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Simon Fox (47)
Chief Executive Officer & MD HMV UK & Ireland
Appointed to the Board on 4 September 2006. Previously Chief Operating Officer of Kesa Electricals plc, with responsibility for Comet in the UK, Kesa’s subsidiaries in Continental Europe and e-commerce developments, covering approximately 350 stores and over £2bn of sales. As Managing Director, led Comet through its demerger from Kingfisher, establishing the chain’s leadership of the online electricals market and the transition of the brand from a price-led to a service-based proposition. Joined Kingfisher in 1998, holding a variety of senior roles, including CEO Electricals. Prior to Kingfisher, he was founder of Office World, the UK’s first out-of-town office supplies retailer. Began his career as a graduate trainee at Security Pacific Bank, followed by Boston Consulting Group and Sandhurst Marketing plc.
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Neil Bright (45)
Group Finance Director
Appointed to the Board as Finance Director
on 27 March 1998. He is a Chartered
Accountant, having trained and qualified with Coopers & Lybrand in London. Mr Bright joined HMV in August 1996 as Group Finance Director from its parent company, Thorn EMI plc, where he was Group Planning Manager.
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Gerry Johnson (47)
Managing Director, Waterstone's
Appointed to the Board on 26 July 2007. Became Managing Director of Waterstone's on 1 October 2005. Started in retail as a part-time employee at Tesco whilst still at school, later joining Tesco full-time. Became Manager of a Tesco superstore in 1985. Furthered his career by joining Allied Maples, part of the Asda Group, becoming a member of its Executive Board. Later ran Wickes' successful renewal programme. Spent four years in charge of the £3.5 billion Booker wholesale operation.
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