Phil Ryan

Mr. Ryan led a team of six people that created the brand in 2006. He is responsible for the strategic direction and operational leadership that has seen City Chic take a market leading position in the global plus size industry. Under Mr. Ryan's leadership City Chic now has more than 78 stores in Australia and New Zealand. Online sales represent 65% of total sales globally and in the US, City Chic trades in a digital capacity. Mr. Ryan has driven partnerships with Nordstrom, Macy's, and Amazon in the USA. Mr. Ryan is a global authority in the plus size consumer. He has over 30 years' experience in senior and strategic retail apparel management. Mr. Ryan's family had a fashion manufacturing, wholesale and retail business called Ambition in the 1980's and 1990's and from this he knows all areas of a rag trade business; from the cutting table to the retail shop floor.