New finance boss revealed at Dunelm

Leicester homewares giant Dunelm Group has announced that Laura Carr will be appointed as its next chief financial officer.

She will join Dunelm in the Autumn.

Carr is group financial controller of Compass Group, the FTSE 30 multinational contract food, hospitality and support services company, a position which she has held since February 2017. Prior to this she was CFO of Indigo Books & Music, Canada’s largest book, gift and speciality toy retailer, from 2014 to 2017. Carr also held a number of senior finance roles with Japan Tobacco International between 2004 and 2013. She qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC

Carr succeeds Keith Down, who is stepping down to take up a role closer to his family home, as announced in February. David Stead, Dunelm’s former CFO, has joined the company as interim CFO.

Andy Harrison, chairman of Dunelm, said: “We are looking forward to Laura joining the Dunelm team to work with Nick Wilkinson, our new CEO. Laura brings a breadth of business and finance experience, which will really help us to achieve our ambitious business plans to become the leading multi-channel retailer in our space”.

Carr said: “I am delighted to be joining Dunelm and getting back to the dynamic world of retail once again. Dunelm is a strong market leader with exciting plans for growth and I am looking forward to being part of the ambitious executive team.”