itim Group plc, a SaaS based technology company that enables store-based retailers to optimise their businesses to improve financial performance, has appointed Christopher Hedley Brook-Carter as a non-executive director.

He has over two decades of leadership experience across media, retail intelligence and social impact organisations. As MD and SVP of Retail Week and the World Retail Congress (2012-2020), he transformed these legacy brands into digital-first platforms. Since 2020, as CEO of the Retail Trust, he has led the modernisation of a 193-year-old charity, championing the wellbeing of over 600,000 retail workers across the UK.