External appointments
Independent Non-Executive Director at B&M European Value Retail S.A., Senior Independent Director of SSP Group plc, and Deputy Chair of Cancer Research UK

Date joined TheWorks.co.uk plc
September 2021

Career and experience
Carolyn has extensive experience in executive and non-executive roles in retail and consumer businesses, having spent over 25 years at Tesco where she held a number of roles including Chief Operating Officer for Tesco.com, and Commercial Director for Tesco Stores and Tesco UK Marketing Director, before being appointed Group Brand Director in 2021.

Carolyn is Chair of the Nomination Committee.

External appointments
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at JD Wetherspoon plc and The Mercantile Investment Trust plc and Trustee of the Ascot Authority. He is also a Director of Cadogan Group Limited and two related subsidiary companies

Date joined TheWorks.co.uk plc
July 2018

Career and experience
Harry joined the Board as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director in July 2018. Harry was CEO of Armajaro Asset Management LLP from 2010 until 2016, and a Non-Executive Director of Bibendum Wine Holdings Ltd until May 2016. He was co-founder and CFO of Tragus Holdings Ltd and owner of the Café Rouge and Bella Italia restaurant chains, and also worked in the shipping industry for P&O. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of JD Wetherspoon plc and Cadogan Group Limited and a Trustee of the Ascot Authority. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse.

Harry is the Chair of the Audit and a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

External appointments
Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Renishaw plc and RPS Group plc

Date joined TheWorks.co.uk plc
July 2018

Career and experience
Catherine joined the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director in July 2018. Catherine retired as Group HR Director of Genus plc in February 2018 having previously held the same role at Tesco where she led retail management development and customer service training during a period of significant expansion in the UK and overseas. Prior to this she held positions at Somerfield and Boots. Working closely with the Remuneration Committees at Genus and Tesco, Catherine has developed reward structures that align leadership motivation with group strategy. She is a graduate of Durham University with a BA Hons in English.

Catherine is the Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees.

External appointments
None

Date joined TheWorks.co.uk plc
April 2018

Career and experience
Gavin was appointed Chief Executive Officer of The Works in January 2020 after joining as Chief Financial Officer in April 2018. Prior to this he was Commercial Director at Card Factory plc where he was responsible for the Commercial function (buying, space and merchandising) alongside leadership of the Commercial Finance team. Gavin joined Card Factory in April 2011 and was a key member of a successful team that grew the business from a portfolio of 530 stores generating £56m EBITDA to a portfolio of over 900 stores generating close to £100m EBITDA, playing a key role in the successful IPO of Card Factory in 2014 and its subsequent growth and evolution as a listed business.

Gavin is a Chartered Accountant, having started his career at PwC where he spent eight years working in the audit and corporate finance departments, and has a BSc in Economics from The London School of Economics.

External appointments
None

Date joined TheWorks.co.uk plc
May 2021

Career and experience
Steve joined the Group on an interim basis as CFO in June 2020, and was appointed as permanent CFO, and as a Board Director, with effect from 14 May 2021. Steve has over 20 years’ experience of working in retail, most recently as CFO of Bonmarché Holdings plc where he led a highly effective finance function, and completed several significant transactions, including a private equity backed management buyout, and two stock market listings. Prior to joining Bonmarché in 2003, Steve qualified as a Chartered Accountant with EY, followed by seven years working at discount retailer Peacocks.