ceo of the very group email address

The Very Group CEO Email

Lionel Desclée holds the position of Group CEO of The Very Group. He previously spent three years as president and CEO of Walmart in Japan, where he led a 35,000-strong team at Seiyu, the Japanese supermarket business with a significant food, non-food, and online presence through a joint venture with Rakuten.

Lionel Desclée joined The Very Group in 2022. Before joining Walmart, Lionel spent three years as president and Chief Executive Officer of omnichannel retailer Tom & Co, which operates 180 pet care stores in continental Europe as well as an online presence.

CEO contact information

CEO Full Name Lionel Desclée
Company name The Very Group
CEO Email Address lionel.desclee@theverygroup.com
Phone number N/A
Location Speke, Liverpool, United Kingdom

The Very Group Executive team

  • Sean Hallows – Chief operating officer
  • Tommy Jordan – Financial services CEO
  • Nick McBrien – Chief risk and legal officer
  • Sarah Willett – Chief people officer
Name Email
Robbie Feather – Managing director, retail robbie.feather@theverygroup.com
Ben Fletcher – Chief finance & transformation officer ben.fletcher@theverygroup.com
Dave Lafferty – Media relations manager dave.lafferty@theverygroup.com
Edward Fry – Investor relations manager investor.relations@theverygroup.com
Carly Bilsbrough – Senior Manager carly.bilsbrough@theverygroup.com
Dave Lafferty – Head of external communications and investor relations dave.lafferty@theverygroup.com
Ashley Muldoon – External communications manager ashley.muldoon@theverygroup.com
Kirsty Shaw – PR manager (Very.co.uk) kirsty.shaw@theverygroup.com
Karen Fitzpatrick – PR and sponsorship manager karen.fitzpatrick@theverygroup.com
Social media
LinkedIn @Lionel Desclée
Twitter N/A
Instagram N/A
YouTube N/A
Website theverygroup.com
About Company

The Very Group is a multi-brand online retailer and financial services provider in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established in 2005 as a result of the merger of the former Littlewoods and Shop Direct companies, the retailer was known as Littlewoods Shop Direct Group until a corporate rebranding to Shop Direct Group in 2008.

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