Helen Dickinson
OBE
Chief Executive Officer of the British Retail Consortium
Assumed office
January 2013
Preceded byStephen Robertson
Personal details
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Surrey, England
EducationKingston Polytechnic
ProfessionAccountant

Helen Dickinson OBE (born 1966, Surrey, England) is a British accountant and executive, and the current Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the British Retail Consortium, a post she has held since January 2013. Before joining the British Retail Consortium she had previously worked as an auditor for accounts firm KPMG, working with retailers.[1][2]

Born in Surrey, England in 1966, Dickinson was educated at schools in New Zealand and The Kings School, Ottery St Mary, Devon before attending Kingston Polytechnic. Her first job was as a sales assistant at a high street chemist. After joining KPMG she rose to the position of head of retail.[3] In 2012 she was appointed to succeed Stephen Robertson in the role of what was then known as the Director-General of the British Retail Consortium,[4] and took up the post in January 2013.[5] For her services to the retail industry, Dickinson was appointed an OBE in the 2016 New Year's Honours.[2]

As CEO of the British Retail Consortium, Dickinson was one of the people to attend government briefings during the COVID-19 pandemic, where she urged people to shop responsibly after panic buying led to a shortage of food in supermarkets.[6][7]

She is a regular voice for the UK retail industry, and has contributed articles to magazines such as Retail Week.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Jahshan, Elias (27 March 2019). "Big Interview: Helen Dickinson, CEO, British Retail Consortium". Retail Gazette. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 "BRC's Helen Dickinson awarded OBE". Talking Retail. 4 January 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Monday Interview: Helen Dickinson, British Retail Consortium". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Holland, Tiffany (24 August 2012). "Profile: Helen Dickinson, new director general, British Retail Consortium" (registration required). Retail Week. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Business big shot: Helen Dickinson of the British Retail Consortium" (subscription required). The Times. Times Newspapers Ltd. 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Coronavirus: 'There is plenty of food in the supply chain'". BBC News. BBC. 21 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Medical expert urges end to stockpiling during Coronavirus outbreak". York Press. 21 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Dickinson, Helen (26 March 2020). "Government must move quickly to save retail jobs" (registration required). Retail Week. Retrieved 29 March 2020.


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