Leadership team

Nicola Thompson

Chief Executive Officer

Nicola is the Chief Executive Officer of the Group, having held the role since 30 September 2019. Nicola has over 20 years of retail experience, with over 10 years in senior leadership positions within high growth e-commerce businesses in fashion. Prior to joining MADE, Nicola was part of the Executive Board at ASOS Plc where she was responsible for Global Customer Development, covering international growth and expansion strategy and overseeing customer services. Prior to taking on the Global Customer role at ASOS, Nicola held a number of senior commercial and merchandising roles.

Nicola holds a Bachelor of Science in Geography from the University of Manchester.

Patrick Lewis

Chief Financial Officer

Patrick joined the Group as Chief Financial Officer on 27 June 2022, having previously spent much of his career in leadership roles on the John Lewis Partnership Board, most recently as Chief Financial Officer. As part of this role, Patrick led a supply chain improvement programme and was fundamental in the restructuring of the John Lewis Partnership balance sheet. Patrick was previously a Non-Executive Director at Ocado Group Plc, where he gained valuable insight into high growth eCommerce. Patrick began his career with management consultant Bain & Company before becoming Group Finance Manager of the consumer brands business, Procter & Gamble.

Patrick holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Masters in Law from the University of Oxford.