The British Fashion Council has announced Harold Tillman as their new chairman.

The head of Jaeger will take of the role when current chairman Stuart Rose steps down after next month's London Fashion Week.

"London is internationally recognized as the most creative and exciting fashion capital. We have the best design colleges in the world which each year create a strong pool of talented designers wishing to start their own label business. Through the BFC and London Fashion Week we will offer support to these fledgling businesses, helping them to develop a market and attain sustainable growth."

Stuart Rose, head of M&S, says is happy to be handing over the job and believes his successor will do well: "I know that Harold will provide strong leadership to the BFC as it embarks on the next stage of developing London Fashion Week and its role of identifying talent and providing business support for designers," he said.