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In 2013 Gillian was appointed NED and Chair of the Remuneration Committee at Nisa Retail and NED at Elexon. Gillian's executive career encompasses 30 years at leading companies and brands including Marks & Spencer, Boots, Avon Cosmetics, Littlewoods and Royal Mail. In her early marketing career she launched the award-winning, and highly profitable, Next Directory in the late 80's and transformed the brand and profitability of Avon Cosmetics in the 1990s. At Royal Mail in the early 2000s she was MD of Mail Markets and part of the team that kick-started the transformation and culture change of the business and its return to profitability. Gillian's NED Board career includes Blackwells, Land of Leather and Admiral. Gillian sits on the Industrial Development Advisory Board which advises UK Government, is Chair of Derbyshire Probation Trust and Vice Chair of IWF UK (International Women's Forum).