De Nunzio has extensive experience in the European retail and consumer goods sectors as a finance professional, CEO and chairman.
Biography
Tony De Nunzio is the chairman of
Hermes UK, the British Retail Consortium and deputy chairman at
Carphone Warehouse plc. He is also a senior advisor to
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and a director of PrimaPrix SA – a Spanish discount chain. He was previously the non-executive chairman of
Pets at Home Group plc, which he floated in March 2014.
He started his career in a number of financial roles with major international consumer goods companies –
Unilever
Unilever plc is a British multinational consumer goods company with headquarters in London, England. Unilever products include food, condiments, bottled water, baby food, soft drink, ice cream, instant coffee, cleaning agents, energy dri ...
,
L'Oreal and
PepsiCo
PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market. It oversees the manufa ...
.
In 1998, he was appointed CFO of
Asda PLC and in 2002 was promoted to president and CEO of
Asda/Wal-Mart UK, the UK's number two food retailer.
In 2005, De Nunzio was appointed executive chairman of
Maxeda
Maxeda is a Dutch retail company owned by American investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Activities
Maxeda DIY Group is the market leader in the DIY segment and has 345 stores in the Benelux and more than 7,000 employees. Most stores h ...
, a company taken private by a group of private equity funds. The company was the largest non-food retailer in the
Benelux
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with 12 retail formats covering electronics, department stores, fashion and do-it-yourself.
He has also previously been a non-executive director of
Alliance Boots GmbH,
chairman of the advisory board of
Manchester Business School
Alliance Manchester Business School (Alliance MBS) is the business school of the University of Manchester in Manchester, England. One of the most prestigious business schools in the United Kingdom, it is also the second oldest in the UK, and pro ...
and deputy chairman of
Howden Joinery Group plc (formerly Galiform plc/MFI).
In 2012, he won the Grocer Award for Outstanding Business Achievement in 2004. De Nunzio was appointed a
CBE for services to the retail industry in 2005.
References
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British businesspeople
Living people
1960 births