Homewares retailer Dunelm has welcomed Karen Witts to the board as its new chief financial officer.

Witts has previously served as CFO of Compass Group and Kingfisher Group. She has also held a number of senior finance, strategic and operational roles with Vodafone Group and BT Group. She is a non-executive on the board of Ipsen Pharma.

Nick Wilkinson, CEO of Dunelm, said at the time of her appointment: “I am delighted that we have been able to attract someone of Karen’s calibre to join our board and executive team. Her vast experience across global retail and consumer-facing businesses will be hugely beneficial as we work to achieve our ambitious growth plans to become a leading multi-channel retailer and our customers’ first choice for home.”