B&M European Value Retail SA
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B&M European Value Retail is a discount retailer selling fast-moving consumer and non-grocery goods in the UK under the B&M Bargains brand and as Ja Woll in Germany. The company, boosted by snapping up dozens of ex Woolworths stores, raised more than �1bn as part of its �2.7bn flotation in London in June 2014, before being promoted to the FTSE 250 within a year. B&M opened its 500 UK store in April 2016.
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Board of Directors
Sir Terry Leahy
Chairman
Sir Terry joined the Board as Chairman in December 2012. Sir Terry is a senior adviser to CD&R. He is also currently a Director of Blackcircles.com. Previously Sir Terry worked at Tesco for 32 years during which he served in a number of senior positions, including Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2011.
Simon Arora
Chief Executive Officer
Simon has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since January 2005. Prior to this, he was co-founder and Managing Director of Orient Sourcing Services, and held various positions with McKinsey & Co., 3i and Barclays Bank.
Paul McDonald
Chief Financial Officer
Paul joined the Company as Finance Director in 2011. He has over 20 years of experience in the discount retail sector having held senior roles at Littlewoods, Ethel Austin and TJ Hughes.
Thomas Hübner
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Thomas joined the Board in May 2014. He is currently a Director of Carrefour. Previously, Thomas held senior executive roles in McDonald\'s, Prodega, Metro Cash & Carry International, Theo Müller, Lobsled Holding, Citrus International and Contract Farming India.
Ron McMillan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Ron joined the Board in May 2014. He is currently a Director of N Brown Group and 888 Holdings, and acts as a consultant to PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Middle East. Previously, Ron was a Partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers for 28 years.
Kathleen Guion
Independent Non-Executive Director
Kathleen joined the Board in May 2014. She is currently a Director of The Pantry, Inc. and True Value Company. Prior to joining the Company, she was Division President and Executive Vice President of Dollar General Corporation from 2003 to 2011, and held senior positions in E-Z Serve Corporation, Devon Partners, Duke and Long Distributing and 7-Eleven Corporation.
Harry Brouwer
Independent Non-Executive Director
Harry was appointed to the Board in May 2014. He is currently the Executive Vice President of Unilever Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Previously, Harry held senior roles at Bestfoods prior to its integration into Unilever.
David Novak
Non-Executive Director
David joined the Board in May 2014. He is a partner at CD&R and is a member of CD&R’s Investment and Management Committees. David is a Director of British Car Auctions and has been a member of the Supervisory Board at Rexel. David was previously a director of Jafra Cosmetics International Inc., Brakes Group and HD Supply.