Karren Brady

For the camogie player, see Karen Brady.
Not to be confused with Karen Bradley, MP for Staffordshire Moorlands.

The Right Honourable
The Baroness Brady
CBE
Born
Karren Rita Brady[1]

(1969-04-04) 4 April 1969 (age 55)[2]
Edmonton, London, England
Occupations
  • Business Executive
  • Television Personality
  • Writer
  • Peer
Known for
Political partyConservative
SpousePaul Peschisolido (m. 1995)
Children2
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Life Peerage
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
22 September 2014
Websitewww.karrenbrady.com

Karren Rita Brady, Baroness Brady, CBE (born 4 April 1969) is a British business executive and television personality. She is a former managing director of Birmingham City F.C. and current vice-chairman of West Ham United F.C., and an aide to Alan Sugar on The Apprentice. She is a Conservative member of the House of Lords and has been a Small Business Ambassador for the UK government.

Her appointment with Birmingham City began in March 1993, when she was 23. In 2002, she became the first woman to hold such a post in the top flight of English football when the team was promoted. She oversaw the company's flotation in 1997,[3] thus becoming the youngest managing director of a UK plc.[4] She left in 2009. In January 2010, she was appointed vice-chairwoman of West Ham United following Sullivan and Gold's purchasing of the club.[5] Brady is a regular writer for the Woman & Home magazine and The Sun. She has also published four books including two novels. Her most recent book, Strong Woman, published in March 2012 and aimed at inspiring women in business, was a Sunday Times Bestseller.[6] On 22 September 2014, Brady was elevated to the House of Lords as a Conservative life peer, taking the title Baroness Brady. On 17 July 2017, she was appointed by Sir Philip Green to chairman of Taveta, owner of the Arcadia Group.[7]

  1. ^ Sleeman, Elizabeth, ed. (2001). International Who's Who of Women 2002 (3rd ed.). London: Europa Publications. p. 74. ISBN 1-85743-122-7. OCLC 469968745.
  2. ^ Sawyer, Miranda (5 November 2006). "A Brum Deal". The Observer. London. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  3. ^ John Plunkett (14 July 2004). "Board post for Karren Brady – Media – The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Karren Brady plans a pitch battle for small business – Telegraph". Telegraph.co.uk. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  5. ^ "West Ham United statement". whufc.com. 19 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  6. ^ "BBC The Apprentice profile: Karren Brady". Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  7. ^ Vandevelde, Mark (17 July 2017). "Baroness Karren Brady appointed chairman of Arcadia". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2017.