25th Jun 2007 07:01
Dunelm Group plc25 June 2007 25 June 2007 Dunelm Group plc Board appointment Dunelm Group plc ("Dunelm"), the specialist homewares retailer, announces theappointment of Simon Emeny as a Non-executive Director with immediate effect. Simon, 41, has been a Director of Fuller, Smith and Turner PLC since 1998. Inhis role as Managing Director, Fullers Inns, he leads the retail business whichencompasses the group's managed pubs, tenanted pubs and hotels. He joined Fuller, Smith and Turner in 1996 from Bass PLC, where he progressedthrough various senior management roles including strategic planning. Geoff Cooper, Chairman of Dunelm, said: "We are delighted to welcome Simon to Dunelm. As well as having a wealth ofexperience, both of consumer-facing businesses and of PLC governance, he is aman of considerable drive and energy. I am confident that he will add a greatdeal of value to our Board." There are no other disclosures relating to Simon Emeny's appointment to be madeunder Listing Rule 9.6.13 (1) to (6). - Ends - For further information please contact: Dunelm Group plc 0116 2644 356Geoff Cooper, ChairmanWill Adderley, Chief Executive Hogarth Partnership 020 7357 9477Fiona Noblet Notes to editors Dunelm is one of the top 10 retailers operating in the £12bn UK homewaresmarket. At its most recent half-year end, the Group had 83 stores, brandedDunelm Mill, of which 66 were out-of-town superstores and 17 were high streetshops. The majority of the stores are located in the Midlands or north-west ofEngland. Dunelm employs over 5,000 full and part time staff, the vast majorityof whom work in the stores. Dunelm was founded in 1979 as a market stall business, selling ready-madecurtains. The first shop was opened in Leicester in 1984 and over the followingyears the business developed into a successful chain of high street shops in theMidlands specialising in soft furnishings. The first Dunelm superstore wasopened in 1991, leading to the Company's move into the broader homewares market. The superstores provide an average of 28,000 sq ft of selling space and offer anextensive range of up to 18,000 products across a broad spectrum of categories,including bedding, curtains, gifts and seasonal items, cushions, bathroomproducts, kitchenware, quilts, pillows and rugs. Dunelm also specialises inoffering a wide range of fabrics, made to measure curtains and a frequentlychanging series of special buys. The directors are passionate about ensuringthat all ranges live up to Dunelm's philosophy of offering customers "SimplyValue for Money". Dunelm listed on the London Stock Exchange in October 2006 (DNLM.L). This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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