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HALFORDS has poached Waitrose finance director Loraine Woodhouse.

She became finance chief at the supermarket in 2015 and has also headed up finance at womenswear chain Hobbs and Costa Coffee. Loraine Woodhouse, 49 Chief financial officer, Halfords She replaces Jonny Mason who leaves the cycle and car-parts group on July 31 to join Dixons Carphone.