AlexandAlexa appoint new CFO and Vice President Digital

Renaissance is pleased to announce that AlexandAlexa, the European online retailer of luxury brands for children, has appointed Justine Rouch as its new CFO, and Elisabeth Ling as its new VP Digital.

Having recently secured a substantial new funding round, the business has recruited both Justine and Elisabeth to help lead them through a forecasted period of rapid international expansion.
A seasoned CFO, Justine brings with her over ten years’ experience in senior positions within the retail and fashion space. In her previous position, she served as both CFO and later COO at luxury fashion house Matthew Williamson; and prior to this held senior finance roles at sportswear giant Reebok.

Accompanying Justine on the leadership team, Elisabeth joins as VP Digital and will assume responsibility for developing and delivering a new international digital strategy for the brand.
With a proven track record of success within both start-up and corporate internet environments, Elisabeth brings with her more than 15 years online, product and Ecommerce knowledge and leadership. Elisabeth joins direct from TalkTalk where she held responsibility for their consumer digital strategies. Prior to this she held senior positions within established consumer brands such as eBay, PayPal and Roche. 

The appointment of Justine and Elisabeth follows on the heels of the appointment of Osvaldo Spadano as CTO in November 2011.
Commenting on the recent hires, Founder and CEO Alex Theophanous said: “Following our major fundraise in 2011, Renaissance were appointed to help us recruit our key leadership team, across Technology, Marketing, Finance and Operations. We now have three A star candidates in place, which is a testament to their key networks in e-Commerce and Retail. I’m very impressed, and would recommend Renaissance to others”

Founded in London, 2007 by husband and wife duo Alex Theophanous and Alexa Till, AlexandAlexa is the leading online destination for luxury childrenswear and accessories. Making stressful shopping trips a thing of the past, they offer over 100 coveted international fashion labels, from the traditional to the cutting-edge all via worldwide express delivery.
For more information see www.alexandalexa.com

About Renaissance…
Renaissance is a leading executive search firm focused on the international technology, telecommunications and online sectors. We work with a range of fast growth privately held technology companies - venture capital or private equity backed - as well as a number of leading corporate organisations.

The CFO and VP Digital searches were conducted by Tony Willis and Steve Bishop, who lead the Online and Digital Media practice at Renaissance.
Contact: tw@renrec.com