Jane Shields

Jane has profound understanding of NEXT’s operations, having joined NEXT Retail in 1985 as a Sales Assistant in one of our London stores. Jane worked her way through store management to be appointed Sales Director in 2000, responsible for all store operations and training. In 2006 Jane was given additional responsibility for Retail Marketing and in 2010 was appointed Group Sales and Marketing Director, adding Directory and online marketing to her portfolio. She assumed responsibility for Human Resources and the Customer Service Contact Centre in August 2020. Jane was appointed to the Board in 2013.