Dfs Furn Regulatory News (DFS)

23 December 2019

DFS FURNITURE plc

BOARD APPOINTMENT

DFS Furniture plc ("DFS" or the "Company"), the market leading retailer of living room and upholstered furniture in the United Kingdom, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Bednall with effect from the 1 January 2020, as an independent non-executive Director of the Company. Jane will be a member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.

Jane served until recently as Chief Marketing Officer for Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) plc and has previously held senior leadership positions with Intercontinental Hotels Group, British Gas and British Airways. She is also a current non-executive Director of pub company EI Group and a former non-executive Director of Smart Energy GB. 

Ian Durant, Chairman of DFS, said:

"I am delighted to welcome Jane to the Board. She brings significant and complementary experience of the marketing and retail industry to the Board. We are looking forward to working with her and are sure that she will make a valuable contribution in the times ahead."

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About DFS Furniture plc

DFS is the clear market leading retailer of living room furniture in the United Kingdom. We design, manufacture, sell and deliver to our customers an extensive range of furniture products. The business operates a retail network of living room furniture stores in the United Kingdom and Europe, together with an online channel. These have been established and developed gradually over 50 years of operating history. We attract customers to our stores and website through our substantial and continued investment in nationwide marketing activities and our reputation for high quality products and service, breadth of product ranges and price points and favourable consumer financing options.