Lyttle will be a part of M&S on 3 March, the place he’ll spend his first month in shops and provide chain earlier than a handover interval. He beforehand spent 5 years as CEO of Boohoo Group and 9 years at Primark as COO.
Value, who has been in his position since July 2020, will depart on 30 April to pursue a portfolio profession.
In the meantime, Maddy Evans, at the moment womenswear director, will tackle a broader position together with lingerie to turn into director of M&S Lady.
Lingerie director Charlotte Davies, who lately joined from Hunkemöller, will report into Evans.
David Brittain can be becoming a member of M&S as director of residence and wonder on the finish of April. He’s at the moment enterprise improvement director of Amazon Style, Europe.
Brittain will exchange Heidi Woodhouse who can be leaving M&S after a handover interval.
Stuart Machin, CEO of M&S, mentioned Value’s management has put its clothes enterprise “on a a lot stronger footing” with improved product, type perceptions, gross sales and market share.
“That mentioned, there stays a lot to do and a lot alternative on this subsequent section of our plan to reshape M&S for future progress,” he mentioned, “I’m assured that this [new leadership] group will convey the recent perspective, power and drive required to up the tempo and scale of change on this subsequent section of transformation throughout M&S’s clothes, residence and wonder enterprise.”
Value mentioned: “I’m proud to have helped rebuild the M&S clothes, residence & magnificence enterprise and led a group which has reworked product, grown gross sales and market share and, most significantly, confidence. I really feel now could be the best time for me to step away from full-time government life and I’m happy to be handing the baton to John.”
Lyttle mentioned: “M&S is someplace I’ve at all times needed to work, and it’s a actual privilege to affix the clothes, residence and wonder enterprise at a time when there’s each a lot momentum and alternative.”
Value was named Chief of the Yr at Drapers Awards 2023 and obtained an MBE for companies to vogue within the King’s New Yr Honours checklist 2024.
