Harvey Nichols boss resigns after strategy dispute with owner
Manju Malhotra, who joined retailer 25 years ago, is understood to have disagreed over pace of change
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Manju Malhotra, who joined retailer 25 years ago, is understood to have disagreed over pace of change
Recognised as the one of the world’s premier luxury fashion retailers, Harvey Nichols today announces that Manju Malhotra has resigned from her position as
Plans to enact significant changes at the company are said to be the cause of the split
It’s understood that she and Dickson Poon didn’t see eye to eye on the plans for the business.
Harvey Nichols has promoted its COO Manju Malhotra to CEO, effective immediately. She has become the luxury retailer’s first official boss since 2017, when a leadership team reshuffle saw then-CEO Stacey Cartwright move into the role of deputy chairman. Malhotra has led the business since 2018 as co-COO alongside Daniela Rinaldi, until she went it alone when Rinaldi resigned in December 2019 to join professional services company Genpact’s board of directors. Malhotra joined Harvey Nichols in 1998 as an internal audit officer and progressed through the company in roles including group head...