LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The new chief executive of
British home improvement retailer Kingfisher will have a
free rein to pursue whatever strategy he wants, its chairman
said on Wednesday, including a possible break-up of the group.
Carrefour veteran Thierry Garnier will succeed Véronique
Laury as Kingfisher CEO on Sept. 25.
"There's no handcuffs on Thierry's arrival into the company,
he'll take his own independent view of all moving parts of the
business," Chairman Andy Cosslett told reporters when asked
about a possible break-up.
But he added: "We actually believe though that the current
composition of the group gives us the scale we need."
(Reporting by James Davey; editing by Kate Holton)