Currys plc
CURY:LN
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Currys plc is a leading omnichannel retailer of technology products and services, operating through online and 829 stores in 7 countries. We help everyone enjoy amazing technology, however they choose to shop with us.
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Board of Directors
Sir Charles Dunstone
Chairman
Sir Charles Dunstone is the Chairman of Dixons Carphone and the Nominations Committee. He is the founder of Carphone Warehouse and was chairman of Carphone Warehouse since 28 January 2010. He was chief executive officer of Old Carphone Warehouse from 1989 to 2010 where he led its growth to become one of Europe’s largest independent telecommunications retailers. Sir Charles was also appointed chairman of TalkTalk in 2010. He was a non-executive director of Daily Mail and General Trust plc from 2001 until 2012 and a non-executive director of Independent Media Distribution Plc (now Independent Media Distribution Limited) from 2002 until 2011. Sir Charles has been chairman of The Prince’s Trust since 2009 and a member of its Council since 2000. Sir Charles is a partner in Freston Road Investments LLP and also chairman of Royal Museums Greenwich.
Sebastian James
Group Chief Executive
Sebastian James was appointed Group Chief Executive of Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014 following the merger of Dixons Retail with Carphone Warehouse. He joined Dixons in April 2008 and held various roles, including group operations director prior to his appointment as group chief executive in February 2012. Before joining the Dixons Group, Sebastian was CEO of Synergy Insurance Services Limited and gained wide retail experience as strategy director responsible for developing and implementing the turnaround strategy at Mothercare. He started his career at The Boston Consulting Group. Sebastian is also a non-executive director of Direct Line Insurance Group plc and trustee of the charities Save the Children and Techknowledge for schools.
Andrew Harrison
Deputy Chief Executive
Andrew Harrison was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014. Before this, Andrew had been with Carphone Warehouse since 1995 and became a plc board member in 2006, a role he held until the formation of the joint venture with Best Buy in 2008. Andrew played key roles in establishing the TalkTalk business and in expanding the highly successful Best Buy Mobile operation in the US. He also retained responsibility for both the Carphone Warehouse and Phone House operations and, in 2010 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Best Buy Europe joint venture. Following the ending of the joint venture in 2013, Andrew became Group Chief Executive of Carphone Warehouse plc. Andrew is a trustee of both Techknowledge for Schools and Get Connected
Humphrey Singer
Group Finance Director
Humphrey Singer was appointed Group Finance Director of Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014, upon completion of the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse. He was appointed group finance director of Dixons Retail in July 2011 and joined the Dixons board in September 2011. Since joining the Dixons Group in 2007, he has held a number of finance roles, namely finance director of Currys, group financial controller and finance director of the UK & Ireland division. Prior to joining the Dixons Group, he was finance director of Coca Cola Enterprises (UK) Ltd and prior to that also held a number of finance roles at Coca Cola Enterprises (UK) Ltd and Cadbury Schweppes plc.
Katie Bickerstaffe
Chief Executive UK & Ireland
Katie Bickerstaffe was appointed an executive director of Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014, upon completion of the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse. She retained her responsibilities as chief executive of UK & Ireland for the Dixons business on merger and from 1 May 2015 assumed responsibility for the whole UK and Ireland business. Katie joined the Dixons Retail plc board on 20 February 2012 and was the chief executive of UK & Ireland for the Dixons Group. She joined the Dixons Group as director of marketing, people and property in June 2008. In addition to her executive position she is also non-executive director of Scottish and Southern Energy plc. Previously, Katie was managing director of Kwik Save Ltd and group retail director and group HR director at Somerfield plc. Her earlier career included roles at Dyson Ltd, PepsiCo Inc. and Unilever plc.
Graham Stapleton
Chief Executive, Connected World Services
Graham Stapleton was appointed an executive director of Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014, upon completion of the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse. He has retained his responsibilities as chief executive officer of UK & Ireland for Carphone Warehouse. He joined the Carphone Group in 2005 and has held a variety of board positions in both the UK and Europe. Graham is also a Trustee at the children\'s charity Make a Wish. Previously Graham worked for Kingfisher plc and Marks and Spencer plc.
