London corporate finance house brings in Morrisons chairman
London corporate finance house Clearwater International has hired Morrisons executive Andy Higginson has its UK chairman.
He is currently chairman of ITC Luxury Travel, a luxury tour operator, as well as Morrisons, and a non-executive director of Woolworths South Africa.
Prior to his role at Morrisons, Higginson was chairman of Poundland under Warburg Pincus ownership and through its successful IPO, and tallied up 15 years on the board of Tesco.
Other notable past roles include the appointment as chairman of N Brown, the fashion retailer behind brands including Jacamo, Simply Be and JD Williams. Last week it was announced that he would be leaving the plus-sized and over-50s fashion retailer after five years.
He is also a non-executive director positions at Sky, Firstgroup and the RFU; and working with major brands including Unilever, Guinness, Laura Ashley and The Burton Group.
Phil Burns, MD of Clearwater International UK, said: “We are absolutely delighted that Andy is joining the Clearwater International team. His background speaks for itself and the experience it gives him will be invaluable to help develop our strategy, but also to complement our skills in the advice we give to clients, as we develop excellent outcomes for them.”
Andy Higginson added: “I am pleased to be joining Clearwater in this important point in their development. In the last couple of years, they have grown from a domestic business to offer very impressive international coverage. What has really impressed me is their focus on the client and putting them first. I’m excited at the prospect of working alongside the Clearwater partners with more mid-market and private equity backed businesses.”
