Board of directors

Simon Fox
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director HMV UK & Ireland

Aged 48

Simon Fox was appointed to the Board with effect from 4 September 2006 and became Chief Executive Officer on 28 September 2006 and additionally Managing Director of HMV UK and Ireland on 1 February 2007. He was previously Chief Operating Officer for Kesa Electricals plc with responsibility for Comet in the UK, Kesa's subsidiaries in Continental Europe and e-commerce developments. Prior to his appointment as COO of Kesa, he was Managing Director of Comet, which he led through its demerger from Kingfisher. Prior to this he founded Office World, the UK's first out-of-town office supplies retailer. He began his career as a graduate trainee at Security Pacific Bank and thereafter worked at Boston Consulting Group and Sandhurst Marketing plc.