N Brown announces appointment of new CEO
N Brown Group, the Manchester-based home shopping company, is pleased to announce that Alan White, currently Group Finance Director of Littlewoods plc, is to return to N Brown Group as Chief Executive. This follows the decision by Jim Martin, who has been Chief Executive of the company for the past 18 years, to retire from the role later this year.
Alan White, aged 46, was the Group Finance Director of N Brown from 1985 to 1999 and worked very closely with Jim Martin and N Brown's successful home shopping team. Jim Martin, aged 59, will become Deputy Chairman when Alan joins, at a future date to be agreed.
Sir David Alliance, Chairman of N Brown, said: "Management has always been the core strength of N Brown Group, and Alan was a key member of the team for 14 years. The Board is delighted to welcome him back in his new role as Chief Executive. I am also delighted that Jim Martin has agreed to become Deputy Chairman, continuing the excellent working relationship he previously formed with Alan. Jim moves on from the CEO role, with the business in excellent health.
"I believe the continuity of management offered by Alan White, supported by Jim and the rest of the company's management, provides stakeholders with an excellent team going forward."
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