Posted in Web First-ever female managing director of John Lewis Paula … May 4, 2020 Paula Nickolds, who joined the partnership in 1994, held one of the most powerful and coveted jobs in British retail after taking the helm of John Lewis three years ago. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7868087/First-female-managing-director-John-Lewis-Paula-Nickolds-leaves-job-three-years.html