Championing hope, health and happiness in retail.

From 1832 onwards the Retail Trust has evolved from its humble beginnings at the London Coffee House into the charity we recognise today. Our story would not be the same without the retail pioneers who have honoured our past and continue to shape our future. 

The Retail Trust ambassador programme is proud to partner with the new pioneers in retail: over 40 senior leaders who share our passion for putting people at the heart of what we do. By providing valuable time to raise awareness and promote crucial fundraising initiatives, our ambassadors will help us champion health in retail.

Chair of our ambassador group

Damian Hopkins CBE
2021-03-24T10:54:00+00:00
CEO/Founder, PDS Radius Brands and The Brand Group

Ambassadors

Aalish Yorke-Long
2025-03-05T13:21:00+00:00
CEO, NED and Board Advisor
Ali Athar
2024-04-17T11:17:00+01:00
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, itim
Andrew Jurd
2023-11-01T15:31:00+00:00
Head of Retail HR, Next and Pride At Next Chair
Andy Brown
2024-11-28T16:56:00+00:00
Chief People Officer, Frasers Group
Andy Moat
2021-03-24T11:47:00+00:00
People Director, B&Q
Anna Blackburn
2022-04-21T11:14:00+01:00
Managing Director, Beaverbrooks
Asif Aziz
2024-03-26T16:23:00+00:00
Retail Director, EE
Bridget Lea
2021-03-24T11:50:00+00:00
General Manager, Snap
Colin Porter
2021-03-24T11:57:00+00:00
Non-exec Chairman, Emma Bridgewater, FatFace and Le Mieux
Colin Temple
2021-03-24T12:00:00+00:00
CEO, schuh
Craig Summers
2024-03-26T16:33:00+00:00
MD UK / VP Northern Europe & MEA, Manhattan Associates
Darren Sanderson-Williams
2021-10-19T13:50:00+01:00
Founder of Williams Harding Consulting and GM at Specsavers
David Robinson
2021-03-24T12:11:00+00:00
CEO, Dobbie’s
Ed Connolly
2021-03-24T12:12:00+00:00
Group CCO, Currys Plc
Fiona Lambert
2022-01-27T14:17:00+00:00
Fraser Brown
2022-04-21T08:07:00+01:00
Retail and Property Director, Heathrow Airport Limited
Frode Berg
2024-09-12T09:20:00+01:00
Chief Executive Officer at Maze
Gary Thatcher
2023-09-14T10:40:00+01:00
CEO & Co-Founder, The Retail Summit
Hannah Ngakane
2021-03-24T12:20:00+00:00
Strategic Partner Manager for English Speaking Countries, Pinterest
Helen Connolly
2022-09-21T14:20:00+01:00
CEO, New Look
Helen Dickinson OBE
2022-07-04T09:50:00+01:00
Chief Executive, BRC
James Gold
2021-03-24T12:52:00+00:00
Co-Founder, Skinnydip
James Gordon
2021-08-24T10:22:00+01:00
Marketing Director, Karcher GB & Ireland
James Hurrell
2023-02-21T13:35:00+00:00
Managing Director, Grocery & Consumer | Wincanton
Jennifer Morrison
2023-03-16T11:12:00+00:00
MD, Adobe Digital media enterprise, UKI, Middle East & Africa
Jo Hayward
2025-02-05T13:58:00+00:00
Vice president, mobility & convenience retail of bp
Julian Burnett
2021-07-14T10:28:00+01:00
CEO, Quercus
Karl Doyle
2021-03-24T13:01:00+00:00
Vice President, George Clothing at Asda
Kevin Barrett
2023-06-08T12:37:00+01:00
Group CEO, Nestware Holdings Ltd
Kypros Kyprianou
2021-09-10T09:16:00+01:00
Group Chief Executive for the Theo Paphitis Retail Group
Liz Bell
2021-08-24T09:31:00+01:00
HR Director, Screwfix
Lorraine Culligan
2021-03-24T13:58:00+00:00
Group Director of People and Culture, Primark
Lucy Williams
2023-05-16T11:29:00+01:00
Head of Legal, the Vet Group
Mark Newtown-Jones
2021-03-24T14:10:00+00:00
Non-Executive Director, Mothercare
Mark Wright
2021-03-24T14:17:00+00:00
Global Operations Director, FatFace
Michael Munnelly
2024-05-20T11:11:00+01:00
President, TJX Europe
Mike Butler
2023-11-17T15:14:00+00:00
Sales and Marketing Executive Director, Nutun
Nick Beighton
2023-02-03T13:14:00+00:00
CEO, Matchesfashion
Nick Burton
2021-11-15T12:15:00+00:00
Technology Director, Screwfix
Nick McConnell
2024-05-31T12:43:00+01:00
Group Commercial & HR Director, TwentyCi Limited
Nigel Oddy
2024-03-26T16:43:00+00:00
CEO, American Golf
Paddy Earnshaw
2021-03-24T14:28:00+00:00
Customer and Digital Director, B&Q
Paddy Lillis
2023-07-13T14:06:00+01:00
General Secretary, Usdaw
Peter Fuller
2024-04-17T11:23:00+01:00
Managing Director, Retail at GXO
Ralph Robinson
2025-03-21T14:25:00+00:00
Head of Strategic Growth, BJSS
Roger Bannister
2021-03-25T09:17:00+00:00
Chief Buying Officer, TJX Europe
Sach Kukadia
2021-03-30T10:23:00+01:00
Founder, CEO and Chairman of 7879
Sarah Welsh
2022-09-21T14:22:00+01:00
Retail CEO, N Brown
Sarah Willett
2021-09-27T09:56:00+01:00
Chief People Officer, The Very Group
Sean Ghouse
2022-09-21T14:24:00+01:00
Director of Retail UK, Fortnum & Mason
Simon Smith
2022-04-29T14:00:00+01:00
Retail Director, Beaverbrooks
Sir Ian Cheshire
2021-03-25T09:20:00+00:00
Non-Executive Director, Barclays, BT Group plc and Chairman Menhaden plc and Chair of Prince Wales’s Charitable fund
Stuart Dorman
2025-01-21T16:08:00+00:00
Chief Innovation Officer, Sabio Group
Tomas Pinås
2024-09-12T09:07:00+01:00
VP of global sales at Maze
Touker Suleyman
2021-03-25T09:26:00+00:00
Owner, Hawes & Curtis, Ghost and Low Profile Holdings, Investor on BBC’s Dragons Den