ROY BAGATTINI (60)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
B.COM

Chairman of the Woolworths South Africa and Country Road Group Boards; member of the WHL Risk, Information and Technology, Treasury, Social and Ethics, and Sustainability Committees.

Roy was appointed to the WHL Board and as Group Chief Executive Officer in February 2020. Prior to this he was President: Americas for Levi Strauss & Company, where he was responsible for leading the company’s largest commercial operations, including a significant network of retail stores covering the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Latin America. Roy also played an instrumental role in the development and acceleration of the e-commerce and omni-channel capabilities of Levi Strauss.

He has extensive operational, management, and turnaround experience in global consumer and retail markets gained over 20 years in roles including President: Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa for Levi Strauss; President: Asia and Africa for the Carlsberg Group, based in Hong Kong, and in various roles in SABMiller plc internationally and in South Africa.