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Nationwide sleep experts Bensons for Beds has announced the appointment of Lindsay  Haselhurst as a non-executive director. 

Haselhurst previously held a number of senior roles at logistics giant Wincanton across UK and Europe, having more than 20 years of experience in operations and supply chain.

She is currently chief operating officer at Currys plc, responsible for channels, operations and B2B having joined the technology retailer in 2020 as chief supply chain officer leading its supply chain and end-to-end customer experience.  

Prior to Currys, she worked at international home improvement company Kingfisher plc, joining Screwfix as supply chain & operations director in 2014 before progressing to global supply & logistics director for the group.  

Welcoming her to the Bensons board, chairman Ian Shepherd said: “It is a huge testimony to the business that Bensons is becoming, that we are able to attract  someone of Lindsay’s calibre to join our board.  

“She is a top class retail operator and I’m excited to see the contribution she will make to our  transformation programme, supporting Nick Collard and his terrific team”.

Regarding her appointment, Haselhurst said: “I am delighted to be joining Bensons for Beds at this exciting point in their transformation and look forward to working with Ian, Nick and the team.” 

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