Marchant joined Tesco’s F&F as shopping for director in 2007, earlier than rising to design director in 2014 and artistic and digital director in 2017.
Jan Marchant
She turned chief government of the F&F clothes division in 2020, taking on from Richard Value, and took on her present function as managing director of dwelling and clothes in 2022.
Katja Ahola Klamkin will be a part of Tesco over the approaching months from H&M Group, the place she is managing director of life-style enterprise unit, main H&M Dwelling, H&M Transfer and H&M Magnificence.
Throughout her 27-year tenure at H&M, she has labored in a variety of roles together with head of world growth, nation supervisor of Italy, gross sales supervisor of North America and head of merchandising. She first joined the Swedish style group as monetary controller in 1997.
Ashwin Prasad, chief industrial officer at Tesco, advised Drapers: “Jan has made an unbelievable contribution to the enterprise. She has led the house and clothes staff with product experience and keenness to supply Tesco prospects the most recent tendencies and kinds which can be fashionable, inexpensive, accessible and wearable for on a regular basis life.
“That is most notably seen within the design and launch of our thrilling F&F Dwelling vary; our partnership with The Entertainer; and the acquisition of the Paperchase model.
“Katja Ahola Klamkin has a powerful all-round industrial and retail management profile throughout quite a few management roles, disciplines and geographical places inside H&M Group. She brings together with her an actual wealth of expertise and deep experience throughout each dwelling and clothes.”
