John Lewis names Figleaves' Terrell as head of direct

by Staff, Brand Republic 14-Mar-08, 10:40

LONDON - Retailer John Lewis has appointed Figleaves' Robin Terrell as managing director of its John Lewis Direct division.

Terrell has an impressive pedigree when it comes to online retailing, having been chief operations officer at lingerie retailer Figleaves for the past three years, and managing director of Amazon.co.uk for four years before that.

At John Lewis Direct, he will be responsible for all aspects of its online business, and report to commercial director Phil Hullah.

He joins the company on April 14, taking over from Robert McCarthy, who is leaving to start his own business.

Hullah said that Terrell would "bring a wealth of first-class on-line experience and he is very passionate about the huge opportunity John Lewis have in on-line selling and multi-channel retailing".