Neil is a qualified chartered accountant who has spent most of his career in senior roles with some of the world’s most successful retail businesses. Most recently, Neil spent nearly 20 years at JD Sports, including 5 years as Chief Financial Officer, and was highly instrumental in devising and executing the strategy which transformed JD Sports from a small cap-listed business with 330 stores across 2 countries to a FTSE100-listed global retail giant with 3,400 stores across 38 countries.