Steve johnson

Interim Executive Chair and CEO

First appointed to the Board as CEO of N Brown in February 2019 having been appointed Interim CEO in September 2018, Steve has served as Interim Executive Chair and CEO since May 2024. Having originally joined the Group as Financial Services Director in February 2016, he was appointed CEO of the Financial Services Operating Board in November 2017. Steve joined N Brown from Shop Direct Group Limited where he was Financial Services Marketing and Product Director for four years and prior to that held senior roles at Sainsbury’s and Halifax. Steve is a Non-Executive Director of Currys plc.

Dominic Appleton

Chief Financial Officer

Dominic was appointed CFO on 07 June 2023 after joining the Group as CFO designate in March 2023. Dominic is an experienced finance professional having spent a total of ten years at The Very Group (previously Shop Direct), most recently as Group Finance Director. He has previously held Chief Financial Officer roles at online bathroom retailer, VictoriaPlum.com, and leading footwear brand, Hotter Shoes. Prior to this he worked in senior finance roles at SSL International and Procter & Gamble, having begun his career at KPMG where he qualified as a chartered accountant. 

Lord Alliance of Manchester CBE

Non-Executive Director

Lord Alliance was appointed a Director and Chair of the Company in 1968. He stood down as Chair on 1 September 2012. Co-founder and former Chairman of Coats Viyella PLC, Lord Alliance holds numerous honorary doctorates. Lord Alliance is also a Director of a number of private companies, committees and trustee bodies. He was appointed a life peer in 2004. 

Michael Ross

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed to the Board in January 2018, Michael has over 30 years’ experience in digital and data-driven transformation. He is the Chief Scientist at EDITED and has co-founded businesses including figleaves.com, eCommera and DynamicAction. He has advised a wide range of businesses across retail, telecommunications, FS and consumer goods. He started his career at McKinsey as a consultant in the early days of the Internet. Michael is a Non-Executive Director of Domestic & General, QMetrics Group and Sainsbury’s Bank. He also an Executive Fellow at London Business School.


Joshua Alliance

Non-Executive Director

Joshua joined the Board in December 2020. After graduating from Manchester University in 2011, and following experience working in other developing hi-tech businesses, Joshua joined the Company in 2014. He was formerly Head of Business Innovation for J.D. Williams & Company Limited. Joshua is a Non-Executive Director of a number of digitally based public and private companies in the UK and Israel including SimilarWeb, Moon Active, Sparkbeyond, EyeSpy360, Hexa, Woo.io, SeeTrue and Dropit Shopping. 

Dominic Platt

Independent Non-Executive Director

Dominic was appointed to the Board in June 2021. Dominic is the current Chief Financial Officer of JD Sports Fashion Plc, a position he has held since October 2023. Prior to joining JD Sports, Dominic spent seven years at BGL Group from 2016 – 2023, where he was Chief Financial Officer. Before BLG, Dominic spent five years at Darty plc, where he was Group Finance Director and Managing Director of International Businesses; and 18 years at Cable and Wireless plc where he held a number of financial roles. Dominic is the Chair of the N Brown Audit and Risk Committee. 

Meg Lustman

Independent Non-Executive Director

Appointed in April 2023, Meg brings over 35 years of retail experience to the Board. Meg was previously CEO of British affordable luxury brand, Hobbs, and prior to this has held senior positions at many of the UK’s leading fashion retailers. Meg is Chair of the Group's Remuneration Committee. Meg currently serves as Vice Chair of Court and Remuneration Committee, Chair at Glasgow Caledonian University and is Chair of St Luke’s Hospice (Harrow and Brent).

Christian Wells

Company Secretary

Christian rejoined as General Counsel and Company Secretary in August 2022 having served as Interim General Counsel and Company Secretary to N Brown Group from October 2021 to March 2022.  Christian joined from Yell Group Limited (formerly Hibu Group Limited), a leading digital marketing business spanning across the US and UK, where he was General Counsel, Company Secretary and Chief Risk Officer. Prior to this, Christian was Chief Counsel Europe and Chief Counsel UK Group at Sara Lee Corporation, an American consumer goods company. Christian is Chair of the Environmental, Social and Governance Committee.