Committee memberships AAudit and Risk Committee member I Independent Non-Executive Director, NNominations Committee member as per UK Corporate Governance RRemuneration Committee member Code interpretation Chair D Designated Non-Executive Director for colleague matters Laura Carr Ian Bull William Reeve Chief Financial Independent Independent Officer Non-Executive Non-Executive Director Director ANR I ANR I Key strengths Key strengths Key strengths Has held CFO and senior finance roles An experienced finance and strategy An entrepreneur and technology investor in a number of multichannel retail specialist. Fellow of the Chartered with deep digital experience. and consumer facing organisations, Institute of Management Accountants operating in the UK and internationally. with over 20 years’ business and financial Dunelm role Understanding of investor community. experience with leading consumer facing As a Non-Executive Director, provides Strategic and financial perspective across businesses. Long-standing plc experience strategic advice, monitors management a number of Group functions. and shareholder understanding. performance and oversees risk management. Regularly visits the Dunelm Dunelm role Dunelm role website, stores and non-store sites to Laura leads the Finance department As a Non-Executive Director, provides meet colleagues and members of the and Insights and Analytics team, as strategic advice, monitors management senior management team and engages well as taking responsibility for risk and performance and oversees risk with the National Colleague Voice by resilience and a number of strategic management. Regularly visits the Dunelm rotation and annually on remuneration and cross-functional initiatives; and for website, stores and non-store sites to matters. Attends investor presentations. engagement with investors, corporate meet colleagues and members of the Senior Independent Director and Chair of advisers and finance providers. Member senior management team and attends the Remuneration Committee. of the Executive Board, Chairs the Risk meetings of the National Colleague Joined Dunelm Board and ResilienceCommittee and member Voice by rotation. Attends investor of the Pathway to Zero Steering Group. presentations and shareholder meetings. July 2015. Participates in Audit and Risk Committee Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Previous experience meetings by invitation. Joined Dunelm Board Co-founderof three internet-related Joined Dunelm Board July 2019. businesses: Fletcher Research, November 2018. LOVEFiLM.com, and Secret Escapes. Non- Previous experience Executive Director of numerous others Previous experience Chief Financial Officer of Parkdean including Graze.com (Chair), Paddy Power Group Financial Controller of Compass Resorts Group (2016 to 2018). Chief plc and Zoopla. Group plc (2017 to 2018). Chief Financial Officer of Ladbrokes plc (2011 to Financial Officer of Indigo Books & 2016). Group Finance Director of Greene Other commitments Music Inc (Canada) (2014 to 2017). King plc (2006 to 2011). Early finance and relevant activities Various finance roles at Japan Tobacco career at Whitbread plc, Walt Disney Chief Executive of Oh Goodlord Limited, International (2004 to 2013). Qualified Company and BT Group. Non-Executive Chair of Nutmeg Saving as a Chartered Accountant with and Investment Limited. PricewaterhouseCoopers. Other commitments and relevant activities Gender and ethnicity Other commitments Senior Independent Director and Chair Male, White British. and relevant activities of the Audit Committee at Domino’s Pizza None. Group plc. Former Non-Executive Director Gender and ethnicity of Paypoint Limited and Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee Female, White British. of St Mowden Properties plc. Member of Chapter Zero, the Directors’ Climate Forum, and a regular attendee of its events. Gender and ethnicity Male, White British. DUNELM GROUP PLC ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2021 97 GOVERNANCESTRATEGIC REPORT FINANCIAL STATEMENTSOTHER INFORMATION