Mark Wright

Chief Executive Officer JoJo Maman Bébé

Last Reviewed: September 26, 2026

Executive Summary

Mark Wright is Chief Executive Officer of JoJo Maman Bébé, the UK retailer of maternity wear, babywear, childrenswear and nursery products. He joined as interim chief executive in October 2024 and was confirmed in the permanent role in July 2025. Before that he spent five years at FatFace, latterly as Chief Operating Officer, where he led the retailer’s move onto Next’s Total Platform after Next acquired it in 2023. Earlier he was Multichannel Director at Jack Wills and spent two decades at Marks & Spencer. His background is in retail operations and multichannel trading.

Career Highlights

• Chief Executive Officer of JoJo Maman Bébé, confirmed in July 2025.
• Interim Chief Executive Officer of JoJo Maman Bébé from October 2024, and a director of JoJo Maman Bebe Ltd since 29 October 2024.
• Chief Operating Officer of FatFace, leading its transition onto the NEXT Total Platform after its 2023 acquisition.
• Multichannel Director at Jack Wills.
• Twenty years at Marks & Spencer in retail, ecommerce and operational roles.

Professional Journey

Wright spent 20 years at Marks & Spencer, working across its store estate, ecommerce and operations. He then became Multichannel Director at Jack Wills, the British clothing brand.

He next spent five years at FatFace, the lifestyle clothing retailer, most recently as Chief Operating Officer. After Next acquired FatFace in 2023, he led the business’s move onto NEXT Total Platform, the operating platform Next provides to brands it owns or partners with.

JoJo Maman Bébé was founded by Laura Tenison in 1993. Its operating company was incorporated in 1992. In 2022 she sold the business in a deal involving Next, and Gwynn Milligan, previously its commercial director, became chief executive. When Milligan left in 2024, JoJo appointed Wright interim CEO in October, and Companies House records his appointment as a director on 29 October 2024. After nine months in the interim role, the company confirmed him as permanent chief executive in an internal announcement on 28 July 2025. A company spokesperson said that he had “brought real energy, focus and a collaborative spirit to the business”.

Education

No education record was found in any first-party or dated press source.