The Power List

The Walpole Power List

IN ASSOCIATION WITH INVESTEC

The second-annual Walpole Power List, naming the 50 Most Influential People in British Luxury, was revealed at the end of 2020. It celebrates the inspirational individuals within Walpole member brands who, despite enormous challenges throughout the past year, have continued to steer the sector to success.

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“What does luxury mean in a time of necessity? Throughout this extraordinary year, that question has been answered many times over as British luxury has responded with courage, creativity and fortitude to the immense challenges of the pandemic. Sometimes it takes a crisis to show you what you’re made of, and the Walpole Power List is here to shine a light on fifty individuals who exemplify the exceptional calibre of those working in British luxury.”

HELEN BROCKLEBANK CEO, WALPOLE

The Heroes

THIS CATEGORY CELEBRATES THE INDIVIDUALS WHO REACHED OUT TO THEIR COMMUNITY, SUPPORTING FRONTLINE WORKERS, THE NHS AND THE NATIONAL EFFORT DURING THE PANDEMIC.

Kristina Blahnik CEO, Manolo Blahnik Knut Wylde General Manager, The Berkeley Jonathan Baker Managing Director, Turnbull & Asser Leanne Roberts-Hewitt Managing Director, Wildabout & Kelly Yeomans Business Development, Wildabout Balthazar Fabricius & Chris Downham Co-Chairs, Brands of Tomorrow Simon Cotton CEO, Johnstons of Elgin

The Innovators

THOSE WHO HAVE SHOWN TRUE INNOVATION IN PRODUCT, SERVICE OR MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC.

Rachel Waller Global VP Marketing, Digital & Innovation, Burberry Linda Plant Director of Strategic Relations, Edwardian Hotels Tracey Greaves Chief Commercial Officer, Goodwood Beatrice Descorps Global Vice-President, Molton Brown Cate Moore Director of Advocacy, Marketing Communications & eCommerce, William Grant & Sons Joost de Kruiff General Manager, Home Grown Club

The Game Changers

INNOVATORS WITHIN BRITISH LUXURY IN PURSUIT OF SOMETHING NEW: WHERE THEY LEAD, OTHERS FOLLOW.

Dhavall Gandhi Master Blender, The Lakes Distillery Tom Marchant Owner & Co-Founder, Black Tomato Simon Mitchell Co-Founder, Sybarite Lucy Yeomans Founder & Co-CEO, DREST Farrah Storr Editor-in-Chief, ELLE UK

The Legends

HIGH-PROFILE FIGURES WHO HAVE LED THEIR BUSINESS IN A SUPPORTIVE AND INSPIRING WAY THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.

Anthony Romano CEO, Church’s Demetra Pinsent CEO, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Ewan Venters Former CEO, Fortnum & Mason Robert Whitfield Regional Director UK & GM, The Dorchester Thierry Andretta CEO, Mulberry Simon Cundey Managing Director, Henry Poole & Co.

The Gurus

INDIVIDUALS WITH EXTRAORDINARY EXPERTISE IN THEIR FIELDS.

Mark Duguid Managing Director, Carrier Simon Glendenning MD, Dugdale Bros. & Co. Stuart Johnson Managing Director, Brown’s Anna Bartle VP Corporate Affairs, The Estée Lauder Companies, UK & Ireland Alexandra Currie Senior Head of Strategy, Farfetch Margaret Sweeney Director of Business Development, G . F Smith

The Story Tellers

THE PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF LUXURY WHO HAVE CREATED INSPIRING COMMUNICATIONS DURING THE CRISIS.

Samantha Strawford Brand Communications Director, Belmond David Kendall Marketing & Comms Director, David Collins Studio Stephen Rankin Director of Prestige, Gordon & MacPhail Zanny Gilchrist PR & Marketing Consultant, Ettinger Julia Record Global Director of Communications & Partnerships, Dorchester Collection

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“Never has connection, collaboration and community been so important. As a bank with a deeply rooted entrepreneurial history, the success of our founders was built on meeting with like-minded people, sparking ideas to solve challenges, create opportunities or propel themselves forward. 2020 has shone a spotlight on the power and importance of community, and Investec is grateful to have this opportunity to join in celebrating and supporting UK entrepreneurs and business leaders. Congratulations to all Power List recipients.”

EILEEN REDMOND-MACKEN INVESTEC

The Rising Stars

THE ONES TO WATCH.

Stephanie Foxley Digital Marketing Manager, Garrard Serena Riches Head of Marketing, Collector Services at The Royal Mint Francesca Lindberg PR Manager, The Hari Charlotte Unsworth Global PR Manager, William Grant & Sons Amabile Guglielmino-Brady Global Senior Brand Manager, Royal Salute / Pernod Ricard

The Taste Makers

INFLUENCERS WITH A GREAT NETWORK WHO OTHERS LOOK TO FOR ADVICE AND INSPIRATION.

Richard Carter Director of Communications, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Rachel Vosper Founder, Rachel Vosper Shelley Tichborne Founder & Managing Director, mou London Jason Heward Managing Director, Leica Conor O’Leary Managing Director, Gleneagles Mats Klingberg Founder, Trunk Clothiers

The Custodians

THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PROGRESSED THEIR BRAND’S SUSTAINABILITY GOALS DURING A DIFFICULT YEAR.

Melissa Mullen Vice President, GM UK & IR, Jo Malone London Lucy Thornton Head of Marketing, JING Tea Bernie de le Cuona Founder & CEO, de le Cuona Jocelyn Wilkinson Responsibility Programme Director, Burberry Debra Patterson Quality Executive, The Savoy