Aankondiging • May 06
Kingfisher plc Announces Thierry Garnier to Step Down as CEO Kingfisher plc announced that Thierry Garnier, chief executive of B&Q owner Kingfisher, is to step down after nearly seven years to lead Netherlands-headquartered supermarket group Ahold Delhaize. His exact departure date is unconfirmed, but Kingfisher stated he has a 12-month notice period and will continue in the role while a successor is sought. Ahold Delhaize expects Mr. Garnier to replace its outgoing president and chief executive, Frans Muller, around its annual general meeting in April 2027. Mr. Garnier said it had been a "real privilege" to lead the group, which also owns Screwfix in the UK and a number of home improvement brands across Europe, such as Brico Depot and Castorama. Mr. Garnier joined Kingfisher as chief executive in September 2019, just before the Covid-19 pandemic struck and at a torrid time for the group, which was shutting shops and battling tumbling profits. Previous boss Veronique Laury had led a lengthy and drastic overhaul, which took its toll on the firm’s performance. He joined with a priority to fix issues with the group’s IT and supply chain in France and halting some initiatives to concentrate on reversing sales declines. Mr. Garnier then steered the group through the pandemic and the boom in demand for home improvement products during multiple lockdowns, which was following by volatile trading in the years that followed. Aankondiging • Apr 02
Kingfisher plc Announces Board and Committee Changes Kingfisher PLC announced the appointment of Eve Henrikson to its Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director, effective September 1, 2026. Eve is currently Senior Vice President of Trips at Booking.com, responsible for the expansion and growth of travel beyond accommodations, overseeing global teams including strategy, commercial, product and technology. She was previously Regional General Manager for Uber Eats, leading the Uber Delivery business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and prior to that, held various roles at Tesco, including Managing Director, Online. Eve is also Non-Executive Director at Sonae, a Euronext listed portfolio business, and holds an MBA from London Business School. In addition, effective April 1, 2026, Bill Lennie has been appointed as a member of the Company's Remuneration Committee, while continuing as a Non-Executive Director of the Board. Aankondiging • Mar 25
Kingfisher plc, Annual General Meeting, Jun 26, 2026 Kingfisher plc, Annual General Meeting, Jun 26, 2026. Aankondiging • Mar 24
Kingfisher plc to Report First Half, 2027 Results on Sep 22, 2026 Kingfisher plc announced that they will report first half, 2027 results on Sep 22, 2026 Aankondiging • Feb 05
Kingfisher plc Announces Directorate Changes Kingfisher plc announced appointment of Stephen Daintith who will succeed Jeff Carr as Chair of the Audit Committee at the conclusion of Jeff's nine-year tenure in 2027. Stephen is currently Chief Financial Officer at Ocado and was previously CFO of Rolls-Royce from 2017 to 2021. He has also served as Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit and Compliance Committee at 3i Group plc for the last nine years, including as Committee Chair since 2023. His other prior experience includes a range of executive roles including CFO of DMGT plc, COO and CFO of Dow Jones, and CFO of News International. He holds a BA in Economics and Accounting and qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Price Waterhouse in 1988. In addition, effective 1 March 2026, Ian McLeod has been appointed as a member of the Company's Audit Committee and Bill Lennie as a member of the Company's Responsible Business Committee, in each case while continuing as Non-Executive Directors of the Board. Aankondiging • Feb 04
Kingfisher plc Appoints Stephen Daintith as Non-Executive Director and Member of Audit Committee and Nomination Committee, Effective 1 April 2026 3i Group plc announced that Stephen Daintith, a Director and person discharging managerial responsibilities, has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of Kingfisher PLC with effect from 1 April 2026. Upon appointment, Stephen will also join the company's Audit Committee and Nomination Committee. Stephen is also a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of 3i Group plc, where he has served for the past nine years. Aankondiging • Oct 22
Kingfisher plc to Report Fiscal Year 2026 Results on Mar 24, 2026 Kingfisher plc announced that they will report fiscal year 2026 results on Mar 24, 2026 Aankondiging • Oct 13
Kingfisher Announces Executive Changes Kingfisher has appointed Debarati Sen as its new chief commercial officer from December 2025. She will join the group executive committee and be based at the company's headquarters in Paddington, London. Sen joins from HMTX Industries, where she serves as CEO. She previously spent more than 26 years with 3M, holding senior leadership roles including president of home improvement and consumer safety and well-being, and president of the construction and home improvement markets division. The company also confirmed that Henri Solère, chief offer and sourcing officer, will leave the company in January 2026 to pursue other opportunities. During his 12 years at Kingfisher, Solère held senior positions including that of commercial director at Castorama and group category director, before assuming his current post in 2018. He led the development of Kingfisher's own exclusive brands (OEB) strategy. Aankondiging • Sep 23
