LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - SuperGroup, the Britishfirm behind the Superdry fashion brand, has parted company withits chief operating officer.
The firm said on Thursday that Susanne Given, who joinedSuperGroup in 2012, has stepped down from the board as adirector with immediate effect and will leave the business "inorder to explore other opportunities."
SuperGroup said Given's responsibilities will be absorbed bythe executive team with the heads of UK retail, IT and logisticsreporting directly to Chief Executive Euan Sutherland.
Sutherland, the former boss of the Co-op, joined as CEO inOctober, replacing Julian Dunkerton who founded the firm 30years ago.
Shares in SuperGroup, down a third over the last year,closed Wednesday at 1,058 pence, valuing the business at 858million pounds ($1.31 billion).($1 = 0.6563 pounds) (Reporting by James Davey; editing by Kate Holton)