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Dunelm Group plc - Appointment of Katharine Poulter as NED
6th May 2025, 06:00
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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

Luisa Wright, Company Secretary

Simon Hockridge, Director of Communications

 


MHP Communications


Oliver Hughes / Rachel Farrington / Charles Hirst

dunelm@mhpc.com

 

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