Morleys Department Stores have appointed Allan Winstanley as their new chief executive. He starts in January 2025, taking over from Nigel Blow who has been ceo for the last eight years.
Allan has come back to the UK having worked with Myer department stores in Australia where he co-led the turnaround of the business.
Prior to that he worked with Sears in the US, De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands and spent ten years with House of Fraser in the UK.
He started his career with M&S and his previous directorships have been with The British Fashion Council and The UK Fragrance Foundation.
Morleys is a group of eight department stores in and around the Greater London area, plus a store in Camp Hopson in Newbury Berkshire.
Top: Allan Winstanley has been appointed chief executive of Morleys Department Stores.