Helen Connolly (born December 1972) is a British businesswoman. She is the

chief commercial officer The chief commercial officer (CCO) (sometime referred to as the chief business officer) is an executive-level role, with the holder being responsible for the commercial strategy and the development of an organization. It typically involves activi ...

of New Look and was previously the chief executive officer of

Bonmarché Bonmarché ( ) is a clothing retailer based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. The business was founded in 1982, and was acquired by the Peacock Group in July 2002. The clothing retailer had over 380 stores nationwide, employed over 4,000 peo ...

Early life

She attended Manchester Metropolitan University, where she studied Clothing.

Career

Dorothy Perkins

She worked for

Dorothy Perkins Dorothy Perkins is an online British women's fashion brand based in the United Kingdom. Formerly a store chain, it sold both its own range of clothes and branded fashion goods until February 2021, when it became part of Boohoo.com, having been ...

as head of Buying from 2006 to 2008.

Asda

She worked for Asda from 2003 to 2006, and from 2008 to 2016.

Bonmarché

In August 2016 she became the chief executive of

. The former chief executive became chief executive of Karen Millen. In December 2019, Connolly stepped down from her position.

New Look

In January 2020 she became the

for New Look, replacing Roger Wightman, who had worked for New Look for 30 Years.

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