New CEO for sofa retailer
15/07/2010
Since acquiring the business in April 2010, the shareholders of DFS have been working to find a chief executive with the skill-set to complement the existing senior team of chairman, Richard Baker, chief operations officer, Jon Massey, and chief finance officer, Bill Barnes.
Ian Filby has 30 years’ retail experience, primarily from Alliance Boots plc, where his most recent roles were as retail brand development director and trading director. Until January 2010, he was also interim chief executive for Nectar, the UK’s leading coalition loyalty programme.
Richard Baker commented: “Ian is perfectly suited to the role. His core strengths are in the areas of marketing and brand development, product and range management, store format development as well as online, which are all key elements of the DFS business model.”
For his part, Ian Filby, said: “I am delighted to be joining the DFS team. I am looking forward to leading the company through its next period of growth. DFS is a strong brand with a unique culture and I believe that it has an exciting future ahead.”
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