Former HoF Martin Francis exec joins Karen Millen/Coast

Karen Millen/Coast has announced the appointment of Martin Francis as Customer & Digital Director.

Last year, Karen Millen agreed to buy parts of the Coast brand out of administration for an undisclosed sum.

Francis was previously Interim MD at Watchshop and The Watch Hut (Watches of Switzerland Group) and he has also held various positions at House of Fraser (including Director of Global Multi-channel Trading) and served as Head of E-commerce at Arcadia Group (Dorothy Perkins).

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