Andrew Jennings OBE

Advisor, Coach and Board Member to international retailers, private equity organisations and consulting groups. • The Princes Trust: Chair of the Corporate Advisory Board – May 2021 to date. • Senior Retail Advisor, Urbanic – May 2024 to date. • Boschendal Holdings, SA: Chairman – September 2019 to May 2024. • 42 Acres Organic Farm & Retreat: Senior Advisor to CEO – February 2020 to date. • Ground Truth: Chairman – January 2022 to date. • Columbus Consulting: Senior Advisor – May 2023 to date.

Modernising, differentiating, sharpening and simplifying the iconic 132-year old German retail group with 3 Divisions: Premium with 3 stores including KaDeWe in Berlin; Sports with 26 stores and the Department Stores with 83 stores. Achievements • Developed a fully integrated Omni-Channel organisation • Launched a 20K sqm international flagship store concept in Düsseldorf in September 2013 • Renovated and updated assortments in 30 full-line department stores • Over 100 new international exclusive brands introduced into the German market place e.g. Top Shop, All Saints, Sandro & Maje, Whistles, etc. • Established a modern merchandise planning division and introduced a fully integrated planning and assortment system • Introduced discipline into buying, marketing and stores • Created and launched a specialty store concept – K Town – most innovative store concept at Retail Week Design Awards in 2012 • Loyalty programme established with industry leading penetration in 2 years • Established a customer lifestyle segmentation programme for buying, marketing and selling

Woolworths – a 78 year old iconic retail organisation appealing to the aspirant South African consumer. Major market share in Food, Fashion and Homewares with annual turnover of $2.8B, 410 stores and 21,000 employees. Achievements • Share price from ZAR12 to ZAR30 and now sitting at over ZAR70 • Transformed the business into a modern aspirational brand gaining market share and dramatically improving profitability – current year ending June 2010– double digit sales and over 30% EBIT increase • Key ‘agent of change’ within the business • Set up E-commerce and Digital world • Set up sustainable business model for profit and market share growth • Increased pace and energy and introduced world class disciplines and processes • Rapidly improved team performance and dynamics with introduction of new top talent and capability • Substantial increases in buying margins through updated sourcing strategy(900 bp). Launched Retail and Merchant Academy to develop and improve the skill and capability Merchandise assortments and in-store experience transformed

55 full line stores and 50 Off Fifth outlet stores in the American Saks Fifth Avenue group. Responsible for Stores, Central Merchandise Division, Marketing, Saks.com and “Off Fifth” outlet chain Achievements • Refocused Saks into customer led business • Transformed Saks Fifth Avenue store into world class shopping destination -20% of chain volume • Inculcated discipline and process in buying organisation dramatically increasing margins • Repositioned and grew E-commerce business taking it from 15th to 2nd store volume • Set new direction for rebranding Saks • Successfully introduced senior management development program • Reset strategy for Saks Off Fifth business • Realigned organisation structure