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John Browett (born 1963) is a British businessman. Between January 2016 and August 2017 he was
chief executive A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
of the
Dunelm Group Dunelm Group Plc is a British home furnishings retailer operating throughout the United Kingdom. One of the largest homewares retailers in the United Kingdom, The company headquarters are based in Syston, England. It also has its own factory for ...
. From March 2013 to February 2015, he was chief executive of the British clothing retailer
Monsoon Accessorize Monsoon Accessorize is a British private limited company. It operates two international retail clothing chains – Monsoon and Accessorize.Apple Inc.


Early life

Browett was born in
Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands. The city l ...
in 1963. He attended
Uppingham Community College Uppingham Community College is a mixed secondary school located in Uppingham in the English county of Rutland. It was previously a community school administered by Rutland County Council. Uppingham Community College then briefly became a foun ...
, a comprehensive school in Uppingham, then Rutland Sixth Form College in
Oakham Oakham is the county town of Rutland in the East Midlands of England, east of Leicester, south-east of Nottingham and west of Peterborough. It had a population of 10,922 in the 2011 census, estimated at 11,191 in 2019. Oakham is to the west o ...
. He studied
Zoology Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, an ...
at
Magdalene College, Cambridge Magdalene College ( ) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1428 as a Benedictine hostel, in time coming to be known as Buckingham College, before being refounded in 1542 as the College of St Ma ...
, worked briefly for
Kleinwort Benson Kleinwort Benson was a leading investment bank that offered a wide range of financial services from offices throughout the United Kingdom and Channel Islands. Two families, the Kleinworts and the Bensons, founded two different merchant banks in ...
, and then did an
MBA A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accounti ...
at the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ( ; also known as Wharton Business School, the Wharton School, Penn Wharton, and Wharton) is the business school of the University of Pennsylvania, a private Ivy League research university in ...
in the United States.


Career

From 1993 to 1998 Browett worked for the
Boston Consulting Group Boston Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG) is an American global management consulting firm founded in 1963 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the Big Three (or MBB, the world’s three largest management consulting firms by re ...
, and then moved to
Tesco Tesco plc () is a British Multinational corporation, multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, England. In 2011 it was the third-largest retailer in the world measured by gross revenues an ...
, where from 1999 to 2004 he was chief executive of
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.Executive profile: John Browett
Bloomsburg BusinessWeek. Archived 29 January 2015.
From 5 December 2007 to 20 February 2012 Browett was group chief executive of the troubled electronics retailer Dixons, where he helped to improve the company's poor reputation for customer service.Rupert Neate (31 January 2012)
Apple poaches Dixons chief, John Browett
''The Guardian''. Accessed 1 February 2012.
In April 2012 Browett took over from Ron Johnson as senior vice-president of retail at
Apple An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus '' Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancest ...
in
Cupertino, California Cupertino ( ) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 57,82 ...
.John Browett: Senior Vice President, Retail
Apple Inc. Archived 4 May 2012.
On 29 October 2012 Apple announced that Browett was leaving the company, and that a new head of retail was being sought. In May 2019, Bloomberg attributed his departure to his "morale-damaging" efforts following employee firings, cut hours, fewer promotions and a reduction in overtime for staff operating within Apple Stores that led to Tim Cook firing him. pple Press Info(29 October 2012
Apple Announces Changes to Increase Collaboration Across Hardware, Software & Services
Apple Inc. Archived 29 October 2012.
In March 2013 Browett was appointed chief executive of
Monsoon Accessorize Monsoon Accessorize is a British private limited company. It operates two international retail clothing chains – Monsoon and Accessorize.Monsoon back in the black as former Apple boss boosts sales
''The Telegraph''. Accessed January 2015.
Tiffany Holland (7 February 2014)
Monsoon Accessorize 'back on track' under new boss John Browett
''
Retail Week Retail Week is a London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England a ...
''. Accessed January 2015.
He left Monsoon in February 2015, and became chief executive designate of the
Dunelm Group Dunelm Group Plc is a British home furnishings retailer operating throughout the United Kingdom. One of the largest homewares retailers in the United Kingdom, The company headquarters are based in Syston, England. It also has its own factory for ...
from July of that year, expected to take over the position from January 2016. By the end of August 2017 Browett had left Dunelm where he was seen, as with Apple, as a bad fit for the culture of the company.Conor Sullivan (30 August 2017)
Homewares retailer Dunelm parts ways with chief executive
''The Financial Times''. Accessed 22 October 2017.
Since 2018, he has been at BillSave UK.


See also

* Outline of Apple Inc. (personnel) * History of Apple Inc.


References

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