Mr Porter makes Editorial and Buying Director appointments

By

Cajsa Lykke Carlson

Published
Mar 17, 2016

Fiona Firth, formerly the Menswear Buying Director at River Island, has been tapped by luxury men's etailer Mr Porter for the role of Buying Director.

Firth has also previously held roles at Burton and Harrods. She will join Mr Porter in April and report to Managing Director Toby Bateman. Firth will lead the buying and merchandising teams, and more than 400 brands across menswear, travel and lifestyle, fine watches, and sport.

"I am delighted to announce the appointment of Fiona Firth to the role of Buying Director for MR PORTER,’ says Toby Bateman.

“Fiona’s key experience comes from her time as Head of Menswear at Harvey Nichols, where she was instrumental in introducing a number of designer and contemporary brands to the UK market. In her latest role as Menswear Buying Director at River Island, she is responsible for global sourcing and a fast design and production process. This mix of luxury designer and high street experience makes Fiona a unique talent in the menswear business and we are excited to welcome her to MR PORTER.”

The etailer has also named Andrew Barker the new Editorial Director of Mrporter.com. Barker is currently Executive Editor of The Business of Fashion. Before that, he was the Editor of Evening Standard's ES magazine for five years.

Barker will report to Brand and Content Director Jeremy Langmead and be responsible for continuing Mr Porter's editorial vision across the online weekly magazine, The Journal, and The Mr Porter Post, a broadsheet newspaper published six times a year. He starts in May.

“I am pleased to announce Andrew as Editorial Director of MR PORTER,” says Jeremy Langmead. “He has a wonderful talent for creating content that is commercial and clever, warm and witty. He has the perfect vision to build and expand our content, and with his experience at ES Magazine and The Business of Fashion has expertise across all the platforms we work on."

Both Directors will be based at Mr Porter's London HQ.