The British Fashion Council announces appointment of new Chief Executive Officer

Weir succeeds the outgoing CEO, Caroline Rush CBE, who has led the enterprise over the previous 15 years and introduced her supposed exit final 12 months.

Caroline will exit the enterprise June 2025, closing the 24/25 monetary 12 months and giving enough time for handover.

Recognised as a “chief within the world trend business”, journalist, writer, and editor Laura Weir brings a data of British designers, govt board stage expertise in retail and editorial business management.

In her new function, Laura will oversee the BFC, working with designers, business companions and authorities our bodies to additional the organisation’s mission of championing British Vogue by way of pioneering its world class programmes that unlock and elevate artistic expertise

Commenting on her appointment, Weir says: “I’m honoured to steer the BFC’s subsequent chapter at an thrilling and pivotal time for the British trend business. I sit up for working with the BFC staff to champion tradition and creativity to catalyse development for British trend, each domestically and globally.”

“I’ll deal with help for rising and established designers and strengthening our pipeline of British artistic expertise.”

David Pemsel, BFC Chair provides: “We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Laura Weir because the incoming CEO of the BFC. Laura has labored alongside established and rising designers, artistic expertise, business leaders and press all through her profession over the previous twenty years.”

“Her expertise provides her an understanding of the complexities of the style business ecosystem, and the strategic foresight to have the ability to lead constructive transformation and initiatives to drive the following chapter of the BFC each domestically and globally, supported by a superb staff.”