The Lord Wolfson of Aspley Guise

CEO, Next

Retail guru Simon Wolfson is the CEO of Next. As a business, Next continues to deliver its goods in an impressive fashion thanks to its consistent multi-channel expertise and stable management. Wolfson is credited with this success. He is not just an extremely effective retailer of high street fashion but a widely respected commentator in the industry. As an authority, Wolfson regularly provides detailed commentary on the economic outlook and was one of the first businessmen to predict the economic crisis. A supporter of transparency, he gives quarterly updates on the movement in Next’s weekly sales. Wolfson became the youngest chief executive of any FTSE 100 company when he accepted the position at Next in 2001.

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