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JD Sports Picks Retail Veteran Higginson as New Chairperson

Britain's largest sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion (JD.L) on Friday named Andrew Higginson, former chair of supermarkets group Morrisons, as its new chairperson, replacing Peter Cowgill who was ousted in May. Higginson, who was the chairman of Morrisons when it was taken over by private-equity firm CD&R last year, has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

JD Sports appoints City veteran as chair after controversial departure of Peter Cowgill

Former Morrison’s chair Andy Higginson seen as a safe pair of hands after the reign of ‘the king of trainers’

Evening Standard

JD Sports hires former Tesco and Morrisons boss as new chairman

JD Sports is still in the process of hiring a chief executive

Birmingham Post

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REVEALED: Peter Cowgill had been in line for pay rise ahead of sudden resignation as JD Sports finance chief gets £100,000 boost

JD Sports compared salaries at companies such as Next, ASOS, John Lewis, Tesco and Unilever as part of its salary review

Birmingham Post

The top team leading JD Sports after sudden resignation of long-time boss Peter Cowgill

BusinessLive profiles the top team now leading JD Sports

Birmingham Post

Athleisure Retailer JD Sports Undergoes Corporate Governance Rejig As Planned

JD Sports Fashion PLC (OTC:JDSPY) appointed Helen Ashton as the interim Non-Executive Chair and Kath Smith, senior independent director, as interim CEO as Peter Cowgill departed on May 25. The athleisure retailer previously disclosed corporate governance rejig involving the split the role of CEO and Chair and conducting a search for CEO and…

Benzinga

JD Sports highlights “regulatory issues” under ousted chair Peter Cowgill

King of Trainers reports doubling of profits but queries old regime

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JD Sports buys group founded by former Liverpool Olympic swimmer Steve Parry

The company was also co-founded by fellow Olympians Rebecca Adlington and Adrian Turner

Liverpool Echo

Scandal-hit JD Sports warns economic crisis will hit growth after profits surge towards £1bn

JD Sports has been criticised twice by an industry watchdog this year

Manchester Evening News

JD Sports reveals £15m deal to buy group founded by former Olympic swimmers Steve Parry, Rebecca Adlington and Adrian Turner

The group has also published its latest financial results

Birmingham Post

Just do it: time for JD Sports to return furlough money

The ‘king of trainers’ wants to signal a new era and its bumper results present a perfect opportunity

The Guardian - UK

JD Sports faces £2m fine for price-fixing of football kits

JD Sports is set be fined up to £2 million by the Competition and Markets Authority over price-fixing of Rangers replica kits.

Evening Standard

JD’s trainer king, Peter Cowgill, loses his crown – leaving big shoes to fill

A string of missteps saw the chief executive leave the company he built into a global brand. But one rival may be celebrating …

The Guardian - UK

Steve Rowe’s warts-and-all M&S farewell just enhances credibility for investors

Outgoing CEO spelled out what still left undone, but retailer in better shape than in recent past

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Birmingham Post

JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill quits as executive chairman with immediate effect

A former CFO of ASOS will become interim non-executive chair

The Guardian - UK

JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill quits with immediate effect

Outspoken leader thought to have resisted board’s attempts to split the roles of chair and chief executive

The Guardian - UK

Who pays the ‘real living wage’ in Britain – and who does not?

More than 10,000 companies pay £9.90 an hour in the UK and £11.05 in London – Burberry and Ikea among them

Birmingham Post

JD Sports profits rise to at least £900m as full-year results delayed

The retail giant was recently fined by the CMA

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