Liberty PLC
14 September 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
14th September 2007
LIBERTY APPOINTS INTERNET DIRECTOR
Liberty Plc, the iconic luxury brand and West End retail emporium, today
announces another senior appointment as part of its strategy to establish the
business as a major global luxury brand.
Guy Hipwell, 37, has been appointed Director of Internet, Supply Chain and
Retail Merchandising, effective from October 2007. His principal
responsibilities are to develop Liberty's e-commerce offer to reflect, in
particular, growing international awareness of the Liberty of London luxury
brand, streamline the Group's supply chain and assume control of the
merchandising function.
Guy is joining Liberty from Harrods where he contributed significantly to the
development of the store's merchandising and e-commerce divisions. Most recently
he was Director of Home Shopping and prior to that Controller of Merchandise
Planning. For the last two years Guy has also been a member of the store's
management board. Before that he was responsible for merchandising and
e-commerce at Storehouse Group and Arcadia.
Geoffroy de La Bourdonnaye, Liberty's Chief Executive, said: 'Guy is the right
man to help develop Liberty's e-commerce platform and expand its customer base
beyond the flagship store. I am very proud to welcome such a highly experienced
senior executive whose expertise in both retail and the Internet will add
further momentum to our plans to become a global luxury player.'
Ends.
Contact:
Geoffroy de La Bourdonnaye, Chief Executive, Liberty. Tel: 020 7734 1234
Baron Phillips, Baron Phillips Associates. Tel: 020 7920 3161
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