itim Group launches new retail advisory committee

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itim Group PLC

18 January 2022

 

18 January 2022

itim Group plc

("itim" or "the Company" and together with its subsidiaries "the Group")

itim Group plc launches new retail advisory committee

itim Group plc, a SaaS based technology company that enables store-based retailers to optimise their businesses to improve financial performance, is pleased to announce that the Company has created a new retail advisory committee. The initial members of the new retail advisory committee are:

• · ·	Justin King (Non-Executive Director of the Company) is also a Non-Executive Director of Marks & Spencer plc and serves on the Public Interest Body for PwC. He was Vice Chairman of Terra Firma until May 2021, where he acted as an adviser to the General Partner. Prior to this, Justin was the CEO of Sainsbury's between 2004 and 2014, where he led the business through a major turnaround which led to nine years of profit growth. Lee Williams (Non-Executive Director of the Company) was also CFO at French Connection joining in April 2016 from ASOS, the global online fashion destination, where he was Director of Finance. Prior to that, he was CFO of the WorldStores and Kiddicare businesses and Head of Financial Planning and Analysis at BrightHouse Group Plc. He spent the majority of the earlier part of his career at Wm. Morrison Supermarkets Plc and Kingfisher Plc in various senior finance roles. Beth Butterwick  the current CEO at Jigsaw. Beth is a customer-centric leader with a track record for a 'digital first' modernisation programmes, whose passion for all things retail has led to an outstanding career in the fashion industry.
•	Chris Brook-Carter  is the CEO at the Retail Trust (one of the industry's largest and most influential charities). Prior to joining the Retail Trust as CEO, Chris was the MD and Senior VP of Retail Week and the World Retail Congress. Chris has been a passionate supporter, advocate and champion of UK retail across his entire career.
•	Simon Forster  former CEO at Selfridges. During his time at Selfridges, the store was voted World's Best Department store four times (IGDS). Currently, Simon holds several Advisor and Non-Executive roles working across the global retail industry.

Ali Athar, CEO of itim Group plc, said:

"Joining together what we believe are some of the most successful leaders in retail, including the Company's directors Justin King and Lee Williams, we welcome a number of high-profile new advisors to our team. This committee will help guide the development and direction of the Company moving forward. I believe the quality of this advisory committee is testament to the strength of our offering and their expertise and experience will ensure the Group continues to offer the very best service to clients and accelerate the growth of the business."

Enquiries:

Itim Group plc	Ali Athar, CEO Ian Hayes CFO	0207 598 7700
WH Ireland (NOMAD & Broker)	Katy Mitchell Harry Ansell Darshan Patel	0207 220 1666
IFC Advisory	Graham Herring Florence Chandler	0207 3934 6630

ABOUT ITIM

itim was established in 1993 by its founder, and current Chief Executive Officer, Ali Athar. itim was initially formed as a consulting business, helping retailers effect operational improvement. From 1999 the Company began to expand into the provision of proprietary software solutions and by 2004 the Company was focused exclusively on digital technology. itim has grown both organically and through a series of acquisitions of small, legacy retail software systems and associated applications which itim has redeveloped to create a fully integrated end to end Omni-channel platform.

 

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