To succeed in the lingerie industry, it’s imperative to keep one foot in the adult biz, another in the mainstream fashion world — and both hands spinning plates of trend reports, apparel design experience and customer support.
Ann Summers CEO Jacqueline Gold has been recognized in the New Year Honours List for 2016, where she has been made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE).
The Guardian has published a Q&A with Jacqueline Gold, the CEO of Ann Summers — one of Britain's oldest and largest retailers of sex toys and erotic lingerie.