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Halfords Appoints Henry Birch As Chief Executive Officer

Apr 21, 2025•6 months ago

Position

Chief Executive Officer

Company

Halfords

Henry Birch
RedditchRetail

Description

Halfords has announced the appointment of Henry Birch as its new chief executive officer, replacing Graham Stapleton who has stepped down after leading the company for seven years. Birch takes the helm with immediate effect as Halfords continues to navigate economic challenges and aims for long-term value generation.

Company Information

Company

Halfords

Location

Redditch, Worcestershire, United Kingdom

About

Halfords is the UK's leading provider of motoring and cycling services and products. Customers shop at 393 Halfords stores, 2 Performance Cycling stores (trading as Tredz and Giant), 643 garages (trading as Halfords Autocentres, McConechy's, Universal, National Tyres and Lodge Tyre) and have access to 264 mobile service vans (trading as Halfords Mobile Expert, Tyres on the Drive and National), 479 commercial vans and 5 HME Cycling vans.

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