Tony De Nunzio is the chairman of Hermes UK, the British Retail Consortium and deputy chairman at Carphone Warehouse plc. He is also a senior advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.[1][2] and a director of PrimaPrix SA – a European discount chain. He was previously the non-executive chairman of Pets at Home Group plc, which he floated in March 2014.
He started his career in a number of financial roles with major international consumer goods companies – Unilever, L'Oreal and PepsiCo.[3]
In 1998, he was appointed CFO of Asda PLC and in 2002 was promoted to president and CEO of Asda/Walmart UK, the UK's number two food retailer.
In 2005, De Nunzio was appointed executive chairman of Maxeda, a company taken private by a group of private equity funds. The company was the largest non-food retailer in the Benelux with 12 retail formats covering electronics, department stores, fashion and do-it-yourself.[3]
He has also previously been a non-executive director of Alliance Boots GmbH,[4] chairman of the advisory board of Manchester Business School[2] and deputy chairman of Howden Joinery Group plc (formerly Galiform plc/MFI).
In 2012, he won the Grocer Award for Outstanding Business Achievement in 2004. De Nunzio was appointed a CBE for services to the retail industry in 2005.[3]