March 27 (Reuters) -
Dixons Carphone's current finance chief, Humphrey Singer, isset to remain in the role until July 2018 before joiningclothing and food retailer Marks & Spencer.
Mason's is the second top executive appointment in a span oftwo months after the company said in January that its CEO andfinance director had resigned.
Alex Baldock, the former chief executive of Shop Direct, wasnamed Dixons Carphone CEO in January, replacing Sebastian James,who had quit to run the Boots retail chain in the
In January, Dixons Carphone reported a 6 percent rise inunderlying revenue for the 10 weeks to Jan. 6, beating analysts'forecast, as it expanded market share in electricals and onstrong demand for the new iPhone.
Shares of Dixons Carphone were up about 1 percent in morningtrading on the London Stock Exchange.(Reporting by Rahul B in Bengaluru; Editing by AmruthaGayathri)