Mary Turner (businesswoman)

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Mary Turner
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BornApril 1958 (age 6364) [1]
Alma mater University of Birmingham
University of Warwick
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forCEO of Koovs

Mary Turner (born April 1958) is a business executive who has been CEO of Koovs since October 2015. [2]

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Early life

Born in Malaysia, she graduated from the University of Birmingham with a BSc in Management in 1982 and subsequently completed an MBA at the University of Warwick. [3] She married Martin Turner in 1990, and has one son Samuel Turner.

Career

In 2001, Turner became managing director of LineOne. [4] Tiscali purchased LineOne in 2001 and Turner became chief executive of Tiscali UK in 2003. [5] Turner was named CEO of AlertMe in March 2010. [6] From September 2009 to December 2013, she served as a Non-Executive Director of ASOS.com. [7] In July 2015, Turner was appointed CEO of Koovs. [2]

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References

  1. "Mary TURNER". Companies House . Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Koovs appoints former ASOS director Mary Turner as new CEO". VCCircle . 21 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. "MEET THE WOMAN RUNNING INDIA'S ANSWER TO ASOS". Management Today. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  4. Richardson, Tim (1 June 2001). "Tiscali UK confirms cull". The Register. Retrieved 10 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Turner, Mary (6 October 2003). "An Italian renaissance". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. King, Ian. "Business big shot: Mary Turner, AlertMe". ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. "Executive Profile: Mary Turner". Bloomberg . Retrieved 23 July 2017.