Clothing retailer Joules has appointed Paul Burden as head of licensing. Mr Burden will join the business in November and will focus on building, developing and exploring licensing opportunities for the business while reporting to wholesale director, Penny Parry.

Mr Burden’s previous roles include director of product licensing at Ted Baker where he was responsible for all licensed products including footwear, eyewear, watches, and fragrance, body wear and home accessories. Prior to that, he was menswear design manager at Next.

Colin Porter, Joules chief executive said: “We’re delighted to welcome Paul to the Joules team. His impressive experience and understanding of Joules’ strong brand heritage and values mean that he is well placed to explore and develop the business’s licensing offering as we enter this relatively new stage of growth.”