Advisory Board

Backstage at Matthew Williamson spring/summer 1998 at London Fashion Week, September 1997

Chaired by Harold Tillman, the Advisory Board is made up of the member representatives who give freely of their time and expertise to help with projects and initiatives.

Each patron is able to nominate a senior representative from their organisation to sit on the British Fashion Council’s Advisory Board which meets quarterly. Each year the British Fashion Council invites additional representatives with expertise across the education, design and business management to join the board for the year and share their knowledge and expertise. 

current Advisory Board 

Aurora Fashion	Mike Shearwood, CEO
Bicester Village	Tamara Benjamin, PR & Communications Manager
Burberry	Sarah Manley, Chief Marketing Officer
Condé Nast Publishing	Stephen Quinn, Publishing Director
Debenhams	Karen Peacock, Design Director
Gap	Anita Borzyszkowska, VP Global PR
Harrods	Marigay McKee, Fashion and Beauty Director
Hearst Magazines UK	Meribeth Parker, Publishing Director
HSBC	Carol Bagnald, Regional Commercial Director
House of Fraser	Stephanie Chen, Head of Womenswear
John Lewis Partnership	Peter Ruis, Buying Director
Labelux (Bally UK)	Victoria Hennesy, Vice President Consumer Marketing
Li and Fung	Spencer Fung, Executive Director
The Mayor of London's Office	Justine Simons, Head of Culture
London Evening Standard	Maurice Mullen, Head of Fashion
Marks and Spencer	Tania Littlehales, PR Manager
Mulberry	Vanessa Lunt, PR Director
New Look	Barbara Horspool, Creative Director
Radley and Co	Lorraine Pringle, Brand Director
River Island	Josie Roscop, Head of Marketing
Selfridges	Sophie Headley, Head of PR
Tesco Clothing	Jan Marchant, Buying Director
Topshop	Mary Homer, Managing Director

Honorary Members:

Daily Telegraph	Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director
Central Saint Martins	Louise Wilson, Course Director
British Fashion Council	Anne Tyrrell, Colleges Council Chair
Harper’s Bazaar	Lucy Yeomans, Editor
British Fashion Council	Sarah Mower, Ambassador for Emerging Talent
Matthew Williamson	Joseph Velosa, CEO
Royal College of Art	Wendy Dagworthy, Head of School
Daily Telegraph	Lisa Armstrong, Fashion Editor
Vogue	Alexandra Shulman, Editor