Alan Giles

For the Anglican Dean of Jersey, see Alan Giles (priest).

Alan Giles is a British businessman and currently a non-executive director of the Competition and Markets Authority. He is also a non-executive director of Rentokil Initial plc and a member of OFT's Audit and Risk Remuneration committees.[1]

Career

From March 1999 until September 2006 he was chief executive officer of HMV Group, owner of record shop HMV, which he joined in 1998.[2][3]

HMV Group also owned the UK bookshop chain Waterstones,[3] which bought another book chain Ottakars in 2006.[4] HMV and Waterstones suffered a decline in sales in the financial year 2005-2006. Giles stated that the internet, including music downloading, and supermarket competition, contributed towards HMV's decline in sales.[5]

After leaving HMV, he became chairman of Fat Face, the active lifestyle retailer.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Alan Giles". Competition and Markets Authority. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "HMV names Simon Fox as CEO from Sept 28, succeeds Alan Giles". Forbes. July 18, 2006. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  3. 1 2 Damian Reece (January 12, 2006). "HMV boss to quit as shops lose to internet". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  4. ↑ "HMV warns on job losses following Ottakar's deal". Forbes. May 31, 2006. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  5. ↑ "HMV in a spin". The Daily Telegraph. January 15, 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  6. ↑ James Hall (January 22, 2010). "Asda clothing boss Anthony Thompson defects to Fat Face". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved January 22, 2010.


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