Poundland owner Pepco Group is to appoint its former chief executive Andy Bond as its chairman
It will also be hiring Neil Galloway as chief financial officer.
The group, which also owns the Pepco and Dealz brands, will propose the appointment of Bond as its AGM on 23 February. He will succeed Richard Burrows who joined as chairman in May 2021.
Bond stood down from his chief executive role in March 2022 due to health issues but has now made a full recovery. His ten-year career with the business has included leading it through its flotation on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Meanwhile Galloway will join Pepco Group on 1 April 2023 from flexible workplace provider IWG where he was executive vice-president.
Prior to this, he was group finance director and an executive director at DFI Retail Group, the London and Singapore-listed international multi-format retailer that operates supermarkets, convenience stores, health and beauty stores, home furnishings stores and restaurants across 11 markets in Asia. During his tenure, he was responsible for the group’s franchise with IKEA.
His career has also included being finance director and chief financial officer at The Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, the owner and operator of the Peninsula Hotels.
