Jul 8, 2022
JD Sports hires Morrisons’ Higginson as chair
JD Sports, the sportswear group reeling from last month's ousting of its longstanding chair Peter Cowgill, has appointed former Wm Morrison chair Andy Higginson to lead its board. He became chair at Morrisons in 2015 and swiftly recruited former Tesco colleague David Potts as chief executive. Helen Ashton, who has been running the board at JD Sports since Cowgill left, said Higginson "Stood out as the best candidate with his extensive board experience, including as a chair, and his strong record in the international retail sector". Cowgill's ejection, despite his stellar record over almost two decades in charge, was precipitated by disagreements over splitting his executive chair role into a more conventional structure with a non-executive chair and full-time chief executive. In a statement on Friday, Higginson said JD was "An exceptional business" that was "Addressing its governance and risk management structure", adding that he was looking forward to working with its board.
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