Dunelm appoints Whitbread CEO as new director

17th Jul 2014 08:01

Out-of-town homewares retailer Dunelm has appointed Whitbread boss Andy Harrison as its new Non-Executive Director.Harrison, who has run Costa and Premier Inn owner Whitbread since 2010 and was Chief Executive of airline easyJet before that, will join Dunelm's board on September 1st."I am very pleased to welcome Andy to the Dunelm board," said Chairman Geoff Cooper. "His track record of achievement in consumer-facing businesses will be a huge asset to us. In particular his perspective and understanding of consumer behaviour and the challenges of leading high quality, world class organisations will add considerably to development of strategy."Harrison will also be a member of the company's audit and risk, remuneration and nominations committees.BC