Tom Singh

Founder

New Look

London, UK

Biography

Tom Singh, OBE, is the Founder of New Look, the fashion clothing retailer with over 900 stores worldwide. New Look is one of the UK’s best known fashion retail brands which began back in 1969 with a single store in Taunton.

Tom is a founder member of the Social Investment Task Force, the Chairman of the UK Advisory Council for the British Asian Trust and remains active as a philanthropist and social investor.

Through Rianta Capital, the family office, the Singh Family are focused on the pursuit of a broad range of investment objectives encompassing retail, real estate and private equity.

Tom Singh’s Newsfeed

The Sunday Times

New Look’s Tom Singh and Persimmon’s Roger Devlin back clothes rental app

The founder of fashion chain New Look …invested in a clothes rental app that aims to reduce waste. Tom Singh…and Roger Devlin are among the investors…

The Sunday Times

New Look founder Tom Singh backs Love the Sales website

New Look founder Tom Singh has invested in Love the Sales, an online marketplace for discounted clothes from the likes of John Lewis and Ted Baker.

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Tom Singh’s Background

New Look

Founder

Jan 1969 - Present

London, UK

Tom founded the New Look chain of women’s fashion stores in 1969, where he served as Non-Executive Board Member until he stepped down in June 2019.

Rianta Capital Ltd.

Consultant

London, UK

Rianta Capital Ltd, an investment advisory to the Singh Family Trust, is focused on the pursuit of a broad range of investment objectives encompassing retail, real estate and private equity either directly or through funds.

Current Non-Executive Positions

The Artha Initiative

Trustee

2006 - Present

Zürich, CH

The Artha Initiative, as part of Rianta Capital, is a program designed to help the poor and marginalised in India to serve themselves and their environment through support of enterprise, social entrepreneurship, and the growth that comes from empowering people.

The Pakhar Foundation

Founder

London, UK

The Pakhar Foundation is a small organisation in the health and allied services industry located in Sherborne, England.

Philanthropy

British Asian Trust

Member of UK Advisory Council

London, UK

Tom Singh was previously Chairman of the British Asian Trust UK Advisory Council from 2015-2018. The British Asian Trust was founded in 2007 by HRH The Prince of Wales to tackle widespread poverty and hardship in South Asia. He engaged with the entrepreneurs of the British Asian diaspora, linking them with social entrepreneurs and grassroots interventions in the region.

Media

In Conversation With Tom Singh - British Asian Trust

Interviewee

Jan 2017

Tom Singh, British Asian Trust supporter, talks about the start and growth of New Look and his approach to philanthropy.

Public Service

Social Investment Task Force

Founding Member

London, UK

Announced by Prime Minister David Cameron at the G8 Social Impact Investment Forum in 2013, the aim of the Social Impact Investment Taskforce was to catalyse the development of the social impact investment market.

Tom Singh’s Education

University of Wales

International Politics and Geography