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Richard North (58), Chairman |
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Appointed to the board in October 2006 and as Chairman in June 2007. Richard was Chief Executive of InterContinental Hotels Group plc from 2002-2004 and previously Group Finance Director of Bass plc and The Burton Group plc. Previous non-executive Directorships include Asda Group plc, Leeds United plc, and Logica plc. |
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Stephen Johnson (45), Chief Executive |
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Appointed in September 2008. Stephen was previously Chief Executive of Focus DIY, a post held for four years until July 2007. He has previously worked for GUS; for supermarket chain Asda in a variety of roles; and in consulting at The Kalchas Group and Bain & Company. Steve is currently a non-executive director of the Unipart Group of Companies Ltd. |
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Stephen East (50), Finance Director
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Appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director on 1 July 2005. Stephen was formerly Finance Director of MEPC plc and previously held senior positions with Redland plc including as Group Treasurer. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Regus Group plc and is Deputy President of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. |
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Steve Lewis (44), Executive Director |
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Steve was appointed to the Board in June 2005. He was Woolworths Operations Director (2001–2008) and is now Managing Director of Entertainment UK. Steve was previously Operations Director of the Dixons retail chain. With over 20 years of retail experience, he has been instrumental in improving operating standards and in-store disciplines throughout the Group. |
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Tony Page (42), Executive Director |
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Appointed in September 2006. Tony was previously Non-Food Trading Director of Asda – Wal-Mart, having held a number of senior positions in that business since joining in 1994. Prior to joining Asda, Tony had been a senior buyer with J.Sainsbury plc. |
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Andrew Beeson (64), Non-Executive Director |
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Appointed in July 2001. He was, until January 2003, Chairman of Evolution Group plc, which merged with Beeson Gregory Group in 2002, the firm he founded in 1989. Prior to that he was a Director of ANZ McCaughan from 1987–1989, and a Director of ANZ Merchant Bank from 1985–1987. Andrew is a Non-Executive Director of NB Real Estate and Schroders plc.
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Fru Hazlitt (45), Non-Executive Director |
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Appointed in January 2006. Fru is CEO of GCap Media PLC. Prior to this she was Chief Executive of Virgin Radio (a division of SMG plc) and previously held senior positions at the internet services business, Yahoo! (including as Managing Director UK and Ireland 2003–2005) and at Capital Radio (Sales Director 1997–2000). She is also a Non-Executive Director of Betfair, the online betting exchange. |
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Peter Bamford (53), Non-Executive Director |
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Peter was appointed to the Board in February 2008. He served on the Main Board of Vodafone Group plc (1998-2006) holding a number of senior executive roles in that business including Chief Executive Vodafone UK Limited (1999-2001), Regional Chief Executive (2002-2003) and Chief Marketing Officer (2003-2006). Previously, he has held a number of senior general and commercial management positions in the retail sector including at WH Smith Group plc, Kingfisher plc, and Tesco plc. He is a Non-Executive Director of Rentokil Initial plc, Mobile Partners Group Limited and Chairman of The Key Revolution Limited. |
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David Simons (61), Non-Executive Director |
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Appointed in September 2005. David is Chairman of PIPC, global management consultants and a Non-Executive Director of Greencore Group plc, the food manufacturer and supplier. Previously he held a number of senior retail positions including Chairman of Littlewoods Shop Direct Group, the UK's largest home and online shopping operator (2001–2007), Chief Executive of Somerfield Plc (1993–2000), Group Finance Director of Storehouse Plc (1991–1993) and Group Finance Director of House of Fraser Ltd (1989–1991).
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