Anders Kristiansen (businessman)
Anders Christian Kristiansen (born 5 February 1967) is a Danish businessman and an ex-chief Executive of the British retail chain New Look.[1] He was appointed Chief executive of Esprit in 2018.[2]
Early life[edit]
Kristiansen grew up in Denmark.
Career[edit]
Early in his career, Kristiansen held executive positions at Bog & Ide in Denmark and Euro Buro in Germany.[3][4] Kristiansen was Director of International Accounts at Herlitz in Germany before becoming European Sales and Marketing Director at GBC in Belgium.[4]
In 2000, Kristiansen joined Lyreco, the worldwide distributor of office supplies and workplace products, serving as Managing Director of Europe in France.[4][5] From 2003 to 2010, Kristiansen was Managing Director for Asia Pacific, based in China.[5]
Staples Inc.[edit]
In 2010, Kristiansen was appointed President of China and SVP at Staples Inc., the Fortune 500 American multinational office supply retailing corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and was a member of the Senior Leadership Team.[4]
BESTSELLER Fashion Group China[edit]
In 2011, Kristiansen was appointed Vice CEO of Bestseller Fashion Group China, one of China's leading fashion retailers, operating more than 7,000 stores in over 500 cities throughout China.[6][7]
New Look[edit]
In 2013, Kristiansen was appointed Chief Executive of New Look, the global fashion retailer based in Weymouth in Dorset.[1] New Look has over 1,100 stores in 16 countries. During his time at the company, New Look implemented an omnichannel retail strategy, launched several third-party ecommerce platforms and entered the Chinese market to build a network of 130 stores alongside an online business in the country.[8] In May 2015, New Look was sold to Brait SA, the investment company, for £1.9bn.[9] Kristiansen departed the business in September 2017 following a significant drop in revenue and profits, from which the business has struggled to recover.
Permira[edit]
Kristiansen is an advisor to Permira, a global private equity fund.[2]
Esprit[edit]
In March 2018, Kristiansen was appointed Group CEO of Esprit Holdings, a global retail brand selling fashion and housewares, succeeding Jose Martínez.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Assistant, Editorial (2012-12-05). "New Look appoints new CEO - Retail Gazette". Retail Gazette. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ a b c "Fashion exec named to succeed Esprit CEO Martínez". The Standard. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "Indkøbssamarbejde: in/out har smidt Jørn Bach på porten | BogMarkedet". BogMarkedet (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ a b c d "Staples announces changes in its international business". www.poandpo.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ a b "Kristiansen to leave Lyreco | OPI - Office Products International". www.opi.net. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "New Look eyes China expansion after profits jump". Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Bestseller Fashion Group (China) Go Live with 7thonline Allocation - 7thonline". www.7thonline.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "New Look puts sales growth down to multichannel trading, but warns of 'challenging' UK trading". InternetRetailing. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "Meet the South African billionaire that just bought New Look". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2018-05-22.