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Mary Elizabeth Homer (born 7 September 1958)[1] is a British businesswoman. She helped in expanding the Topshop globally before leaving for The White Company in July 2017.[2]

Career

Topshop in London in December 2012

Topshop

Homer was born in south-west Essex.[citation needed] She joined Topshop in 1985.[3]

Jane Shepherdson left her position as the managing director of Topshop in 2007. Homer, who was the commercial director, and Karyn Fenn, the buying director, assumed the responsibilities of running the stores as joint managing directors. Subsequently, in 2007, Karyn Fenn departed from Topshop, leading to Homer becoming the sole managing director. Following her tenure at Topshop, Homer assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer at The White Company, where her responsibilities include overseeing homewares and fashion, as well as driving international expansion efforts.[4] [5] [6] [7]

From 2008 to 2010 she was on the board of the British Fashion Council.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mary Elizabeth HOMER". Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House). 11 September 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Topshop loses managing director". BBC News. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ Gregg, Tony (31 March 2017). "Move of the week: Mary Homer leaves Topshop". Retail Week. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ^ Gonsalves, Rebecca (13 February 2012). "Topshop: A Decade Of Design". The Independent. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Sir Philip Green loses Topshop chief Mary Homer". Financial Times. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ^ Vandevelde, Mark (28 March 2017). "Sir Philip Green Loses Topshop Chief Mary Homer". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  7. ^ "Topshop Boss Mary Homer Leaves to head White Company". Manchester Fashion. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
  8. ^ "Annual Report 2009-10" (PDF). British Fashion Council. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-16. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
Business positions Preceded byJane Shepherdson Managing Director of Topshop(Joint Managing Director until August 2007) October 2006 - July 2017 Succeeded by
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