Katharine Poulter

Katharine Poulter was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in August 2021.

Katharine is responsible for leading Indigo’s merchandise, planning, global sourcing, product development and quality teams.

Katharine brings to Indigo a strong product development and merchant track record from Europe, with over 25 years of retail experience. She has held, amongst others, senior Commercial leadership positions as Group Head of Trading at Habitat, Group Head of Product Development and Branding at Home Retail Group, Category Director at Kingfisher, Commercial Director at Wilko and most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Laura Ashley. She began her career at Marks & Spencer.

Katharine holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Statistics and Managerial Science Techniques from the University of Cardiff in the United Kingdom.