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Currys CEO Steps Down After Eight Years Turning Around Group

Deirdre Hipwell
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Alex Baldock is stepping down as CEO of Currys Plc after eight years leading the UK electricals retailer, effective March 2026. His departure follows a successful turnaround of the company post-2014 merger. The executive will leave to pursue an undisclosed external role but remain during the transition while the board searches for a replacement. No interim successor has been named yet. Baldock took charge after Currys formed from the troubled 2014 merger of Dixons and Carphone Warehouse, which initially struggled with integration and market challenges. Under his leadership, Currys stabilized operations, streamlined costs, and adapted to shifting retail trends, including e-commerce growth and post-pandemic consumer behavior changes. The board has not disclosed a timeline for naming a permanent successor, but Baldock’s exit marks the end of a pivotal era for the retailer’s recovery.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Alex BaldockCurrys Plc Chief Executive Officer Alex Baldock is stepping down after eight years in charge of an electricals retailer he helped turn around following an ill-advised merger.The executive is leaving Currys, which was created in 2014 when electronics retailer Dixons merged with the Carphone Warehouse mobile chain, to take a new, undisclosed external position. He will remain in his role while the board starts a recruitment process to replace him, the company said Thursday.

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