Leadership
John Gildersleeve
Non-Executive Chairman

John joined New Look as Non-executive Chairman in January 2010. He has held senior roles and board positions in leading international companies within retail, property, telecoms and media including Tesco, Gallaher Group and Vodafone. He brings senior Board experience to New Look along with unparalleled corporate knowledge and insight. John is also Non-executive Chairman at Carphone Warehouse and sits on the board of British Land.

Carl McPhail
Chief Executive Officer

Carl became Chief Executive Officer of the New Look Group in April 2008. He first joined New Look in 2001 as Managing Director, with responsibility for Marketing, Operations and International, and was President of MIM from June 2003. Prior to joining New Look, Carl worked as the Retail Operations Director at Selfridges, and in senior positions at Arcadia, Burton Group and River Island during his 27 years in the retail sector.

Alastair Miller
Chief Financial Officer

Alastair joined the New Look Group as Group Finance Director in 2000 He then became Chief Financial Officer, responsible for Finance, IT, Strategic Planning, eCommerce, Internal Audit and Company Secretariat. Prior to joining them, he was Group Finance Director at RAC, and a Finance Director within the BTR Group. Alastair qualified as a chartered accountant at Price Waterhouse, where he was also a management consultant.



Will Kernan
Group Managing Director

Will became Group MD of New Look [channels] in January 2010. Since joining in May 1999 he has held a number of roles including Group Finance and IT Director, Managing Director of UK & Eire and Group MD (owned stores). With almost 20 years' of apparel retail experience, Will has previously held senior roles at Burtons, Debenhams, Principles and Sears.

Linda Owen
Group HR Director

Linda joined New Look as Group HR Director in January 2008 and is responsible for Group Learning, Reward, Communication and Social Responsibility. Prior to joining New Look, Linda was the HR Director for The Body Shop UK/ROI, and spent much of her career with Tesco Stores Ltd in a variety of operational, change and HR roles both in the UK and Central Europe.