JJB Sports plc Board of Directors
David Jones CBE, FCCA, FCIS
Sir David Jones, aged 66, was appointed Executive Chairman on 2 January 2009. He is responsible both for ensuring that the Board functions effectively and also for general strategic issues. Sir David became a Non-executive Director of the Company on 1 October 2007 and was appointed as Non-executive Deputy Chairman on 15 October 2008. He has had a long career in the retail industry, notably as Chief Executive and later Executive Chairman of Next plc. He was until recently Chairman of Littlewoods' Shop Direct Group and has previously been a Non-executive Director and later Non-executive Deputy Chairman of Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc. He is a Non-executive Director and Chairman of Cotton Traders Ltd as well as being a director of a number of other small private companies.