Andrea Gisle Joosen
Independent Non-Executive Director
Andrea Gisle Joosen was appointed as a non-executive director of Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014, upon the completion of the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse. Andrea joined Dixons Retail plc as a non-executive director on 1 March 2013. She is currently chairman of Teknikmagasinet, a non-executive director of ICA Gruppen AB, James Hardie Industries plc, Mr Green & Co plc and BillerudKorsnäs AB. Former roles include non-executive director of Lighthouse Group, chief executive of Boxer TV Access AB in Sweden and managing director (Nordic region) of Panasonic, Chantelle AB and Twentieth Century Fox. Her early career involved several senior marketing roles with Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson
Tim How
Independent Non-Executive Director
Tim How was appointed as a non-executive director of Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014, upon completion of the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse. Tim joined Dixons Retail plc as a non-executive director on 8 September 2009 and became senior independent director on 9 May 2012. He holds a variety of external board positions, including chairman of Woburn Enterprises Limited, senior independent director of Henderson Group plc and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Chairman of Roys (Wroxham) Limited. Former roles include chairman of Rayner and Keeler Limited and Enotria Wine Group, and non-executive director of Peabody Capital plc. Tim served as chief executive of Majestic Wine plc, where he led the management buy-out of the business and subsequent Alternative Investment Market (AIM) flotation. Prior to this, he was managing director of Bejam Group plc.
Jock Lennox
Independent Non-Executive Director
Jock Lennox was appointed as a non-executive director of Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014, upon completion of the merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse and is Chair of the Audit Committee. Jock joined Dixons Retail plc as a non-executive director on 10 January 2012. He is a Chartered Accountant and has extensive accounting and finance experience having worked for over 30 years (20 years as a partner) for EY (formerly Ernst & Young) where he led a number of relationships with international clients and held a number of leadership positions in the UK and globally. He retired from EY in 2009 and has subsequently acted as a non-executive director of a number of companies. He was also a council member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. He is currently a trustee of the Tall Ships Youth Trust and non-executive director of A&J Mucklow Group plc, Enquest plc and Hill and Smith Holdings plc. He is senior independent director of Oxford Instruments plc.
Baroness Morgan of Huyton
Independent Non-Executive Director
Baroness Morgan of Huyton is a non-executive director of Dixons Carphone and joined the Carphone Board as a non-executive director on 28 January 2010. She was a non-executive director of Old Carphone Warehouse from 2005 to 2010. From 2001 to 2005, she was director of government relations at 10 Downing Street. Prior to this, Baroness Morgan was political secretary to the Prime Minister from 1997 to 2001 and was appointed Minister for Women and Equalities in 2001. In 2006, she was appointed as a board member of the Olympic Delivery Authority. She is an advisor to the board of the children’s charity ARK and a member of the advisory committee of Virgin Group Holdings Limited. She was previously chair of Ofsted.
Gerry Murphy
Independent Non-Executive Director
Gerry Murphy is a non-executive director of Dixons Carphone and joined the Carphone Board as a non-executive director on 2 April 2014. He is a former Deloitte LLP partner and was leader of its Professional Practices Group with direct industry experience in consumer business, retail and technology, media and telecommunications. He was a member of the Deloitte board and chairman of its audit committee for a number of years and also chairman of the Audit & Assurance Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Gerry was appointed as a non-executive board member of the Department of Health on 1 August 2014 and a non-executive director of Capital & Counties Properties plc on 1 March 2015.
Lord Livingston of Parkhead
Deputy Chairman
Lord Livingston of Parkhead joined the Board as Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Director on 16 December 2015. He is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee. He previously held the position of chief executive officer at BT Group plc from 2008 to 2013; prior to that he was chief executive officer of BT Retail and group chief financial officer of BT. He is a Chartered Accountant and previously held the position of chief financial officer of Dixons between 1996 and 2002, having served in a number of roles over more than a decade with the company. Prior to that he held various roles within 3i Group, Bank of America and Arthur Andersen. From 2013 to 2015, Lord Livingston was Minister of State for Trade and Investment. He was also non-executive director of Hilton Group plc and Freeserve plc. He is currently chairman of Man Group plc, a non-executive director of Celtic plc and Belmond Ltd, and a trustee of Jewish Care.
Tony DeNunzio CBE
Senior Independent Director
Tony DeNunzio CBE joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director on 16 December 2015. Tony is Senior Independent Director and a member of both the Nominations Committee and the Remuneration Committee. He held the position of president and chief executive officer of Asda/Walmart UK from 2002 to 2005, having previously served as chief financial officer of Asda PLC. He started his career in the fast-moving consumer goods sector with financial positions in Unilever plc, L’Oréal and PepsiCo Inc. He was also previously non-executive director of Alliance Boots GmbH, chairman of Maxeda Retail Group BV, and deputy chairman and senior independent director of MFI Furniture Group plc (now Howden Joinery Group plc). He has also been chairman of the advisory board of Manchester Business School and was awarded a CBE for services to retail in 2005. Tony is non-executive chairman of Pets at Home Group Plc, non-executive director of PrimaPrix SL and senior adviser at Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co L.P.