Board of Directors

Independent Non‒Executive Chair & Executive Directors

The Board of THG is collectively responsible to shareholders and other stakeholders for the long-term sustainable success of its business, including setting the overall strategy of the organisation, promoting its objectives, monitoring culture and ensuring the highest standards of governance.

Charles Allen, Lord Allen of Kensington, CBE
Independent Non-Executive Chair
Date of Appointment: 22 March 2022

Charles has extensive corporate experience across a number of sectors, including finance, media, hospitality and retail. Having played a key role in the creation of ITV, he is recognised for his significant contribution to the television industry. Charles is currently Chair of Balfour Beatty plc, Classic FM and the Invictus Games Foundation, Advisory Chair of Moelis & Company and senior non-executive director of Global Media & Entertainment Limited. He was also formerly Chair of Granada Media plc, Chief Executive of Granada Group plc and ITV plc and Chair of EMI Music, Endemol and The British Red Cross. Charles has also served on the boards of Tesco plc, Virgin Media and GET AS and been Chief Adviser to the Home Office and a Senior Adviser to Goldman Sachs.
Charles was Vice Chair of the London 2012 bid company, a non-executive director of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and Chair of the Manchester Commonwealth Games in 2002. In 2002 he was awarded a CBE for his services to Sport and Community and in 2012 appointed a Knight Bachelor for his services to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Charles received the Freedom of the City of London in 2006 and in 2013 was awarded a peerage and sits on the Labour benches.
Matthew Moulding
Chief Executive Officer
Date of Appointment: 24 June 2008

Matthew is THG’s Chief Executive Officer, having founded the Company in 2004.
He has been instrumental in THG’s growth, leading its evolution from an entertainment reseller to a vertically integrated, global e-commerce technology group. Prior to founding THG, he served an eight-year term as Chief Financial Officer of 20:20 Mobile (the Distribution Division of the Caudwell Group) before leading its sale to private equity for £365m.
Matthew studied Industrial Economics at the University of Nottingham before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen in 1998.

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Damian Sanders
Chief Financial Officer
Date of Appointment: 24 January 2023 (having previously served as an independent Non-Executive Director from 17 November 2020)

Damian is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and was a Senior Audit Partner at Deloitte LLP for over 20 years, including several years as the leader of Deloitte’s Technology Practice in the North of England where major clients included AO World plc and EG Group.
Having served as an independent Non-Executive Director for two years prior to his appointment as CFO, Damian has acquired an in-depth understanding of THG's businesses, people and culture. More generally, he has extensive experience of the retail and technology sectors and advising international listed companies on audit, accounting, corporate governance and other regulatory and compliance matters as well as business strategy.

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Sue Farr

Senior Independent Director
Date of Appointment: 24 April 2023

Sue brings extensive marketing, branding and corporate communication knowledge and expertise to the Board, having enjoyed an executive career which has spanned a number of senior marketing and communication positions in both agency and private and public sector organisations. Previous roles include Marketing Director at the BBC, Corporate Affairs Director at Thames Television, Communications Director at Vauxhall Motors and a director of Chime Communications plc.

Having subsequently developed a non-executive portfolio, Sue currently serves as senior independent director of Helical plc and as a non-executive director of Ebiquity plc (chairing the remuneration committees of both companies and serving as a member of their audit and risk and nomination committees). Sue was previously senior independent director of British American Tobacco p.l.c. and a non-executive director of Accsys Technologies PLC, Dairy Crest plc, Lookers plc, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc and New Look and is also a former trustee of the Historic Royal Palaces and former chair of both The Marketing Society and the Marketing Group of Great Britain.

Sue was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Bedfordshire in 2010 in recognition of her services to Marketing and Communications.

Edward Koopman

Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment: 3 May 2016

Edward was a founding partner of Electra Partners/Cognetas Private Equity (now known as Motion Equity Partners LLP) and previously a Manager at Bain & Company, having worked in investment banking at both Baring Brothers and BNP Paribas. He is a member of the Leadership Council of Sofina, a family-controlled investment company listed on Euronext Brussels, and is also a director of Sofina Capital, the Nuxe Group and Grupo Proeduca.

Edward holds a degree from Ecole de Management de Lyon (EM Lyon) Business School.

Gillian Kent

Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment: 15 September 2022

Gillian has had a far-reaching career in software, internet, digital media and mobile technology businesses and formerly held various senior roles at Microsoft, including Managing Director MSN UK, where she was responsible for creating one of the UK’s largest online services businesses. Both at Microsoft and in other roles, including as Chief Executive Officer of the real estate portal Propertyfinder, she established her expertise in building markets and brands for products and services.

Gillian is currently a non-executive director of Ascential plc, Mothercare plc and Marlowe plc and former positions include non-executive director of NAHL Group PLC, Pendragon PLC, SIG plc and Dignity plc and a director of Portswigger Ltd, a leading software solution company within the web security industry.

Dean Moore

Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment: 15 September 2022

Dean is a chartered accountant with over 35 years of public company experience and brings with him a depth of City and finance knowledge, together with significant expertise in the financial services and retail sectors.

He was previously chief financial officer of N Brown Group plc, T&S Stores PLC and Graham Group plc; interim chief financial officer of Cineworld Group plc and Dignity plc; senior independent director of Cineworld Group plc and Volex plc; and a non-executive chair of Tuxedo Money Solutions Limited. Dean is currently interim chief financial officer of De La Rue plc (having been an independent non-executive director upon appointment) and a non-executive director of Griffin Mining Limited.

Helen Jones

Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment: 21 June 2023

Helen has enjoyed a successful executive career building premium food and beverage brands across FMCG, retail and multi-site hospitality, both in the UK and internationally, gaining over 35 years of invaluable marketing, branding and operational experience in consumer-focused businesses. Former positions include Vice Chair of the Ben & Jerry's Independent Board of Directors USA, a role she undertook after having led the expansion of the brand across Europe with Unilever, senior independent director of the Halfords Group plc and non-executive director of Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC.

Having embarked on her portfolio career in 2014, Helen is currently a non-executive director of Virgin Wines UK plc and Premier Foods plc. In addition to chairing the remuneration committees of Virgin Wines UK plc and Premier Foods plc, Helen is a member of the audit committee of Virgin Wines UK plc and is the non-executive Workforce Engagement Director for Premier Foods plc.

Milyae Park

Non-Executive Director
Date of Appointment: 28th January 2025

Milyae has extensive experience in the consumer, retail, technology, and financial services sectors, having worked as both an Executive and Adviser in digital and commercial transformation and growth in more than 40 countries.

After an early career as a qualified accountant with PwC in Silicon Valley, Milyae joined Goldman Sachs on Wall Street as an Investment Banker. She subsequently moved to Accenture where she became a Partner in its EMEA M&A and Strategy practice, before serving as both a Business Development Director and a Commercial Director at Tesco, latterly joining Marks & Spencer as the Director for Europe.

Milyae is currently a non-executive director at Alliance Witan PLC, where she serves on the Audit and Risk and Nomination Committees and the Marketing Oversight Group; at Fidelity European Trust PLC, where she sits on the Audit and Risk, Nomination and Management Engagement Committees; and at Faber and Faber Ltd.. She is a former Governor of the London Museum and the former Chair of its Trading Board.

Milyae holds an MBA from Wharton.