The chief financial officer of online retail and tech group Ocado has been appointed to the board of DIY giant Kingfisher.
Stephen Daintith will become a non-executive director of Kingfisher, which owns B&Q and Screwfix, at the start of April and will chair the audit committee.
Kingfisher chair Claudia Arney said: “We are delighted to welcome Stephen to the Kingfisher board. As an experienced FTSE-100 chief financial officer and audit committee chair, he brings a wealth of financial and commercial expertise to the board along with a deep understanding of UK-listed and international businesses.
“Stephen’s depth of experience, including in consumer and retail, will provide valuable insights as we continue to execute Kingfisher’s strategic priorities, and we look forward to his contribution to the work of the board and the audit committee.”
Daintith is a former chief financial officer of Rolls-Royce and has been a non-executive director and member of the audit and compliance committee at investment business 3i Group for the last nine years. He is a former chief operating officer of Dow Jones and chief financial officer of News International.
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