Next and Marks & Spencer share prices, indexed to 100 in August 2001 – since when a succession of five chief executives have taken the helm at M&S while Simon Wolfson has remained at the helm of its high street rival
M&S | Next
1 Next: Simon Wolfson
1 August 2001
Scion of a retail dynasty, Wolfson is a numbers man whose leadership has seen Next overtake M&S in profits as well as outperform it on the stock market
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1 M&S: Luc Vandevelde
18 September 2000
Nicknamed "Lucky Luc", the executive chairman took the reigns as CEO after profits collapsed and delivered a shortlived turaround
2 Roger Holmes
1 September 2002
A short unremarkable reign that left M&S vulnerable to a bid from Sir Philip Green
3 Stuart Rose
1 May 2004
Fought off Green and took profits back to £1bn but made some mistakes in clothing
4 Marc Bolland
1 May 2010
Remedied years of underinvestment in M&S but failed to solve its problematic clothing business
5 Steve Rowe
1 April 2016
An M&S lifer he delivered strong results when he ran its food business. Can he do the same for clothing?
Next and Marks & Spencer share prices, indexed to 100 in August 2001 – since when a succession of five chief executives have taken the helm at M&S while Simon Wolfson has remained at the helm of its high street rival
M&S | Next
Stuart Rose
1 May 2004
Fought off Green and took profits back to £1bn but made some mistakes in clothing
Next: Simon Wolfson
1 August 2001
Scion of a retail dynasty, Wolfson is a numbers man whose leadership has seen Next overtake M&S in profits as well as outperform it on the stock market
Steve Rowe
1 April 2016
An M&S lifer, he delivered strong results when he ran its food business. Can he do the same for clothing?
Marc Bolland
1 May 2010
Remedied years of underinvestment in M&S but failed to solve its problematic clothing business
Roger Holmes
1 September 2002
A short, unremarkable reign that left M&S vulnerable to a bid from Sir Philip Green
M&S: Luc Vandevelde
18 September 2000
Nicknamed "Lucky Luc", the executive chairman took the reigns as CEO after profits collapsed and delivered a shortlived turaround
2013
2010
2007
2004
2001
800
600
400
200
0
Next and Marks & Spencer share prices, indexed to 100 in August 2001 – since when a succession of five chief executives have taken the helm at M&S while Simon Wolfson has remained at the helm of its high street rival
M&S | Next
Steve Rowe
1 April 2016
An M&S lifer, he delivered strong results when he ran its food business. Can he do the same for clothing?
Marc Bolland
1 May 2010
Remedied years of underinvestment in M&S but failed to solve its problematic clothing business
Stuart Rose
1 May 2004
Fought off Green and took profits back to £1bn but made some mistakes in clothing
Next: Simon Wolfson
1 August 2001
Scion of a retail dynasty, Wolfson is a numbers man whose leadership has seen Next overtake M&S in profits as well as outperform it on the stock market
Roger Holmes
1 September 2002
A short, unremarkable reign that left M&S vulnerable to a bid from Sir Philip Green
M&S: Luc Vandevelde
18 September 2000
Nicknamed "Lucky Luc", the executive chairman took the reigns as CEO after profits collapsed and delivered a shortlived turaround
2013
2010
2007
2004
2001
800
600
400
200
0