High street fashion giant Next has appointed Jonathan Bewes as a new non-executive director.

Effective immediately, Bewes has spent the past five years as a senior banker with Bank of America Merril Lynch.

He has an additional 20 years of banking experience with Robert Fleming and UBS, and is a qualified chartered accountant with KPMG.

Bewes is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

As a senior banker, he provided advice to the boards of many UK and overseas companies on a range of financial and strategic issues, including financing, M&A and general corporate matters.

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