Long standing Hamleys chief financial officer Alasdair Dunn has announced his departure after more than a decade at the toy retailer.
Dunn will leave the iconic brand, which he joined in 2005, in favour of pursuing a portfolio career in the retail sector.
Prior to joining Hamley‘s, where he was finance director for four years before being promoted to chief financial officer, Dunn was director of finance at B&Q.
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He is credited with steering Hamleys through the recession, which toppled its owner Baugur, overseeing its sale to both Ludendo and its current owner C.banner in 2015.
Dunn is also hailed as being instrumental in building Hamleys’ international portfolio.
It is understood that he is handing over his role to Tesco‘s chief financial officer Alex Jablonowski and that the transition process is already underway.
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