Bike retailer Ribble Cycles has appointed Sports Direct and Very.co.uk director Jon Owens as CEO and Matthew Lawson as Chief Digital Officer.

Mr Owens drove a 20% per annum increase in sales during his time at Sports Direct and has also spent time at Very.co.uk, Asda and Walmart in a variety of roles.

Mr Lawson was formerly e-commerce director at love holidays.com, where he helped increase revenue by 130% and Head of Conversion at ao.com where he served eight years.