Kingfisher plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Period Ended 31 July 2025, Payable on 14 November 2025 The Board of Kingfisher plc has declared an interim dividend per share of 3.80 pence for the period ended 31 July 2025 (FY 24/25 interim dividend: 3.80 pence). The interim dividend will be paid on 14 November 2025 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 10 October 2025. A dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) is available to shareholders who would prefer to invest their dividends in the Company's shares. The shares will go ex-dividend on 9 October 2025. The last date for receipt of DRIP elections is 24 October 2025. Aankondiging • Jun 24
Rakhi Goss-Custard Steps Down as Non-Executive Director from Kingfisher Plc, Effective 23 June 2025 Kingfisher plc announced stepping down of Rakhi Goss-Custard as a non-executive director, effective 23 June 2025. Aankondiging • Mar 26
Kingfisher plc Proposes Final Dividend for the Year Ended January 31, 2025, Payable on June 30, 2025 Kingfisher plc proposed a final dividend per share of 8.60 pence (FY 23/24 final dividend: 8.60 pence), resulting in a proposed total dividend per share of 12.40 pence in respect of Fiscal Year 24/25 (FY 23/24: 12.40 pence). The final dividend is subject to the approval of shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 23 June 2025. If approved, it will be paid on 30 June 2025 to shareholders on the register at close of business on 23 May 2025. The shares will go ex-dividend on 22 May 2025. Aankondiging • Mar 25
Kingfisher plc (LSE:KGF) announces an Equity Buyback. Kingfisher plc (LSE:KGF) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to £300 million worth of its own shares. The program will be financed through surplus capital of the company. Aankondiging • Mar 22
Kingfisher plc, Annual General Meeting, Jun 23, 2025 Kingfisher plc, Annual General Meeting, Jun 23, 2025. Aankondiging • Mar 21
Kingfisher plc Appoints Lucinda Riches as Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee with Effect from 23 June 2025 Lucinda Riches was appointed as Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee of Kingfisher PLC with effect from 23 June 2025. Aankondiging • Jan 06
Kingfisher plc Announces Board Changes Kingfisher plc announced the appointment of Ian McLeod to its Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 20 January 2025. Ian is a seasoned retail executive with over 40 years of experience across various different international markets, most recently as Group Chief Executive at DFI Retail Group, overseeing operations across 13 countries in Asia with over 10,500 retail outlets. Ian's career also includes leadership roles at Asda and Halfords Group in the UK, Walmart International and CEO of Coles Retail Group in Australia. He later joined Southeastern Grocers in the United States as CEO before joining DFI Retail Group in 2017, based in Hong Kong. In 2010, Ian was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in his native Scotland for his contributions to business and retail. Additionally, Catherine Bradley CBE, Senior Independent Director, has decided not to stand for re-election and will therefore step down from Kingfisher's Board of Directors at the conclusion of the Company's 2025 AGM. Catherine has served on Kingfisher's Board for four years, during which time she has played an important role in the Board's engagement with colleagues and, in 2024, successfully stewarded an orderly Chair succession process. Catherine has indicated her desire to reduce her governance portfolio and dedicate additional time to her other roles, including as non-executive chair of interactive investor Limited. The Board would like to thank Catherine for her valuable support to the Company, not least in her role as Senior Independent Director, and wishes her well for the future. An announcement on the successor for the Senior Independent Director role will be made in due course. Whilst at DFI Retail Group between June 2017 and July 2023, Ian was a director of its associate companies Yonghui Superstores Co., Ltd, PT Hero Supermarket Tbk, and Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. which are listed in Shanghai, Indonesia and the Philippines, respectively. Ian served as a director of Southeastern Grocers from April 2015 to June 2017. Between March and May 2018, Southeastern Grocers implemented a pre-packaged reorganization through a voluntary Chapter 11 process. Aankondiging • Dec 19
Altex Impex SRL agreed to acquire Brico Depot România from Kingfisher plc (LSE:KGF) for an enterprise value of £58 million. Altex Impex SRL agreed to acquire Brico Depot România from Kingfisher plc (LSE:KGF) for an enterprise value of £58 million on December 18, 2024. The deal value is subject to customary adjustments relating to net debt and working capital at completion.
In FY 2023/24, Brico Dépôt Romania delivered sales of £269 million.
