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Dixons Carphone plc Annual Report and Accounts 2014/15
Corporate Governance
Board of directors
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Sir Charles Dunstone – Chairman
Sir Charles Dunstone is the Chairman of Dixons Carphone and
the Nominations Committee. He is the founder of Carphone
Warehouse and was chairman of Carphone Warehouse since
28 January 2010. He was chief executive officer of Old
Carphone Warehouse from 1989 to 2010 where he led its
growth to become one of Europe’s largest independent
telecommunications retailers. Sir Charles was also appointed
chairman of TalkTalk in 2010. He was a non-executive director
of Daily Mail and General Trust plc from 2001 until 2012 and a
non-executive director of Independent Media Distribution Plc
(now Independent Media Distribution Limited) from 2002 until
2011. Sir Charles has been chairman of The Prince’s Trust
since 2009 and a member of its Council since 2000. Sir
Charles is a partner in Freston Road Investments LLP and
also chairman of Royal Museums Greenwich.
Roger Taylor – Deputy Chairman
Roger Taylor is the Deputy Chairman of Dixons Carphone and
was appointed deputy chairman of Carphone Warehouse on
24 July 2013. From 28 January 2010 to 24 July 2013 he was
chief executive officer of Carphone Warehouse. During this
time he was responsible for new business development,
strategic initiatives and investor relations. He was chief
financial officer of Old Carphone Warehouse from 2000 to
2010 where he played a key role in the growth of Old
Carphone Warehouse across Europe and the construction and
completion of the transactions with Best Buy. He was also a
director of Virgin Mobile France until its sale in 2014 and non-
executive deputy chairman of TalkTalk from 2010 until 2012.
In addition Roger is a partner in Freston Road Investments LLP
which invests in a number of private businesses including
Student Castle Ltd, Five Guys UK Ltd and Housesimple Ltd
amongst others.
Sebastian James – Group Chief Executive
Sebastian James was appointed Group Chief Executive of
Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014 following the merger of
Dixons Retail with Carphone Warehouse. He joined Dixons in
April 2008 and held various roles, including group operations
director prior to his appointment as group chief executive in
February 2012. Before joining the Dixons Group, Sebastian
was CEO of Synergy Insurance Services Limited and gained
wide retail experience as strategy director responsible for
developing and implementing the turnaround strategy at
Mothercare. He started his career at The Boston Consulting
Group. Sebastian is also a non-executive director of Direct Line
Insurance Group plc and trustee of the charities Save the
Children and Techknowledge for schools.
Andrew Harrison – Deputy Chief Executive
Andrew Harrison was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of
Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014. Before this, Andrew had
been with Carphone Warehouse since 1995 and became a plc
board member in 2006, a role he held until the formation of the
joint venture with Best Buy in 2008. Andrew played key roles in
establishing the TalkTalk business and in expanding the highly
successful Best Buy Mobile operation in the US. He also
retained responsibility for both the Carphone Warehouse
and Phone House operations and, in 2010 he was appointed
Chief Executive Officer of the Best Buy Europe joint venture.
Following the ending of the joint venture in 2013, Andrew
became Group Chief Executive of Carphone Warehouse plc.
Andrew is a trustee of both Techknowledge for Schools and
Get Connected.
Humphrey Singer – Group Finance Director
Humphrey Singer was appointed Group Finance Director of
Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014, upon completion of the
merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse. He was
appointed group finance director of Dixons Retail in July 2011
and joined the Dixons board in September 2011. Since joining
the Dixons Group in 2007, he has held a number of finance
roles, namely finance director of Currys, group financial
controller and finance director of the UK & Ireland division.
Prior to joining the Dixons Group, he was finance director of
Coca Cola Enterprises (UK) Ltd and prior to that also held a
number of finance roles at Coca Cola Enterprises (UK) Ltd
and Cadbury Schweppes plc.
Katie Bickerstaffe – Chief Executive UK & Ireland
Katie Bickerstaffe was appointed an executive director of
Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014, upon completion of the
merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse. She
retained her responsibilities as chief executive of UK & Ireland
for the Dixons business on merger and from 1 May 2015
assumed responsibility for the whole UK and Ireland business.
Katie joined the Dixons Retail plc board on 20 February 2012
and was the chief executive of UK & Ireland for the Dixons
Group. She joined the Dixons Group as director of marketing,
people and property in June 2008. In addition to her executive
position she is also non-executive director of Scottish and
Southern Energy plc. Previously, Katie was managing director
of Kwik Save Ltd and group retail director and group HR
director at Somerfield plc. Her earlier career included roles at
Dyson Ltd, PepsiCo Inc. and Unilever plc.
Graham Stapleton – Chief Executive Carphone Warehouse
UK & Ireland
Graham Stapleton was appointed an executive director of
Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014, upon completion of the
merger of Dixons Retail and Carphone Warehouse. He has
retained his responsibilities as chief executive officer of UK &
Ireland for Carphone Warehouse. He joined the Carphone
Group in 2005 and has held a variety of board positions in both
the UK and Europe. Graham is also a Trustee at the children's
charity Make a Wish. Previously Graham worked for Kingfisher
plc and Marks and Spencer plc.
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