ASOS plc has announced the appointment of Christine Cross as an independent non-executive director of the company, with immediate effect.

Cross will chair the remuneration committee and will also serve as a member of the audit committee. She has more than 35 years’ experience in global multi-channel retail, initially at Tesco, where she spearheaded own-brand development and worked on the clothing brand as trading director.

Since pursuing a plural non-executive career, Cross has served on the boards of numerous listed, private and PE-backed businesses, including Next plc (UK), Woolworths plc (Australia), Sonae plc (Portugal), Zooplus AG (Germany) and Clipper Logistics plc (UK).

Most recently, Cross was remuneration committee chair of Hilton Food Group plc (UK) and Coca Cola Europacific Partners plc, as well as acting as board advisor to Unilever and River Island. She is currently a senior advisor at Inverleith LLP, an advisor at Interpath Advisory and an independent NED at the Pollen Estate Trustee Company Limited.

ASOS also announced the appointment of Dave Murray as chief financial officer and executive director from 29 April, following a handover period with Sean Glithero, currently interim CFO.

Jørgen Lindemann, ASOS chair, said: “I’d like to welcome both Dave and Christine to ASOS on behalf of the board. Christine’s experience across her career as a retail executive and as a board member and advisor, including as remuneration committee chair for several PLCs, will be invaluable to ASOS and we look forward to working with her.”