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Catherine Nunn

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Non Executive Director at Cake Box
📍 Windermere, England, United Kingdom

Catherine is an experienced retail leader and Non-Executive Director, specializing in business transformation, growth, and corporate governance. Her extensive career includes being the first non-family CEO of Lakeland and a 21-year tenure at BP. She holds a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry from the University of Hull.

She is actively involved in community causes, serving as a trustee for Making Me, a Bedfordshire-based charity. This organization empowers children and young people by equipping them with skills to support their mental and emotional well-being, reflecting her commitment to youth development.

A former retail CEO, her academic background is in Chemistry, having earned a Bachelor of Science with honors.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Non Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Windermere, England, United Kingdom
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Retail Transformation
As the first non-family CEO of Lakeland, she led the business through significant strategic change, turnaround, and private equity investment, demonstrating her expertise in evolving retail environments.
ESG Leadership
Currently serves as the Chair of the ESG Committee at Cake Box, driving the company's strategy across environmental, social, and governance initiatives.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Non Executive Director
Cake Box
10-2024 - 3-2026
Chief Executive Officer
Lakeland
7-2023 - 8-2025
Non Executive Director
H&T Group plc
1-2023
Non Executive Director
The Wine Society (The International Exhibition Co-operative Wine Society Limited)
9-2020 - 10-2024
Deputy Chairman
Lakeland
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Education
1991 - 1994
European Masters in Management; Diplom Kauffrau; Diplome de Grande Ecole
ESCP
1987 - 1990
BSc (Hons) Chemistry
University of Hull
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