Chief Growth Officer, JD Sports Fashion Plc
Nicola Kowalczuk is an accomplished leader committed to driving sustainable growth through the integration of people, culture, and strategy. As the chief growth officer at JD Sports Fashion PLC, a FTSE 100 global retail group, and with a background as chief people officer, Nicola has a proven track record of steering enterprise transformations. Nicola excels in blending strategy, culture, and innovation to promote long-term value and business expansion across multi-brand, large-scale organisations.
With extensive experience in human resources and commercial leadership, Nicola effectively bridges the gap between human capital and corporate growth. Nicola has adeptly led global teams through complex changes, mergers, and rapid international scaling, ensuring alignment between human capital strategies, governance, ESG priorities, and commercial goals.
Nicola is passionate about uniting teams, fostering opportunities, and empowering innovation and aims to create environments where people, purpose, and profit mutually reinforce each other.
Nicola’s approach combines AI-driven transformation, cultural renewal, and leadership development to build high-performing teams that thrive in dynamic markets.
