Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced three new senior appointments for its global leadership team.

Manish Kapoor has been appointed managing director for M&S India. He joins the retailer from Pepe Jeans where he worked for 10 years in a variety of roles, including chief executive. He has also worked at French Connection in brand marketing and for the Bennetton group.

The department store chain has appointed Victoria Jones as commercial director, international. She joins from shoe manufacturer Clarks where she has spent the last three years leading the global strategy for end-to-end planning, assortment, trading and delivery.

In her new role, Jones be responsible for the product strategy of the international business across both clothing and food.

Richard Davis has been promoted to international partnerships director. Davis, who has worked for M&S since 2011, was previously head of category for brands at M&S. In this role, he grew the number of partners to 100.

All three will report to Mark Lemming, managing director, international, who was appointed last year as M&S announced a reset of priorities for its International business under fresh leadership.

“The reset of our international business is focussed on taking the right time and actions to build strong foundations for sustainable growth,” said Lemming. “Building an experienced global leadership team is an essential element of this plan and Manish, Victoria and Richard will play important roles, bringing fresh perspectives on our international reset and future growth strategy.

“As we continue to progress with our strategy, I remain confident in the medium and long term opportunity for M&S to drive global growth.”

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