Dunelm Group plc Board Change (4569L)
April 28 2015 - 02:01AM
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Dunelm Group plc
28 April 2015
28 April 2015
Dunelm Group plc
Board Change
Dunelm Group plc ("Dunelm" or "the Group"), the UK's leading
homewares retailer, announces that Andy Harrison will assume the
role of Chairman with effect from 7th July 2015, upon the
retirement of Geoff Cooper from the Dunelm Board.
Andy Harrison is currently a Non-Executive Director of Dunelm,
having joined the Board in September 2014. He is Chief Executive
Officer of Whitbread PLC, having previously been Chief Executive of
easyJet plc and of RAC plc.
Geoff Cooper, who has served as Dunelm's Chairman since 2004,
said:
"Dunelm is an outstanding business and it has been my immense
privilege to have served as Chairman over the past decade. Andy has
a great deal of experience of leading large, listed consumer facing
organisations with a strong service offer, and he will be an
extremely effective Chairman as the Dunelm story enters its next
chapter. I believe the future for the Group is very bright
indeed."
Will Adderley, Chief Executive, said:
"Since Geoff joined Dunelm 11 years ago, the business has grown
more than three-fold in both sales and profits. He has been
instrumental in our success, and his leadership has been
inspirational. On a personal note, the advice and knowledge that he
has passed onto me has been invaluable.
"So we will miss Geoff, but we are really fortunate to have
someone of Andy's calibre and experience ready to step into his
shoes. We are all looking forward to working with him as our
Chairman for our next phase of growth."
Andy Harrison said:
"I am delighted to have been asked to take on the role of
Chairman. Under Will Adderley's renewed leadership as Chief
Executive, there is a clear and ambitious focus on growth being
created throughout the organisation, which is fully supported by
the Board. This is therefore a very exciting time for Dunelm."
Ends
For further information, please contact:
Dunelm Group plc 0116 2644 356
Geoff Cooper, Chairman
Will Adderley, Chief Executive
MHP Communications 020 3128 8100
John Olsen / Simon Hockridge
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