Betty Barclay appoints new UK country manager

German fashion wholesaler and retailer Betty Barclay has named former Nicole

Farhi exec Marissa McMahon as its country manager for the UK and Republic of Ireland.

McMahon will take up her new position on July 1, replacing Stacey Booth who departed from the role earlier this month. She joins from Nicole Farhi where she was head of wholesale and franchising.

Commenting on her appointment, McMahon said: “Betty Barclay is one of the leading players in the market, and I am really looking forward to the new challenges ahead and taking the business forward for the future.

“It is an opportunity for me to work with a wider range of independent boutiques in this dynamic and accessible sector of the market.”

The German womenswear group wholesales a number of brands including Betty Barclay and Vera Mont and currently it has more than 280 wholesale accounts in the UK and Ireland.