The former head of both Country Road and Trenery, Elle Roseby, has been appointed group CEO and managing director of Australian homewares business Adairs.
Roseby’s move follows her exit from Country Road Group as the managing director of Country Road and Trenery. Roseby has also held business leadership roles at Cotton On Group, Sportsgirl and Myer.
Interim non-executive chairman Trent Peterson welcomed Roseby to the new role.
“Elle is an authentic values-driven leader who brings deep retail experience across fashion apparel and home textile product categories,” Peterson said. “Her impressive track record in leading and growing customer-centric and product-led Australian brands makes her an outstanding appointment for the Group.
“The board and I look forward to working closely with her across our portfolio of businesses.”
Roseby confirmed that she will commence her new role in January 2025.
“Managing vertical speciality retail brands and enhancing service-centric store environments has been a consistent feature of my career,” Roseby said.
“I look forward to working closely with the talented teams and leaders of each of Adairs, Focus on Furniture and Mocka.”
Due to her current commitments, Roseby’s commencement date with the Adairs will be on or around January 20, 2025.
Mark Ronan will continue as CEO of the company until early 2025 to facilitate an orderly transition.