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Gill S.

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Managing Director at The Perfume Shop
📍 United Kingdom

Gill S. is the Managing Director of The Perfume Shop, a role she has held since 2014. A chartered accountant with over two decades in the FMCG sector, she previously served as CFO for Superdrug and Savers, and is a graduate of Warwick Business School.

Deeply committed to philanthropy, Gill is a trustee for Look Good Feel Better, supporting cancer patients, and the Jim Jackson Foundation, which helps disadvantaged youth. In her spare time, she enjoys golf, baking, wine tasting, and splits her time between London and Kent with her husband.

Unique fact: Her passion for scent began in the wine industry, where she took expert exams and kept a "smell box" to train her nose.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
United Kingdom
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Philanthropic Leadership
Serves as a trustee and board member for multiple charities, including Look Good Feel Better (cancer support) and the Jim Jackson Foundation (youth in business).
Employee Wellbeing
Champions talent development and creating a supportive culture. The Perfume Shop was recently certified as a Top Employer, an ambition she has long held for the company.
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Career

Work history

11-2014
Managing Director
The Perfume Shop
8-2018
Board Member
The Fragrance Foundation UK
11-2023
Member Board of Trustees
Look Good Feel Better UK
11-2021
Member Board Of Trustees
Jim Jackson Foundation
2-2015 - 4-2018
Board Member
CEW UK
In the press

Media appearances

Scent obsessed: our interview with Gill Smith (MD of The Perfume Shop) on her five favourite smells. Featured in Perfume Society
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Gill Smith – Profile. Featured in The Fragrance Foundation UK
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Education
1985 - 1988
Bachelor of Science - BS
Warwick Business School
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The Grange School for Girls and Kingsfield 6th form, Bristol
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