Biography

Philip Vickers

Phil joined Foresters in April 2025, having spent the previous 18 years in the Retail sector. During this time Phil had worked his way up to executive level and prior to joining was HR Director, UK & US for menswear retailer Charles Tyrwhitt, where he had been for 8 years.

Phil spent the first 10 years of his career with John Lewis, working in a variety of roles before spending his final 2 years working on large scale transformation projects at the group level. Phil studied Finance and Economics at the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is a Chartered Member of the CIPD.