Kingfisher appoints Ian McLeod as non-executive director
B&Q parent company Kingfisher has appointed retail veteran Ian McLeod as a non-executive director, with effect from 20 January.
McLeod has over 40 years experience in various international markets, including as group chief executive at DFI Retail Group where he oversaw operations across 13 countries in Asia and over 10,500 retail outlets.
He has also held leadership roles at Asda, Halfords and Walmart International, and worked in chief executive positions at Coles Retail Group in Australia and Southeastern Grocers in the US.
In 2010, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in his native Scotland for his contributions to business and retail.
Claudia Arney, chair of Kingfisher’s board, said: “We are delighted to have someone of Ian’s calibre joining our board. His long and distinguished career in retail speaks for itself and the depth of experience that he will bring will help support the execution of our strategic initiatives.”
Kingfisher has also announced that Catherine Bradley, senior independent director, has decided not to stand for re-election and will step down from the Kingfisher board at the conclusion of the company’s 2025 AGM.
Arney added: “Whilst Catherine will be remaining on the board until our AGM in June 2025, I would like to thank her for her many contributions to the company over the past four years both as senior independent director and as the board representative on the Kingfisher Colleague Forum.”
