Tessa Boshoff

Tessa Boshoff took over the position of Vice President of Human Resources at the beginning of 2019, being responsible for defining and implementing human resource strategies for the Wall Street English business. Tessa comes to Wall Street English from Karen Millen Fashions Ltd where she held various posts, culminating as the Global HR Director. Here she developed and delivered the business strategy for the retail organization that spanned 400 stores across 60 countries, including franchised outlets. Prior to Karen Millen, Tessa worked in some of the biggest retail companies in the world. Clothing giant, Gap Inc (owner of The Gap and Banana Republic) recruited her to form part of the senior leadership team tasked to grow the brands in Europe. Tessa was the Regional HR Manager for Starbucks, being responsible for a network of over 180 stores in central London, coordinating with a team of 16 regional and district managers. Her management roles with The Body Shop International, Restaurant Associates (one of world’s largest food service organizations), and Goldman Sachs have helped hone her talents in the area of human resources, notably staff development, recruitment, appraisals, staff retention, policies, and optimizing productivity. Originally from South Africa, Tessa speaks Afrikaans and Spanish apart from her native English.