Anders Kristiansen

Anders Christian Kristiansen (born 5 February 1967) is a Danish businessman and an ex-chief Executive of the British retail chain New Look. He was appointed Chief executive of Esprit in 2018.

Early life Kristiansen grew up in Denmark.

Career Early in his career, Kristiansen held executive positions at Bog & Ide in Denmark and Euro Buro in Germany. Kristiansen was Director of International Accounts at Herlitz in Germany before becoming European Sales and Marketing Director at GBC in Belgium. From 2003 to 2010, Kristiansen was Managing Director for Asia Pacific, based in China.

New Look In 2013, Kristiansen was appointed Chief Executive of New Look, the global fashion retailer based in Weymouth in Dorset. In May 2015, New Look was sold to Brait SA, the investment company, for £1.9bn. Kristiansen departed the business in September 2017 following a significant drop in revenue and profits, from which the business has struggled to recover.

Permira Kristiansen is an advisor to Permira, a global private equity fund.

Esprit In March 2018, Kristiansen was appointed Group CEO of Esprit Holdings, a global retail brand selling fashion and housewares, succeeding Jose Martínez.