Asos appoints sustainability expert as ESG chair
She is currently a board member at Prada Group and Japan Tobacco International
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Asos has announced the appointment of Anna Maria Rugarli as non-executive director and chair of the ESG Committee.
Rugarli is a sustainability and CSR expert with more than twenty years of experience working with leaders in global apparel, including Nike Inc. and VF Corporation.
She has specialised in creating “innovative” strategies to address some of the most pressing environmental and social challenges faced by the industry today, as well as providing end-to-end oversight through implementation and roll-out.
She is currently a board member at Prada Group and Japan Tobacco International.
Maria will join the board on 26 June 2023 and will become chair of the ESG Committee.
Jorgen Lindemann, chairman of Asos, said: “On behalf of the board, I want to welcome Anna Maria to Asos. Anna Maria joins us with a wealth of ESG experience from some of the biggest brands in global apparel. The Board will greatly benefit from her expertise and we look forward to working closely with her.”
The news comes after Frasers increased its stakes in the group for the third time in two weeks.
