REG - Dunelm Group plc - Appointment of Katharine Poulter as NED

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RNS Number : 3345H  Dunelm Group plc  06 May 2025

 

 

6 May 2025

 

Dunelm Group plc ("Dunelm")

 

Appointment of Katharine Poulter as Non-Executive Director

 

Dunelm, the UK's leading homewares retailer, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Katharine Poulter as Non-Executive Director with immediate
effect. Katharine will be a member of the Audit and Risk, Remuneration and
Nomination committees.

 

Katharine has a strong retail background and a broad, transferable skillset,
developed through significant experience in large and entrepreneurial
consumer-facing businesses. She is currently the Chief Commercial Officer at
McCarthy Stone, the developer and manager of retirement communities, where she
is responsible for driving the company's commercial strategy. Prior to this,
she was the Chief Commercial Officer at Indigo Books & Music Inc.,
Canada's largest book retailer. Katharine started her career in retail at
Marks and Spencer Group Plc and has held senior roles at Laura Ashley,
Hobbycraft, Wilko and Dobbies Garden Centre, amongst others.

 

Alison Brittain, Chair of Dunelm, said:

 

"I am very pleased to welcome Katharine to Dunelm. I have no doubt that her
wide-ranging retail experience will add value as we continue to build on our
unique and specialist proposition. Her appointment reflects our ongoing focus
on ensuring effective board composition with complementary skills, and I look
forward to working with her."

In accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.8(1) and (3), from 20 February 2020 to 19
June 2020 Katharine Poulter was a Director of Laura Ashley Holdings PLC, which
entered into administration on 23 March 2020. There are no further disclosures
required in relation to Listing Rule 6.4.8.

 

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For further information please contact:

 

 Dunelm Group plc                                   investorrelations@dunelm.com (mailto:investorrelations@dunelm.com)
 Luisa Wright, Company Secretary

 Simon Hockridge, Director of Communications

 MHP Communications
 Oliver Hughes / Rachel Farrington / Charles Hirst  dunelm@mhpc.com (mailto:dunelm@mhpc.com)

 

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