Speakers

David Boynton is one of the retail industry’s most experienced and respected leaders, with a career spanning CEO and senior international roles across global consumer brands. He is currently Managing Director of Northern Europe for Pandora, one of the world’s most recognisable and values-driven jewellery brands.

Previously, David served as CEO of The Body Shop and Charles Tyrwhitt, where he led significant transformation, international expansion and brand reinvigoration. Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership positions at L’Occitane and AS Watson, based in New York and Hong Kong respectively; building deep expertise in multi-market retail, brand building and high-performance team leadership.

Known for combining strategic clarity with commercial rigour and authentic, people-centred leadership, David has led both growth and turnaround situations in complex global environments.

He is a passionate advocate for the retail industry — championing its economic importance, its creativity and its power to shape culture — and regularly contributes to industry debate as co-host of The Great Retail Debate.