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Committee key:

Audit Committee
ESG Committee
Employee Voice Director
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
Chair

Chair of Nomination Committee

Keith Williams

Chair

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Keith Williams

Chair

Chair of Nomination Committee

Current role

Chair of the Nomination Committee since 24 July 2018.

Additional roles held

Keith is Chair of Serco Group plc. Keith is also a qualified chartered accountant.

Past roles

Keith was formerly a Non-Executive Director of Serco Group plc; Non-Executive Chair of International Distribution Services Plc (previously Royal Mail Group); Chair of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee of International Distribution Services Plc; a Non-Executive Director and Deputy Chairman of John Lewis; a Non-Executive Director of Aviva plc; and Chief Executive Officer and then Executive Chairman of British Airways, having previously been at Boots, Reckitt and Colman and Apple computer inc. Keith was also the independent Chair of the Government supported Rail Review.

Key strengths

Keith brings extensive leadership and plc board experience. He is a highly regarded business leader with a proven record in retail and deep experience in relevant areas such as customer service and digital.

Henry Birch

Chief Executive Officer

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Henry Birch

Chief Executive Officer

Current role

Henry was appointed Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) on 16 April 2025.

Additional roles held

Henry is a Non-Executive Director at Vue International Group.

Past roles

Previously, Henry was the Chief Executive of the Very Group, the multi-category retailer, and prior to that was CEO of Rank Group Plc and William Hill online.

Key strengths

Henry has considerable consumer and retail experience both online and multi-site with a strong record of growth and transformation across different sectors and in leading successful teams.

Jo Hartley

Chief Financial Officer

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Jo Hartley

Chief Financial Officer

Current role

Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) since 16 June 2022.

Additional roles held

None.

Past roles

Prior to joining Halfords, Jo was the Group CFO for Virgin Active for over six years. Before that, Jo worked at Tesco plc in a number of finance roles in the UK and internationally, having qualified as a chartered accountant at Deloitte UK.

Key strengths

Jo has extensive experience across all finance functions gained within consumer-facing businesses.

Audit Committee
Nomination Committee
Chair of Remuneration Committee
ESG Committee

Jill Caseberry

Senior Independent Director

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Jill Caseberry

Senior Independent Director

Audit Committee
Nomination Committee
Chair of Remuneration Committee
ESG Committee

Current role

Non-Executive Director and Remuneration Chair since 1 March 2019 and Senior Independent Director since 6 September 2023.

Additional roles held

Jill is currently a Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees of C&C Group plc; Senior Independent Director, Remuneration Committee Chair and member of the Audit and Nomination Committees of St. Austell Brewery; and a Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit, Nomination and ESG Committees of Bellway plc.

Past roles

Previously, Jill was Non-Executive Director, Remuneration Committee Chair and a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees of Northgate Plc; and Chair of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee of Bakkavor Group plc. During her executive career Jill gained extensive sales, marketing and general management experience across a number of blue chip companies, including Mars, PepsiCo and Premier Foods. She also founded a soft drink company and established a sales and marketing consultancy. She also was previously the Designated Workforce Engagement Non-Executive Director of Bakkavor Group Plc.

Key strengths

Jill brings extensive leadership experience from senior sales and marketing roles in consumer goods businesses.

Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
Chair of Audit Committee
ESG Committee

Tom Singer

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Tom Singer

Independent Non-Executive Director

Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
Chair of Audit Committee
ESG Committee

Current role

Non-Executive Director since 16 September 2020, and Chair of the Audit Committee since 1 January 2021.

Additional roles held

Tom is a Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair of Mukuru and a Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair of Vue International Group.

Past roles

Tom was the Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit and Remuneration Committees at DP Eurasia NV; Chair of the Audit Committee at Liberty Living; and a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Mediclinic International plc. Previously, he served as CFO of InterContinental Hotels Group plc, Group Finance Director of British United Provident Association (“BUPA”), CFO and Chief Operating Officer of William Hill plc and Finance Director of Moss Bros plc, having started his career in professional services and spending a total of 12 years at Price Waterhouse and McKinsey.

Key strengths

Tom brings extensive experience of strategy development, corporate governance and numerous finance disciplines.

Audit Committee
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
Chair of ESG Committee
Chair of Employee Voice Director

Tanvi Gokhale

Independent Non-Executive Director

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Tanvi Gokhale

Independent Non-Executive Director

Audit Committee
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
Chair of ESG Committee
Chair of Employee Voice Director

Current role

Non-Executive Director since 20 June 2023 and Chair of the ESG Committee and Employee Voice Director since 6 September 2023.

Sarah Haywood

Chief Information Officer

Current role

Chief Information Officer.

Past roles

Sarah brings over 25 years of IT leadership experience within the fast-moving consumer goods sector, having held positions at Mondelēz International, Kraft Foods, and Cadbury Schweppes. Most recently, as Global CIO of the Carlsberg Group, she successfully transformed Carlsberg’s technology infrastructure, developing digital platforms to support innovative business models and enhance connections with employees, customers and consumers globally.

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Keith Williams

Henry Birch

Jo Hartley

Jill Caseberry

Tom Singer

Tanvi Gokhale

Jess Frame

Adam Pay

Chris McShane

Karen Bellairs

Paul O’Hara

Sarah Haywood

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