Mathew Dutton is Chief People Officer at Space NK.

After supporting Space NK through their high-profile acquisition by US powerhouse Ulta Beauty in 2025, Mathew was appointed to a permanent executive role in 2026 and is responsible for leading the People and Culture Strategy for the business during its sustained high growth across the UK and IRE.

Mathew has extensive experience as a HR practitioner in PE backed high growth consumer businesses (retail and tech), spending a number of years with Charlotte Tilbury Beauty during its rapid global expansion and majority stake acquisition by Puig, a multi-brand international retail portfolio holder.

He has also worked with other brands such as Stella McCartney, Superdrug and Gumtree & Motors/Cazoo. Since joining Space NK in early 2025, Mathew has developed a new scalable people agenda to support commercial aims, growth and performance, with a targeted investment on people growth and development, people technology and employee experience.