Rising star Michael Murray will make a fortune if he can deal with the major challenges facing retailing group Frasers
Dressed in a T-shirt and casual sweater with a tan and slicked back hair, Michael Murray is joking with the camera crew as he films a clip for social media surrounded by floor-to-ceiling glass walls in the London headquarters of Frasers Group.
As the 32-year-old former nightclub promoter takes the reins at the retail business that owns Sports Direct, House of Fraser and Flannels this week, there could not be a clearer indication of the change of image at the top of the company founded by Murray’s father-in-law to be, Mike Ashley.