LONDON – Andrew Keith and Judd Crane have reunited at Selfridges in London after working together for a period at The Lane Crawford Joyce Group in Hong Kong.
Keith, who joined Selfridges in 2020 as managing director, has had a title change and is now chief executive officer of Selfridges.
Earlier this year, he hired Crane as executive buying director. Crane replaces Sebastian Manes, who left Selfridges last year.
As executive buying director, Crane is responsible for women’s, kids, accessories, beauty, food and restaurants. Keith had temporarily filled the role after Manes left the company.
Crane had previously worked at Selfridges for four years, overseeing buying and merchandising for all product categories including ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, jewelry, travel and kids.
He also oversaw the refurbishment of the store’s designer women’s wear floor and was a champion of British talent. He left in 2016 to become chief executive officer of Proenza Schouler.
In the past, Crane also served as senior merchandising director at Pedder Group, the accessories division of the Lane Crawford Joyce Group in Hong Kong. More recently, he was senior vice president brand, merchandising and retail at Joyce.
One of the Cabaret-themed Christmas windows at Selfridges.
Andrew Meredith
Keith’s new job title of CEO falls in line with others across the wider Selfridges Group, which includes all of the Selfridges stores in the U.K.; Brown Thomas and Arnotts in Ireland; and De Bijenkorf in the Netherlands.
The Selfridges CEO role was previously held – briefly – by Stefano Della Valle following Central Group and Signa Holdings’ purchase of Selfridges Group in 2021.
Central has since taken a majority stake in Selfridges Group as the insolvent Signa undergoes restructuring.
Keith joined Selfridges as managing director in 2020. Prior to that, he was president of Lane Crawford and Joyce in Hong Kong.
Keith joined Lane Crawford in 2001, and during his tenure as president, he spearheaded the store’s move to omnichannel and led its expansion in mainland China with flagship openings in Shanghai in 2013 and Chengdu in 2014, on top of its original Beijing location.
He oversaw more than 20 Lane Crawford and Joyce stores. A retail veteran, one of his early jobs was designing men’s sport jackets and suits for Marks & Spencer.