Phil Ryan

Mr Ryan is the original Brand Director of City Chic. In 2006, Mr. Ryan led a team of six people that created the brand. 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 76 stores in Australia and New Zealand. Online sales represent approx. 65% of total sales globally and in the US, City Chic trades exclusively in a digital capacity. Mr. Ryan has driven partnerships with Nordstrom, Macy's, and Bloomingdale's in the USA. Mr. Ryan is a global authority in the plus size consumer. He has over 25 years of 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.