Nicky Kinnaird

Nicky Kinnaird MBE is the Belfast-born founder and president of British cosmetic retailer Space NK. Kinnaird’s initials, NK, make up the end part of the company’s name. She attended the University of Reading, and was named Alumnus of the Year in 2009 for her industry achievements.[1] After starting her career in real estate, she founded Space NK. [2] In 2007 she sold a 90% stake of Space NK to a private equity house for an undisclosed sum. in 2014 she stepped down from her role at Space NK to set up her own brand consultancy. [3]She serves as a non-executive director on the board of Debenhams [4] and on the board at Lumity.

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[5]

Bibliography
  • "Awaken Your Senses" by Nicky Kinnaird 2002 ISBN 1-903845-83-1

Footnotes
  1. "Alumnus of the Year". University of Reading. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  2. Flint, Jessica. "A Space NK Invasion". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  3. "Nicky Kinnaird leaves SpaceNK - Telegraph". fashion.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  4. UK, FashionNetwork com. "Nicky Kinnaird joins Debenhams' board of directors". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  5. "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 19.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.