NEXT
Tom is a partner at Apax Partners, the global private equity firm. He joined Apax in 1998 and leads its Consumer investing activities in Europe. In that role, he serves on the board of a number of retailers and digital marketplaces. He has considerable experience of working with businesses as they deal with the strategic, operational and managerial challenges and opportunities created by rapidly changing consumer behaviour. Tom’s listed company experience includes serving on the board of Ascential plc in 2016 and AutoTrader Group plc until 2016, following its successful IPO in 2015.
Prior to joining Apax, Tom worked at S.G. Warburg and Deutsche Bank. He was appointed to the Board in July 2020.
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NEXT
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NEXT plc is a United Kingdom-based retailer offering clothing, footwear, accessories and home products. The Company's segments include NEXT Retail, a chain of over 500 stores in the United Kingdom and Eire; NEXT Directory, an online and catalogue shopping business with over four million active customers and international Websites serving approximately 70 countries; NEXT International Retail, with approximately 200 mainly franchised stores; NEXT Sourcing, which designs and sources NEXT branded products; Lipsy, which designs and sells Lipsy branded younger women's fashion products, and Property Management, which holds properties and property leases which are sub-let to other segments and external parties. Lipsy also sells directly through its own stores and Website, to wholesale customers and to franchise partners. The Company's franchise partners operate approximately 180 stores in over 30 countries.