Darren Shapland

Darren joined the Board in March 2015 and has over 30 years of retail and consumer experience, having held senior financial and operational positions within the Burton Group, Arcadia and Kingfisher. Darren was Chief Financial Officer at J Sainsbury plc between 2005 and 2010 before being appointed Group Development Director, a position he held between 2010 and 2011. He was also Non-Executive Chairman of Sainsbury’s Bank from 2006 to 2013 and Chief Executive Officer of Carpetright plc from 2012 to 2013.