About the author
Oliver Shah is an award-winning former journalist, a member of Board Intelligence's advisory board, and a trustee of the Wincott Foundation.
He spent 20 years in the newspaper industry, including 15 years at The Sunday Times, where he was Business Editor and then Associate Editor. He was named business journalist of the year at the 2017 Press Awards for his investigation into Sir Philip Green’s £1 sale of BHS. He was also named business journalist of the year at the 2017 London Press Club Awards. His first book, Damaged Goods: The Inside Story of Sir Philip Green, the Collapse of BHS and the Death of the High Street, was published by Penguin in 2018.
Oliver left The Sunday Times in July 2025 to start Newcome Advisory, a premium practice advising boards and investors on all elements of reputation.
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