Meet The Directors

Dr. Julie King has worked in academia for over 30 years, in 1994 she joined Nottingham Trent University establishing a pioneering online trend sourcing website, creating the first CD catalogue of designer catwalk collections for Drapers in 1998. At the Hong Kong Polytechnic University she established the first MA in Fashion and Textiles in the […]

After many years working in various sectors of the textile industry, Jonty is now the Head of Quality Sourcing for Primark.

Garry has over 20 years of Retail Marketing experience with Brands such as Marks and Spencer and the Shop Direct Group. He also has spent over 10 years working with the sustainable garment aftercare brands Johnson Cleaners, Jeeves of Belgravia and is currently the Sustainability Director for GreenEarth Cleaning.

Mary is the finance and administration director of integrated technology solutions provider Lectra, which specialises in software for the fashion, automotive and furniture industries. Mary trained as a chartered accountant with Binder Hamlyn and worked in the auditing/accountancy profession for nine years before making the move into industry, working in an engineering firm and the carpet […]

Ian Morris BSc. (Hons) Textile Technology, C. Text. FTI , is a highly experienced textile and project management technical specialist, with 36 years experience at Marks & Spencer, plus a further 2 years of independent technical consultancy since mid 2014.

Alistair recently stepped back from Chair in March 2023 after a decade in the role and several years as Treasurer / Finance Director. Prior to his retirement, he was a Senior Lecturer then Research Fellow at Nottingham Trent University. His teaching and research owed much to his previous industrial career of over 20 years with […]

Barbara Waters is Programme Director for Fashion Business and Technology Undergraduate Studies and a Lecturer in Fashion Business in the Department of Materials at the University of Manchester. Barbara has many years of teaching experience in higher education. prior to joining the University of Manchester, she was leader of the BA Fashion marketing programme at […]

Elizabeth Brandwood is currently Head of Operations – UK at Style3D.    With over 20 years’ experience working in the fashion industry, Elizabeth has worked across a number of roles initially focusing on product development and account management positions for companies such as Nike, Li & fung and WDT. Since 2012 she has transitioned into […]

Glyn Garbett has been working with UK retailers for more than 25 years. In his current role, Glyn is Global Business Development Director for Intertek, where he assists retailers to address their quality assurance needs. Intertek has more than 1,000 offices in over 100 countries and helps ensure suppliers produce products to meet retailers’ expectations, […]

Having initially joined in 1991, Nicholas is a Partner at Chadwick Lawrence LLP, which has offered professional and supportive legal advice to both private and commercial clients for over 160 years. The firm has several offices across West Yorkshire. Nicholas is the Head of the Litigation Department at the firm and he specialises in areas […]

Angela joined N Brown in 2016 as Head of Sourcing before  becoming the Group Director for Sourcing, Sustainability, Quality and Fit in October 2020. Angela is responsible for the Group’s sourcing strategy and delivering N Brown’s sustainability plan, #sustain. Prior to joining N Brown, Angela was Head of Sourcing and Continuous Improvement at Boohoo and […]

David is currently working as a consultant within sourcing and procurement following his time at Matalan where he worked between 2003-2023 in various senior sourcing, technical and procurement roles culminating in Sourcing and Imports Director. David studied clothing engineering at the Hollings Faculty from 1985 to 1988, Manchester Metropolitan University. Prior to joining Matalan, David […]

Simon Platts is a Board Advisor to Recomme which is the start-up offering brands and retailers a workable SaaS platform solution to realise their circular programmes from resale and recycling and supporting them with the circularity regulations coming into force across the EU. Prior to this Simon was at ASOS for nearly 10 years as […]

Jane set up JEP Consultancy over 18 years ago, and works for a number of clients in Business Development, QA and Ethical Management. Jane has been in the clothing industry for over 25 years, starting as a pattern cutter at Double Two shirts, progressing to roles such as QA Manager with the BMB Group and […]

Diane has recently stepped down as ASBCI’s Vice Chairman after holding this position for a number of years. She has worked for a range of fabric mills, garment makers and retailers in various fabric technical roles for over 40 years. Companies include Parkland Mill, Dewhirst, ladies and menswear, Burberry and Jaeger. Diane has been a […]