Darren Shapland

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Darren Shapland
Born
Darren Mark Shapland

November 1966 (age 58)
NationalityBritish
SpouseWendy Sarah Shapland

Darren Mark Shapland (born November 1966 [1] ) is a British businessman notable for executive positions at major retailers in the United Kingdom.

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Biography

Early in his career, Shapland held positions at Superdrug and Burton Group. [2]

Between 2005 and 2010, Shapland was CFO of Sainsbury's. [3]

In 2012, he was named CEO of Carpetright with an annual salary of £450,000. [2] In October 2013, Shapland resigned after the company reported an earnings miss. [4]

In August 2014, he was appointed chairman of Maplin Electronics and Moo.com. [5]

He also served as the chairman of Poundland from 2014 to 2016. [6]

In February 2015, he was named chairman of Topps Tiles. [7]

In April 2023, he was named to the board of directors of JD Sports Fashion. At that time, he faced an attempt by an activist investor to oust him as chairman of Topps Tiles. [8]

Personal life

He is married to Wendy Sarah Shapland. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Darren SHAPLAND - Personal Appointments". gov.uk .
  2. 1 2 Leroux, Marcus (12 December 2012). "Business big shot: Darren Shapland of Carpetright". The Times .
  3. ↑ Jefford, Kasmira (29 July 2014). "Shapland is named Poundland chair in retail merry-go-round". City A.M.
  4. ↑ Davey, James (4 October 2013). "Carpetright CEO steps down as firm warns on profit". Reuters .
  5. ↑ Williams, Christopher (11 August 2014). "Maplin appoints ex-Carpetright boss Darren Shapland as chairman". The Daily Telegraph .
  6. ↑ Lynch, Russell (29 July 2014). "Poundland snap up Darren Shapland as new chairman". London Evening Standard .
  7. ↑ "Topps Tiles hires Darren Shapland as chairman retires". Retail Week. 25 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Kleinman, Mark (24 April 2023). "JD Sports Fashion goes shopping for retail veteran Shapland". Sky News .
  9. ↑ "TOPPS TILES PLC". Investor Meet Company.
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