// Next appoints Soumen Das as an independent non-executive director
// Das is currently the chief financial Officer of UK and European real estate investment trust SEGRO
Fashion and homewares retailer Next has appointed Soumen Das as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
“His appointment will strengthen the board’s knowledge and experience of the UK property and capital markets after Francis Salway stepped down from our Board in May of this year,” Next said in a statement.
READ MORE: Next boss blames ‘insane’ policy for blocking temporary HGV drivers
Das is currently working as chief financial Officer of UK and European real estate investment trust SEGRO.
With over eleven years’ board level experience with listed companies, his prior roles include managing director and chief financial officer of Capital & Counties Properties and he was also previously an executive director of UBS within the investment bank.
Das has also become a member of Next’s nomination, audit and remuneration committees.
Click here to sign up to Retail Gazette’s free daily email newsletter
