Halfords nets Honeybee chief as new CEO

HALFORDS has named the head of Dixons Carphone’s software business Honeybee as its new chief executive.

Graham Stapleton will start in the post on January 15, succeeding Jill McDonald, who is leaving at the end of this month to lead Marks & Spencer’s fashion and homewares arm.

Halfords said finance chief Jonny Mason would take on the additional role of interim chief executive from September 22 until Mr Stapleton starts.

Following the Halfords announcement, M&S confirmed Ms McDonald would start on October 2. ment subsidy of Boeing and other American firms through defence-related contracts. The Americans have accused Airbus of being heavily subsidised.

“Notwithstanding recent cutbacks, Bombardier continues to be a major employer in the greater Belfast area with about 4,500 jobs.”

He added: “Unsurprisingly, the UK Government has tried to respond to Boeing’s claims.

“Unfortunately, given the very high stakes, trade disputes and even trade wars are quite common in aerospace.”

Bombardier should find out on the 25th of this month whether the US Department of Commerce will rule in favour of Boeing, and whether it will impose duties against Bombardier.

Halfords chairman Dennis said: “Graham is an outstanding leader with the retail, digital, services and category credentials that are an ideal fit for his role as chief executive of Halfords.

“We set out our Moving up a Gear strategy two years ago and Graham will continue to drive its implementation and pursue our growth strategy.”