14th Mar 2005 09:29
Halfords Group PLC14 March 2005 For immediate release 14 March 2005 Halfords Group appoints Ian McLeod as Chief Executive The Board of Halfords Group Plc today announces the appointment of Ian McLeod asChief Executive. Ian McLeod is currently Chief Operating Officer of Halfords Group. He joinedHalfords Group in September 2003. Before joining Halfords he was Chief Executiveof Celtic PLC from April 2001 to April 2003. Prior to that he gained 20 years'retail experience at Asda where he was a director of Asda Stores Limited fromFebruary 1997 to May 2001 and a member of the WalMart Germany Executive Boardfrom April 2000 to April 2001. David Hamid is retiring as Chief Executive of Halfords Group because of illhealth, but will remain as an adviser to the Board until the end of June. Rob Templeman, Chairman of Halfords Group, said: "We are sorry that David is retiring because of his poor health and the Boardwould like to place on record its appreciation of his valuable contribution tothe business. "We are very fortunate to be able to appoint Ian immediately. He has greatcredentials for the job and has played an important role in running the businessalongside David and the senior management team. We are confident that HalfordsGroup will continue to fulfil its potential under Ian's leadership." -ends-Enquiries: Halfords Group Plc:Nick Carter, Finance Director 020 7190 1703 Gainsborough Communications:Andy Cornelius 020 7190 1703Julian Walker 020 7190 1705 Notes to Editors:Halfords is the UK's leading car maintenance, car enhancement, cycling andtravel solutions group with 387 stores and over 9,000 employees. The Group's 11,000 product lines range from car parts and cycles through to thelatest in-car entertainment and satellite navigation equipment, alloy wheels,child seats, roof boxes and camping equipment. Halfords' own brands includeRipspeed, for car enhancement, and Bikehut, for cycles and cycling accessories. Halfords is a FTSE 250 company. It was established in 1892 and was successfullyfloated in 2004. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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