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Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer.
About this update from Halfords Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 5673Q Halfords Group PLC 13 September 2017 \n\n13 September 2017\n \n \nHalfords Group plc\nAppointment of Chief Executive Officer\n \nHalfords Group plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Graham Stapleton as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from 15 January 2018.\n \nGraham is currently CEO of Dixons Carphone plc's software business, Honeybee. Prior to that, Graham was CEO of Dixons Carphone's Connected World Services Division from 2015-2017 and CEO of Carphone Warehouse UK & Ireland from 2013-2015.\n \nUntil April 2017, Graham was a member of the Dixons Carphone plc main board having played a major role in 2015 in the merger and integration of Dixons and Carphone Warehouse. Prior to the merger, Graham held senior UK and European Commercial and Operational roles with Carphone Warehouse including that of Managing Director of its In-Car Solutions division when he joined Carphone Warehouse in 2005. \n \nGraham's earlier career encompassed senior leadership roles in Kingfisher plc from 2001-2005 and Marks & Spencer plc from 1994-2001, prior to which he set up and ran his own Car Detailing and Refurbishment business for several years.\n \nWe are also pleased to announce the appointment of Jonny Mason as Interim CEO, in addition to his existing role as Chief Financial Officer, with effect from 22 September 2017. Jill McDonald, the current CEO, will leave the Company at the end of September having resigned on 3 May 2017 to take up a position at Marks & Spencer plc. \n \nDennis Millard, Chairman, commented:\n\"Graham is an outstanding business leader with the retail, digital, services and category credentials that are an ideal fit for his role as CEO of Halfords. We set out our \"Moving up a Gear\" strategy just under 2 years ago and Graham will continue to drive its implementation and pursue our service-led, growth strategy. We are delighted to have recruited Graham who will be able to build on what we've achieved over the last few years and we all look forward to working with him.\"\n \nGraham Stapleton commented:\n\"Halfords is a business with a 125 year heritage and a market leading brand that strongly resonates with me and the UK public and I am delighted to be joining the company. I really look forward to working with my new coll...