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Iain Gilbert Sharecast News
01 Apr, 2022 07:22

Dunelm names Karen Witts as CFO

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Homewares retailer Dunelm revealed on Friday that Karen Witts will take over as chief financial officer on 9 June.

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Witts, who joins Dunelm from Compass Group, will succeed Laura Carr, who will step down from the board on 8 June. Prior to this Witts was CFO at Kingfisher Group from 2012 to 2019 and also held a number of senior finance, strategic and operational roles with Vodafone Group between 2010 and 2012, and at BT Group between 1999 and 2010.

Chief executive Nick Wilkinson said: "I am delighted that we have been able to attract someone of Karen's calibre to join our board and executive team. Her vast experience across global retail and consumer-facing businesses will be hugely beneficial as we work to achieve our ambitious growth plans to become a leading multi-channel retailer and our customers' 1st choice for home."

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