E-commerce giant Global Fashion Group SA has appointed Helen Hickman to the role of Chief Financial Officer.
Hickmann will take up her new position on August 14, the Global Fashion Group announced on Wednesday. She follows in the footsteps of Matthew Price, who will leave the group after a handover period at the end of August to “devote himself to new professional opportunities”.
Hickman has been with GFG for over seven years and previously served as Director of Group Finance, deputizing for Price. In her previous position, she played a key role in setting up the GFG finance function, preparing the group’s IPO and overseeing the central tasks of the CFO in the areas of accounting and controlling.
“The transformation of the leadership team reflects the priorities and the changed complexity and size of the group,” said CEO Christoph Barchewitz. “With a leaner and renewed leadership structure, we are more focused than ever on advancing our platform vision while improving near-term profitability and cash flow. Helen’s appointment as CFO is a testament to the strength of our leadership team and solid succession planning.”
As of August 14, the group’s board of directors will now consist of Managing Director Christoph Barchewitz, and Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of GFG’s SEA business Gunjan Soni. Barchewitz has been the sole managing director of the group since February after Patrick Schmidt resigned as co-CEO.
At the beginning of June, the group appointed Jere Calmes as CEO of its online platform The Iconic, which operates in Australia and New Zealand. In addition, Nicolle Strauss will be responsible for the companies’ People and Planet Positive agenda as Chief People & Sustainability Officer.