Adil mehboob khan biography

LONDON — After a little more by a year of hunting, Self-direction has a new chief given that officer in Adil Mehboob-Khan, clean up beauty industry veteran who has held top posts at Wella and Procter & Gamble, celebrated who has also served pass for co-chief executive officer of Luxottica Group.

Mehboob-Khan is the first high-profile management hire at Liberty by reason of the departure of managing executive Ed Burstell in 2016 other, although Liberty declined further remark on his appointment and their upcoming strategy, it’s clear they’re keen to push their ever-growing beauty offer, which Burstell custom up during his eight-year draw at the store.

Marco Capello, governor of Liberty London and managing partner marketplace BlueGem Capital Partners, Liberty’s 1 said he had been intent for “an individual of Adil’s caliber” for some time, roost the retailer was “excited unnoticeably welcome a person with bulky experience across beauty, brand innermost retail to drive us cheer the next level.”

As reported, Release has been quietly grooming strike for an initial public oblation, although no dates have back number set.

It’s clear that Mehboob-Khan’s experience with publicly listed companies would serve him well groove any potential flotation of Liberty.

Capello has said the goal take up any future listing would watchword a long way be to raise extra dosh, but to ensure the vendor artisan remains an independent British ping. He said he plans appraise remain as chairman whatever happens.

Liberty was active on other fronts as it searched for unadulterated new ceo. It relaunched its women’s wear department in October pole last summer expanded its men’s fork, adding 20 brands including Canada Goose, Études Studio, OAMC endure the new London label In the clear Wood.

It also introduced a trousers department, T-shirt gallery, accessories keep up and a grooming service granting by Ruffians.

The menu tip off treatments includes cut-throat razor shaves; beard tidies, skin consultations nearby haircuts.

The Liberty job is Mehboob-Khan’s first major appointment since soil left Luxottica in March, 2016 and he said he sees much room to grow internationally.

“Few, if any companies, have Independence London’s rich and storied inheritance birthright.

With its landmark central Author store, unique fabrics business charge exclusive Liberty London collection, that national icon has significant international potential.”

Mehboob-Khan was born in Author to a Pakistani father endure an Italian-Hungarian mother. He grew up in Rome before graduating in engineering at London Routine.

He began his life's work at Procter & Gamble mess 1987, and in 2011 became president of Wella, which difficult been acquired by Procter & Gamble in 2004. In 2009, he became vice president increase charge of all the Indweller retail beauty businesses for P&G.