The transaction is subject to approval by regulatory board / committee. The expected completion of the transaction is in the first half of the fiscal year 2025/2026. Aankondiging • Dec 12
Kingfisher plc Announces Board Changes Kingfisher plc announced the appointment of Lucinda Riches to its Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit, Nomination, Remuneration and Responsible Business Committees with effect from 1 January 2025. Lucinda will be appointed Remuneration Committee chair at the conclusion of the 2025 AGM, succeeding Rakhi Goss-Custard. Rakhi will have served on the Board for nine years on 31 January 2025 and has agreed to continue in post until the conclusion of the 2025 AGM to support an effective transition to Lucinda. At that time, she will then step down from the Board and as Remuneration Committee chair. Lucinda is currently the independent Non-Executive Chair of Greencoat UK Wind plc and Peel Hunt Limited. Sheisalso a non-executive director of Ashtead Group plc, where she chairs the remuneration committee. Lucinda has confirmed that she will be stepping down from one of her other listed positions during the course of 2025. Prior to becoming a non-executive director, Lucinda had an executive career in investment banking at UBS where she was Global Head of Equity Capital Markets and a member of the board of UBS Investment Bank. Her previous non-executive director roles include CRH plc, ICG Enterprise Trust plc, the British Standards Institution, Diverse Income Trust plc and UK Financial Investments Ltd. Aankondiging • Jun 19
Kingfisher plc Announces Chief Financial Officer Changes Kingfisher plc announced that Bhavesh Mistry will join its Board as Chief Financial Officer. Bhavesh will succeed current CFO Bernard Bot, who will retire to further pursue his non-executive career. Bernard's leaving date is to be confirmed but will be no earlier than January 2025 and he will support the transition before his retirement. An exact start date for Bhavesh will be announced in due course. Bhavesh brings extensive finance and retail experience gained in senior roles across a range of listed businesses. He is currently CFO of British Land, where he has served in the role since 2021, and was Deputy CFO of Tesco from 2018 to 2021. Before that he held senior finance positions over more than two decades at a range of major companies including Whitbread, Virgin Media and Anheuser-Busch InBev. Bhavesh will join Kingfisher's Board and become a member of Kingfisher's Group Executive. He will be based at Kingfisher's head office in Paddington, London. Aankondiging • Apr 17
Kingfisher plc Announces Board and Committee Changes, Effective 20 June, 2024 Kingfisher plc announced that, after seven years as Chair of the Board, Andrew Cosslett has decided not to stand for re-election and will therefore step down from the Board of Directors at the conclusion of the Company's AGM on 20 June, 2024. Andrew will be succeeded by Claudia Arney, who has served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Kingfisher since November 2018 and currently also chairs the Board's Remuneration Committee. Her appointment will take effect at the same time. On appointment, Claudia will step down as Chair of the Remuneration Committee and will be succeeded by Rakhi Goss-Custard from the conclusion of the 2024 AGM. Rakhi has served as a Non-Executive Director of Kingfisher since February 2016, including as a member of the Remuneration Committee since March 2018, and has extensive knowledge of Kingfisher's business. She currently also chairs the Remuneration Committee of Trainline plc, and has previously served on the Remuneration Committee of Rightmove plc. The Board has agreed that in view of Rakhi's experience, she is very well positioned to take on the role, and to ensure effective continuity. Recognising Rakhi's existing length of service on the Board, a succession process is also ongoing to identify a new Remuneration Committee Chair to take on the role over the longer-term. Claudia joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director in November 2018 and is currently chair of the Remuneration Committee. Claudia brings a wealth of experience of business transformation and building digital capabilities to the Board having previously held non-executive roles, including interim chair of the Premier League, senior independent director of Telecity Group plc, chair of the remuneration committee at Halfords plc, non-executive director at Ocado Group plc, and governance committee chair at Aviva plc. Claudia began her career at McKinsey & Company, before holding roles at Pearson, the Financial Times, Goldman Sachs, and HM Treasury. She was also group managing director, digital at EMAP. Claudia is currently Chair of the Board of Deliveroo plc and, until she steps down in May 2024, non-executive director and remuneration committee chair at Derwent London plc. She also serves as a member of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers and is the lead non-executive Board member for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Aankondiging • Mar 25
Kingfisher plc, Annual General Meeting, Jun 20, 2024 Kingfisher plc, Annual General Meeting, Jun 20, 2024. Aankondiging • Sep 20
Kingfisher plc (LSE:KGF) announces an Equity Buyback for £300 million worth of its shares. Kingfisher plc (LSE:KGF) announces a share repurchase program. Under the program, the company will repurchase up to £300 million worth of its own shares. The program will be financed through surplus capital of the company. 
