighted to welcome someone of Helen’s calibre to lead the BRC in its next phase of development. She brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the sector to the role. Her extensive experience at the highest level will help us support members through these challenging times.
“On behalf of all the BRC’s members, I would like to thank Stephen Robertson for leading the BRC so successfully over the last five years.”
Dickinson added: “Against the current economic backdrop, the BRC’s work in supporting retailers to develop their businesses and tackling the challenges that they, and the sector, face is more crucial than ever. The organisation provides an important voice and leadership to the industry and will continue to play a vital role to help it adapt and change as technology and economic pressures cause traditional retail models to evolve.
“My experience at KPMG has enabled me to work closely with a wide range of retailers across many areas, as well as consider developments across the market as a whole, which I hope will prove an excellent grounding for this role”.
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