11th Feb 2021 09:45
(Alliance News) -Â Superdry PLC on Thursday said it has appointed Shaun Wills as chief financial officer, marking a return to his former employer.
Wills is currently finance director for Clothing & Home at retailer Marks & Spencer PLC, a position he has held since April 2018.
Prior to joining M&S, Shaun held a series of senior finance and operational roles in a number of major retail businesses over a 30-year career in the sector. This includes having previously served as CFO of Superdry - then called SuperGroup - for three years from 2012 to 2015.
Shaun will join the Superdry board as an executive director at the end of April. Benedict Smith will remain as interim CFO over the coming months to ensure an orderly handover.
"After a thorough process to identify a new CFO, led by our independent director Alastair Miller, Shaun emerged as the outstanding candidate for the role. Over the past three years, he has gained experience as a finance director at the very highest level in retail at M&S, and he knows our brand and business well. This will be invaluable as we emerge from the challenges of Covid and accelerate the reset of Superdry," said Chief Executive Julian Dunkerton.
Dunkerton, who co-founded Superdry, also had left the company briefly in 2018, returning in a boardroom coup in early 2019. Dunkerton co-founded the company in 2003 and had stepped down as CEO in 2015 to be product & brand director.
Shares in Superdry were down 0.6% at 215.80 pence in London on Thursday.
By Lucy Heming;Â [email protected]
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