Cath Kidston has announced that Marty Wikstrom has joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director. Her appointment comes after Cath Kidston Group’s shareholder Baring Private Equity Asia acquired the equity stake of TA Associates becoming the controlling majority shareholder. Marty is a founding partner of Atelier Fund, which specialises in the acquisition and development of luxury brands. She currently sits on the Boards of Fortnum & Mason, Johnstons of Elgin, The Rug Company and Farrow & Ball. Previously she was a Non-Executive Director of Bally International and Space.NK. She was also CEO of the Fashion and Accessories businesses of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA , the a large luxury goods holding company. She has, in the past, served as Managing Director of Harrods and was a Board Director of Harrods Holdings, Harrods Estates and Kurt Geiger. Marty spent 19 years at Nordstrom where she rose from a part-time sales assistant to President of the Full Line Stores Group.

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