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RNS Number : 3895C  Dunelm Group plc  08 February 2024

 

 

8 February 2024

 

 

Dunelm Group plc ("Dunelm")

 

Appointment of Ajay Kavan and Daniel Taylor as Non-Executive Directors

 

Dunelm, the UK's leading homewares retailer, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Ajay Kavan and Daniel Taylor as Non-Executive Directors with
effect from 1 March 2024. Both Ajay and Dan will be members of the Audit and
Risk, Remuneration and Nominations committees.

 

Ajay is a senior advisor to the global investment firm, KKR, and a member of
the advisory panel to Piper Private Equity. He serves in a non-executive
capacity on the board of Rohlik Group, a European technology leader in
e-grocery and an Index Ventures-backed unicorn, and he is Vice Chair at the
Prince of Wales' charity, In Kind Direct. Ajay brings extensive retail
experience having been CEO of Matches Fashion from 2020 to 2021 and an Amazon
Vice President from 2011 to 2020, where he scaled multiple categories and held
global roles including launching Amazon Fresh in Europe/Asia. Prior to this,
he held executive roles at Kingfisher and Home Retail Group.

 

Dan has very strong experience in digital, consumer-facing brands. He is
currently the Chief Executive Officer - Flutter International, at global
betting and gaming company Flutter Entertainment plc, where he is responsible
for all of the Group's international brands, a role he has held since 2020.
Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive Officer of PaddyPowerBetfair, where
he has also held the roles of MD, UK & Ireland and MD, Retail. Dan has
also held roles as Managing Director of Teletext Holidays and Director of
Strategy and Commercial Development at DMG Media.

 

Alison Brittain, Chair of Dunelm, said:

 

"I am very pleased to welcome Ajay and Dan to Dunelm. Their appointments
reflect our ongoing focus on ensuring effective Board composition and
complementary skill sets.

 

Ajay's experience across a range of well-known retailers strengthens our Board
as we continue to drive multi-channel growth across our total retail system.
Dan's experience, particularly in the delivery of digital growth strategies in
consumer-facing businesses, will add further expertise and value as we
continue to evolve and improve our customer proposition. I look forward to
working with them both."

Dunelm confirms that there is no information to be disclosed under the
requirements of Listing Rule 9.6.13R in relation to the appointment of either
Ajay Kavan or Dan Taylor.

 

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

 

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