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Anneliese Collis

Director Retail & Operations, Luxury Fashion
About

Senior Retail Director with a 22-year track record of high impact operational and strategic improvement in the luxury sector, with deep skills and understanding of client behaviour, including visual merchandising and store management with extensive international exposure. Familiar and fluent at managing stakeholders at all levels, a consummate collaborator trusted to execute transformational change to deliver significant and lasting commercial benefit. Adept at multi-channel global operations via mainline, outlet, airport and concession sites. A persuasive and inspiring leader, culturally sensitive and able to drive top levels of team and individual performance, with a history of developing staff to achieve significant career progression and in-house promotion.

Previous Brands
Anna Collis Consulting
Car Club
Clarks
British Red Cross
La Perla
Burberry
Thomas Pink Shirtmaker
Mulberry England
The Nuance Group
Work Experience
Consultant
Feb ‘24 -
Anna Collis Consulting

Interim consulting roles at fun and interesting places that make a difference.

Business Strategy Consultant
Jun ‘23 - Dec ‘23
Car Club

Director Customer Experience
Feb ‘22 - Jan ‘23
Clarks

BRITCROSS - Volunteer Director & Board Member
Nov ‘20 - May ‘24
British Red Cross

Head of Global Retail Operations
Nov ‘20 - Jul ‘21
La Perla

Director of Retail Standards & Operations - Global
Aug ‘17 - Nov ‘20
Burberry

Director of Retail Programme Delivery - Global
Oct ‘16 - Aug ‘17
Burberry

Director of Operations & Interim Director of Service & Productivity EMEIA
Aug ‘14 - Oct ‘16
Burberry

Director of Operations EMEIA
Aug ‘13 - Aug ‘14
Burberry

Operations Improvement Manager Europe
Sep ‘11 - Jul ‘13
Burberry

Area Manager Northern European Outlets
Apr ‘08 - Aug ‘11
Burberry

General Manager - Regent Street Flagship Store
May ‘06 - Mar ‘08
Burberry

Area Manager - Airports & Non-London Stores
Jan ‘02 - Apr ‘06
Thomas Pink Shirtmaker

Store Manager - Harvery Nichols
Mar ‘01 - Jan ‘02
Mulberry England

Assistant Store Manager
Jan ‘00 - Feb ‘01
Thomas Pink Shirtmaker

Assistant Store Manager across 3 central London stores (Sloane St, Sloane Square Womens Concept, Jermyn Street Flagship)

Assistant Manager
Jan ‘98 - Jan ‘00
The Nuance Group

Languages
English - Fluent
Education & Training
Burberry
‘20 - ‘20
Yellow Belt
Lean Six Sigma - LSS
ANLP
‘19 - ‘19
NLP Practitioner
NLP
Surrey University
‘93 - ‘97
Degree
BSc Retail Management
London, UK