Dr. Martens plc announced Andrew Harrison will join the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 May 2023. Andrew is a managing partner at consumer brand investment firm Freston Ventures and Senior Independent Director at Ocado Group plc, proprietor of the Ocado Smart Platform and joint owner of online grocer Ocado Retail Limited, where he is also chair of the Remuneration Committee and designated Non-Executive Director for engagement with the workforce. He built his executive career over more than two decades at Carphone Warehouse, where he served as Chief Executive and Chair.

As a member of the early founding team, he drove the growth and international expansion of Carphone Warehouse from a small, privately owned retailer to established market leader and FTSE constituent, subsequently leading the merger of the business with Dixons in 2014, where he was Deputy Chief Executive.