Simon Fox,
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
HMV UK & Ireland
Simon Fox was appointed to the Board with effect from 4 September 2006, became Chief Executive Officer on 28 September 2006 and additionally Managing Director of HMV UK and Ireland on 1 February 2007. He was previously Chief Operating Officer for Kesa Electricals plc with responsibility for Comet in the UK, Kesa’s subsidiaries in Continental Europe and e-commerce developments. Prior to his appointment as COO of Kesa, he was Managing Director of Comet, which he led through its demerger from Kingfisher. Prior to this he founded Office World, the UK’s first out-of-town office supplies retailer. He began his career as a graduate trainee at Security Pacific Bank and thereafter worked at Boston Consulting Group and Sandhurst Marketing plc. Mr Fox is also a Non Executive director of Guardian Media Group.
David Wolffe,
Group Finance Director
David Wolffe was appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director in January 2011. From 2008 he was Finance Director of ITV Studios, and Interim Managing Director of ITV Global Entertainment. He previously held senior finance and executive positions at leading global media and entertainment brands. These include AOL Europe as Chief Financial Officer, AOL UK as Managing Director, and BBC Worldwide, as Finance Director, Magazines and Consumer Publishing. His professional and educational background includes Fellowship of CIMA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting, an MBA from INSEAD, and MEng Manufacturing Engineering, Cambridge University.