Who we are
The Envision Retail leadership team is comprised of experienced management professionals committed to making a real difference for all our clients, and is supported by our team of highly skilled retail consultants.
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Jason KempFounder and Managing Director |
A career retail professional, Jason started out working on the checkouts of his local Marks and Spencer store. He was invited to join their Graduate Training Scheme progressing to hold a range of commercial management positions. Jason then went on to work for an international management consultancy specialising in retail improvement and working on a number of projects across the world. In 2003 he started Envision Retail with the aim of applying consulting skills and retail knowledge in a hands on way, working as part of his clients’ teams to deliver real and sustained benefits.
Jason’s personal clients have included some of the world’s biggest retailers and leading brands. He is also quoted regularly in the press and in radio and television interviews.
As a keen triathlete, Jason also sponsors his local chain of independent sports shops with his time and knowledge. He believes that this is crucial as it enables him to stay close to the customer and it helps towards his own personal mission; to put the customer at the centre of every retail operation he works in.
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Antonello IraceDirector |
Joining our leadership team in Autumn 2007, Antonello Irace brings with him a huge wealth of international retail experience and insight. Previously working for Proudfoot Consulting and Management Horizons Europe, Antonello has more than 10 year experience advising leading retail companies and consumer brands throughout Europe. He specialises in Performance Improvement and Retail Strategy, and in addition has carried out a wide range of commercial and operational due diligence investigations on behalf of financial institutions in both the UK and Italy.
Antonello studied Political Science at University of Naples, and also holds a post-doc degree in Business Administration. He says of himself: “My efforts are always in the present moment. Only the present moment will shape the future, the past only holds you back.”
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James JanoskeyChairman |
As well as being Envision Retail’s Chairman, James is a Managing Director of the investment bank Credit Suisse. With over 10 years of international advisory and capital markets experience from financial centres across the world, James brings a depth of knowledge, experience and insight to our projects with clients that are funded by venture capital or are themselves VC sponsors.
His particular experience spans a broad range of areas, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory, lead managed equity, and debt and leveraged finance transactions.
James also holds an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a BA in Accounting from the University of Illinois.
Felicity NorrieAssociate Director |
Felicity started her career in FMCG marketing, first with Unilever and then Allied Lyons. This strong grounding in customer-focused marketing stood her in good stead as she moved to design consultancy, gaining experience with clients in the Asia Pacific region and across Europe. Her main interest has always been in customer insight, and a move to retail, first Safeway in 1990, and then MFI in 2000, gave her opportunities to apply this understanding to all parts of the retail mix, including developing opportunities such as loyalty cards, and new channels such as e-commerce.
“I am passionate about ensuring that business development is based on a deep understanding of the customer, influencing decision making at all levels and in all departments” she says. Her experience of customers from both manufacturing and retail perspectives, across many countries and continents, and having had the viewpoint of both a line manager and a consultant, give her a wealth of experience on which to draw for the benefit of Envision’s clients.
