David Stead Email & Phone Number

Windsor, England, United Kingdom

Windsor Leadership is a charitable organisation whose objective is to further the development of current and future leaders across all sectors (private, public, not-for-profit, faith groups etc). I have been a regular facilitator on Windsor programmes for over ten years.

London, England, United Kingdom

HSMC is the residents management committee for Highbury Stadium Square, a development of 720 residential units on the site of the former Arsenal football ground. The RMC is made up of volunteers from amongst the leaseholders and oversees a wide range of property management duties.

Gloucester, England, United Kingdom

ProCook is a retailer of kitchenware products manufactured to its own designs and under its own brand name. The company has revenues of c.£70m and has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange following successful IPO in November 2021.

Norwich, England, United Kingdom

Naked Wines is a specialist on-line only wine retailer operating a subscription model. It has revenues of c.£350m across three markets: UK, Australia and the US, of which the latter is now the largest and fastest growing. I joined the board as NED in November 2017 and took over as chair of the Audit Committee in 2018, becoming SID in 2020 and Chairman in.

Market Harborough, England, United Kingdom

I joined the board of Joules in the run-up to its successful IPO in May 2016. Joules is a multi-channel retailer of distinctive clothing for women, men and kids, with sales of c£200m in the UK and overseas. Sadly, Joules entered administration in November 2022 after a prolonged period of challenging trading.

Wakefield, United Kingdom

Card Factory is the UK's leading greetings card retailer with over 1,000 shops and (prior to Covid) over £400m annual revenue. I joined the board at the time of IPO in 2014. The business continued to grow post-IPO whilst upgrading its systems and processes. It underwent significant change in 2020 due to the Covid19 pandemic.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

I was a member of the university's governing Council, as well as chair of the Audit Committee. The university has over 35,000 students, earns revenues of £650m, is engaged in multiple major capital projects (investing over £100m per year), and retains a strong position in UK university ranking tables.

Leicester, United Kingdom

I was CFO throughout my 12 years with Dunelm including through IPO in 2006, and with additional responsibilities covering IT and HR functions between 2007-2014. The business grew from c£200m revenue when I joined to c£1bn when I retired, with excellent margins and market capitalisation of £2bn. I returned as Interim CFO for seven months in 2018, to assist.

Master’S Degree, Modern Languages, First Class

Activities and Societies: College cricket captain, college football team, college athletics team Studied French and German (language and.

Education record