Hudson's Bay Company announced that Iain Nairn has been appointed President, Hudson's Bay, effective January 12, 2020. A highly-accomplished retail executive, Mr. Nairn has a remarkable track record of driving profitable growth and transformational change at a wide variety of retailers, from specialty to department store formats. He reports directly to Helena Foulkes, CEO, HBC. Most recently, Mr. Nairn was CEO of kikki.K. Previously, Mr. Nairn was CEO of David Jones, Australia's premium omnichannel department store chain, where he increased profitability and delivered comp store sales growth in his first year. Before joining David Jones, he was chief executive of Country Road Group for two years and CEO of Witchery Group for six years. Originally from the U.K., Mr. Nairn has worked in multiple markets, including Australia, New Zealand, the U.K. Europe, Asia and South Africa.