Andrew Higginson

Andrew Thomas Higginson (born 10 July 1957 ) is a British business executive. As of 2025, he was the Chairman of JD Sports, Non-Executive Director of Woolworths in South Africa, Chairman of N Brown Group and Chairman of ITC Luxury Travel Group, and Chairman of corporate finance firm Clearwater International, along with several other roles.

Early life Higginson was educated at Bury Grammar School. He studied town planning at Birmingham Polytechnic.

Career Higginson started his career at Unilever and Guinness Brewing before moving into retail in 1990. He was Group Finance Director of Laura Ashley Holdings appointed Higginson as a senior advisor to the firm in 2015. In 2016 Higginson was appointed as a senior advisor to Shore Capital Markets.

In September 2018, Higginson was appointed president of IGD. In October, Higginson was appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of online parking portal YourParkingSpace.

In July 2022, Higginson was appointed as the new chairman of JD Sports.

Personal life His wife June (from whom he is separated) is an age-group national triathlete. Together they have three children. He lives in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, with his second wife and two stepsons.