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Carol Kane (born October 1966) is a British businesswoman, the co-founder and joint CEO of Boohoo.com.
Carol Kane | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1966 (age 58) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | businesswoman |
| Known for | Co-founder and joint CEO, Boohoo.com |
Carol Kane was born in October 1966.[1] She comes from a working-class background, the youngest of four children of a builder father.[2]
Kane started her career as a designer, going to Berkshire College of Art & Design in Maidenhead Berkshire, before moving to London.[2]In 1993, she took a position working as a senior designer for Pinstripe Clothing.[2]
Boohoo was founded in 2006 by Carol Kane and Mahmud Kamani, who are joint chief executives.[3]
Boohoo also runs boohooMAN.com, PrettyLittleThing.com and NastyGal.com and all of the brands are targeted at 16-24 year olds.[4]
In April 2017, Boohoo announced that its profits had almost doubled to £31 million on sales up by 51% to almost £300 million.[5] When the company was floated on the stock market in 2014, it was valued at £560 million, and was worth about £2 billion as of April 2017.[5]
Kane has a long-term partner of 30 years and they live in Stafford with their four dogs.[2][6]
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