Ted Baker announces new CEO as probe finds ‘areas for improvement’

Ted Baker has appointed Lindsay Page as the company's new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect. Page was already serving as acting CEO after former chief executive Ray Kelvin took voluntary leave of absence from his role in December 2018 and later resigned in March this year, following allegations of "forced hugging" against him. The company had at that time, also appointed Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (HSF) to conduct an independent external investigation into allegations and the company's policies, procedures and handling of HR-related complaints, which Ted Baker said, has now been concluded.