Alan James Giles[1] OBE 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.[2]

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.[3][4]

HMV Group also owned the UK bookshop chain Waterstones,[4] which bought another book chain Ottakars in 2006.[5] 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.[6]

After leaving HMV, he became chairman of Fat Face, the active lifestyle retailer.[7]

References

  1. ^ "New Year's Honours 2018" (PDF). Gov.uk. Government Digital Service. 29 December 2017. p. 28. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Alan Giles". Competition and Markets Authority. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ "HMV names Simon Fox as CEO from Sept 28, succeeds Alan Giles". Forbes. 18 July 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. ^ a b Damian Reece (12 January 2006). "HMV boss to quit as shops lose to internet". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. ^ "HMV warns on job losses following Ottakar's deal". Forbes. 31 May 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  6. ^ "HMV in a spin". The Daily Telegraph. 15 January 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  7. ^ James Hall (22 January 2010). "Asda clothing boss Anthony Thompson defects to Fat Face". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 January 2010.


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