Blake Mill forms advisory board including Ted Baker’s former Global Creative Director

Manchester based men’s shirt brand Blake Mill has established a new advisory board which includes Anthony Cuthbertson, formerly Global Creative Director at Ted Baker, for the "next chapter in the brand’s growth story" on a global scale.
Cuthbertson left his role at Ted Baker in March 2023 after almost three years. Prior to that he spent three years as Global Design Director at Topshop and Topman, and before that he was Design Director at Roberto Cavalli. He will now "inform Blake Mill's creative trajectory as they move towards a broader customer base".

Joining Cuthbertson on the new advisory board are Samy Zekhout, the current CFO of European frozen foods company, Nomad Foods, and former divisional CFO of Procter & Gamble where he oversaw finance for global grooming – a division that included Gillette.

Finally, Ken Hoang, a Silicon Valley veteran with a rich history in identifying and leveraging market changing technologies, joins the board. Hoang, who holds multiple patents in data management and visualisation, "will infuse Blake Mill's expansion strategy with tech insights, essential to modern fashion enterprises".

Ken Price, who co-founded Blake Mill in 2018 with Steve and Ross French, said: "The advisory board's formation propels Blake Mill from a UK-focused brand to a global fashion enterprise. Through their combined expertise, Blake Mill looks forward to engaging the international market and continuing their legacy of ‘empowering men to dare to dress differently’."