Dunelm Group Plc
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A Customer 1st digitally enabled business
We are the UK’s #1 homewares retailer, home to over five million visitors to our stores and website a week, with a growing presence in the furniture market.
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Bill Adderley
Founder and Life President
Bill Adderley, together with his wife Jean, founded the business in 1979. Although no longer on the Board or actively involved in management, Bill and Jean remain major shareholders.
Andy Harrison
Chairman
Key strengths: A current CEO with considerable experience of leading large consumer facing organisations with a strong service offer. Long-standing plc experience and shareholder understanding. Dunelm role: Chairs the Board. Regularly visits stores to meet store colleagues and members of the senior management team. Leads investor presentations and attends shareholder meetings. Joined Dunelm Board: September 2014. Previous experience: Chief Executive of easyJet plc from 2005. Chief Executive of RAC plc between 1996 and 2005. Non-Executive director and chair of Audit Committee at EMAP plc from 2000 to 2008. Other commitments: Chief Executive Officer of Whitbread PLC.
Will Adderley
Chief Executive Officer
Key strengths: Has worked in, and is familiar with, all parts of the Group. Specific product strengths in buying and trading with strong and long-standing supplier relationships. Has been instrumental in growing the Group to its current size having, as the former CEO, developed out-of town format in the late 1990s. Dunelm role: Leads the Board and chairs the Executive Board. In addition to his Board role, provides liaison with the Remuneration Committee for pay below Board level. Member of the Nominations Committee and attends Audit & Risk Committee meetings by invitation. A major shareholder. Joined Dunelm Board: 1992, and has worked for Dunelm for his whole career. He took over the day-to-day running of the Group from his father in 1996. Remained as Chief Executive through the Group’s IPO in 2006. Became Deputy Chairman in February 2011 and was reappointed Chief Executive in September 2014. Previous experience: All parts of Dunelm’s business. Other commitments: None
John Browett
Chief Executive Designate
Key strengths: Experienced Chief Executive. Exceptional combination of business leadership together with outstanding retail skills across a breadth of sectors, from grocery to electricals and fashion. Proven experience of applying technology in multi-channel operations. Dunelm role: Currently in an induction period until he succeeds Will Adderley as Chief Executive in January 2016. Will then lead the Group and the Executive Board and liaise with the Remuneration Committee in respect of below Board remuneration. Joined Dunelm Board: July 2015 Previous experience: Various leadership positions at Tesco PLC, including appointments as Strategy Director, CEO of Tesco.com, and Group Operations Development Director. CEO of Dixons Retail plc. Senior Vice President Apple Retail . CEO of Monsoon 2012 to 2015. Other commitments: Non-Executive Director of easyJet plc, Octopus Investments Ltd and Octopus Capital Ltd.
David Stead
Finance Director
Key strengths: Finance background and extensive Plc experience. Understanding of investor community and company secretarial matters. An experienced strategic and financial perspective across Group functions. Dunelm role: Leads the finance department and previously HR and IT functions, as well as taking responsibility for numerous cross-functional projects. Participates in Audit Committee meetings by request and sits on the Executive Board. Joined Dunelm Board: September 2003. Previous experience: Qualified accountant. Formerly 14 years at Boots where he was Finance Director of Boots The Chemists and Finance Director of Boots Healthcare International. Other commitments: Non-Executive Director at Card Factory PLC. Member of Council, University of Birmingham.
Simon Emeny
Non-Executive Senior Independent Director
Key strengths: A current CEO with extensive general management experience in a retail model, customer service and hospitality expertise. Long standing Plc experience and shareholder understanding. Dunelm role: Regularly visits stores to meet store colleagues and members of the senior management team. Attends investor presentations and shareholder meetings. Chairs the Remuneration Committee. Joined Dunelm Board: June 2007. Previous experience: Sales and marketing, customer service and general management in the brewing and hospitality sector. Other commitments: Chief Executive of Fuller Smith and Turner Plc.
Marion Sears
Non-Executive Director
Key strengths: Extensive City, investor and banking experience including mergers and acquisitions. Customer focused and strategic. Long-standing Plc experience and shareholder understanding. Dunelm role: Regularly visits stores to meet store staff and members of the senior management team. Together with the Chairman, takes specific responsibility for co-ordinating the Board’s corporate governance duties and for liaising with shareholders on corporate governance matters. Attends investor presentations and shareholder meetings. Chairs the Nomination Committee. Joined Dunelm Board: July 2004. Previous experience: Robert Fleming, JP Morgan Investment Banking. Other commitments: Non-Executive Director of Octopus AIM VCT Plc, Persimmon plc & Fidelity European Values PLC
Liz Doherty
Non-Executive Director
Key strengths: Broad operational experience and a strong track record across a number of international retail and consumer businesses. Familiar with the challenges around brands, marketing and on-line. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. Dunelm role: Regularly visits stores to meet store colleagues and members of the senior management team. Attends investor presentations and shareholder meetings. Chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. Joined Dunelm Board: May 2013. Previous experience: Finance Director of Reckitt Benckiser PLC and Brambles Limited (Australia), International Finance Director of Tesco PLC. Other commitments: Non-Executive Director of Nokia Corporation, Corbion NV and Delhaize Group.
William Reeve
Non-Executive Director
Key strengths: A serial entrepreneur and investor with deep digital experience, who can operate at Board level . Dunelm role: Regularly visits stores to meet store colleagues and members of the senior management team. Attends investor presentations and shareholder meetings. Joined Dunelm Board: July 2015 Previous experience: President, MD and COO of LOVEFiLM.com, which he co-founded. Various active roles in several leading e-commerce businesses including Graze.com, Paddy Power PLC, Secret Escapes and Zoopla. Other commitments: Co-CEO of Hubbub.co.uk
Peter Ruis
Non-Executive Director
Key Strengths: A current CEO with deep experience in retail and brands, working for both large and more entrepreneurial organisations, with a particular expertise in marketing. Dunelm Role: As a non-executive Director, provides strategic advice, monitors management performance and oversees risk management. Regularly visits stores to meet store colleagues and members of the senior management team. Attends investor presentations and shareholder meetings. Joined Dunelm Board: September 2015 Previous Experience: Senior positions at John Lewis Partnership, Levi Strauss and Ted Baker. Other Commitments: Chief Executive of Jigsaw.
Dawn Durrant
Company Secretary
Key strengths: Extensive Plc company secretarial and legal experience including corporate governance, legal and regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, company and commercial, retail and consumer law. Dunelm role: Responsible for governance, legal and regulatory matters. Joined Dunelm Board: November 2011. Previous experience: Qualified as a solicitor at Allen & Overy. Company secretary of Geest Plc. Other commitments: None