Jane Dessar

Head, Consumer, Retail and Leisure London

Jane Dessar is a Partner in the Odgers Berndtson London office where she heads up the Consumer, Retail & Leisure Practice and is a member of the Board & CEO Practice. Her focus is on senior level and main board appointments with a functional focus on CEO/MD, marketing, digital and e-commerce, communications, sales, commercial and strategy appointments. Her client base includes both UK and multi-national businesses and these range from privately held and owner driven businesses, through to quoted companies and private equity backed organisations in the retail and fmcg/consumer sectors of food, drink and personal care, luxury and consumer durables, as well as in the travel, leisure and hospitality sectors. Jane joined from a highly regarded boutique search firm and previously spent 12 years at another leading global firm where she headed up a number of the firm's largest consumer and retail client relationships.