Whitbread boss Alison Brittain to be the next chair of Dunelm.
She will join the retailer’s board in September and is expected to become chair ‘comfortably’ before September 2023, succeeding Andy Harrison.
She is expected to step down as chief executive of the Premier Inn owner early next year.
‘I am thrilled to have an individual of Alison’s considerable talent and experience join our board. Dunelm has emerged from Covid as a bigger and stronger business, with an even bigger opportunity ahead. I am sure that Alison will help us to unlock this potential even faster. She has strong values that are clearly aligned to ours and I look forward to working with her as she takes over the reins in due course,’ says Harrison.
‘Dunelm is a company I have long admired as a customer and I love that it’s an entrepreneurial, purpose-led business with strong values and lots of ambition. The past two years have reinforced the importance of the home in all of our lives, and I am delighted to be joining a team with such a fabulous track record of focussing on delivering value for customers and a company with fantastic opportunity for future growth. I look forward to working with the board and building on Andy’s achievements as chair,’ she says.
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