Gymshark appoints former Boden exec as CTO
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Gymshark has appointed former Boden Chief Technology Officer Shaun Perkinson to lead its technology function as CTO. Perkinson is replacing John Douglas in the role. Douglas joined Gymshark five years ago and is now retiring. Gymshark founder and Chief Executive Ben Francis announced Perkinson's appointment on LinkedIn, highlighting the 20 years of experience he is bringing to the CTO role, and in particular his "combination of technical expertise, commercial instinct and collaborative approach". "Technology will continue to play a pivotal role in helping us create better experiences for our community and supporting the next stage of our growth. Shaun joins us at an exciting time and I'm confident we'll do great things together," Francis added. Perkinson joined Gymshark after holding CTO roles at companies backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. Prior to this, he spent five years at Boden heading up the technology function, and two years at Tory Burch as VP of Technology. Francis also commented on Douglas' departure on LinkedIn, outlining how he had helped scale the company while navigating "complex challenges" and setting up the company "for the future". "I can honestly say Gymshark wouldn't be where it is today without him," Francis noted. This is only the latest senior leadership shift at the company. In February, Gymshark promoted Carly Natalizia to the role of...
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