The Council
Members of the Council have been selected to ensure broad representation from across the retail sector.
Co-chairs
- Paul Scully, Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets
- Richard Pennycook, Chairman of Howdens Joinery, On the Beach and Two Sister’s Food Group/Boporan Holdings; lead non-executive director of the Department for Education.
Membership
- Nick Beighton, Chief Executive, ASOS
- Roger Burnley, CEO, ASDA
- Carl Creswell, Director Professional Business Services, Retail and Post Directorate BEIS
- Helen Dickinson, Chief Executive, British Retail Consortium
- Ian Filby, Chairman, Sofology, Joules
- Andrew Goodacre, Chief Executive, British Independent Retailers Association
- Peter Jelkeby, UK & IE Country Manager, IKEA
- Ursula Lidbetter, Chief Executive, Lincolnshire Co-op
- Paddy Lillis, General Secretary, USDAW
- James Lowman, Chief Executive, Association of Convenience Stores
- Dave McCarthy, Head of Consumer Retail Europe, HSBC
- Nick Read, CEO, Post Office
- Victoria Robertshaw, Co-owner, Keelham Farm Shop
- John Rogers, CFO WPP
- Diane Savory, Chair, GFirst LEP
- Craig Watson, Deputy Director Retail, Services and Sectors Hub, BEIS
Upcoming meetings
- 03 February 2021
- 2 June 2021
- 1 September 2021
- 8 December 2021
Our Charter, agendas and minutes of meetings, and copies of correspondence with Government are available for download below.