Belinda Jane Earl was born on 20 December 1961 and is a British businesswoman, and a non-executive director of Woolworths Holdings Limited in addition is a senior advisor to NewtonEurope as well as other retail advisory and mentor positions.
12 Facts About Belinda Earl
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Belinda Earl was style director of Marks and Spencer from 2012 to 2019.
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Belinda Earl started working as a Saturday assistant in the menswear department of her local Debenhams at the age of 16, and managed a gift shop.
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Belinda Earl rose to become a company director in 1991.
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Belinda Earl was appointed trading director and joined the board in 1997.
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Belinda Earl held responsibilities including womenswear, accessories, lingerie, and designers.
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Belinda Earl became the first chief executive of a London Stock Exchange-listed company to take maternity leave with the birth of her second son in 2001.
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Belinda Earl's planned six weeks' absence made headlines of some national newspapers as a relatively long time for a chief executive to take off work.
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Belinda Earl was re-elected at annual general meetings up to and including 2003.
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Belinda Earl was initially approached in 2004 and was eventually persuaded to become CEO.
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Belinda Earl joined Marks and Spencer as style director in September 2012.
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Belinda Earl was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to retail.