Dickson Poon - Chairman
Dr. Poon has been Chairman of Harvey Nichols since October 1991. Through a family trust, he wholly owns Harvey Nichols Group Limited, and he is the majority shareholder of Dickson Concepts (International) Limited, which is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and S.T Dupont SA, which is listed on the Paris Bourse. Dr. Poon is the group executive chairman of The Dickson Group, which he founded in 1980. The Group's retail network, currently totals 531 shops worldwide, comprising 70 in Hong Kong, 296 in the rest of China, 3 in Macau, 124 in Taiwan and 38 across Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, plus marketing subsidiaries throughout the Far East and major European markets.
Joseph Wan FCA, FCI Arb - Chief Executive
Joseph Wan, a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Arbitrator, became Chief Executive of Harvey Nichols in August 1992, having previously been the group finance director of Dickson Concepts for five years. Prior to that he spent nine years working for KPMG in Hong Kong and London. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and The Royal Society of Arts. He is currently the non-executive chairman of S.T. Dupont SA, which is listed on the Paris Bourse, a fellow subsidiary of Harvey Nichols.
Julia Bowe - Marketing Communications Director
Julia Bowe, joined Harvey Nichols in May 1998 from Liberty Plc where she held the position of Marketing Director. Previously, she worked for the Austin Reed Group where she was responsible for marketing the retail and wholesale brands within the group. She has a BA (Hons) degree in business studies and marketing, and holds a diploma of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. She is a member of the Marketing Society.
Averyl Oates - Buying Director
Averyl Oates joined Harvey Nichols in October 2004 from Harrods, where she held the position of Womenswear Merchandise Director. Following a BA degree in Music she commenced her fashion buying career at Laura Ashley. More recently she held the position of Global Retail and Merchandising Director at Emanual Ungaro in Paris and prior to this, the position of Vice President / GMM at Donna Karan in New York, responsible for the buying and operations of the Retail division.
Martin Schofield - Retail Operations Director
Martin Schofield joined Harvey Nichols in February 2003 as Head of IT. His career began with the Burton Group where he held a variety of IT positions before moving to Debenhams as Business Systems Manager for Retail. He then joined Burberry in 1999 as Retail Systems Manager with IT responsibility for UK and European retail operations. Martin was promoted to the Board in July 2006 as IT & Logistics Director and promoted to the position of Retail Operations Director in 2009. He is a member of the Institute of Directors.
Daniela Rinaldi - Concessions and Beauty Director
Daniela Rinaldi joined Harvey Nichols in June 1986. She became Controller of Perfumery and Concessions in 1996 and in 2009 was promoted to the board as Concessions and Beauty Director.
Daniela is on the board of Cosmetic Executive Women and is a member of the Institute of Directors.
