Leadership

As CEO of Wickes I'm proud to lead a truly customer-centric 'home improvement' business. One with real clarity of purpose to 'help the nation feel house proud'. The wellbeing of colleagues is my number one priority, creating an environment where we value inclusive and diverse communities and are committed to growing responsibly. Looking after our colleagues allows them, in turn, to look after our customers and hence the business.

David joined the Wickes Group in May 2019. With almost 30 years in the retail and consumer sector, David is a highly experienced executive and CEO with extensive board level experience in the UK, Europe and North America, having spent the majority of his career with Tesco, Unilever and Mondelez.

Mark has held senior roles in finance, strategy and general management in a number of publicly-listed consumer businesses including Tesco, Asos, Auto Trader and most recently The Gym Group, where he was Chief Financial Officer and a member of the PLC Board.

He started his career as a management consultant with McKinsey & Co. and holds a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University.

Fraser joined the Wickes Group in September 2014. During his time at the Wickes Group, Fraser has covered a number of roles including HR Director and Chief Commercial Officer and since 2017 he has been the Chief Operating Officer.

Fraser joined the Wickes Group after 15 years with Kingfisher. His last roles at Kingfisher included sitting on the main Executive Board for B&Q as Human Resources Director and Executive Vice President HR at B&Q China. Alongside this role in China, Fraser was also the General Manager of the B&Q China Design Centre business.

Fraser is passionate about everyone being able to perform and progress while being their authentic self at work. As a result he is the Executive Sponsor for the ‘RAACE’ (Raising Awareness and Action on Culture and Ethnicity) network and the ‘Let’s do it with Pride’ Network (supporting our LGBT+ Colleagues). Fraser has been included in the 2021 and 2022 EMpower Advocates Executive Role Models list which celebrates 50 senior leaders who are not from ethnic minority background themselves but are championing and advocating for their ethnic minority colleagues.

Sonia joined the Wickes Group as Chief People Officer in February 2019 having previously been an HR Director within the Travis Perkins Group. Prior to that she held a number of senior HR roles in Kingfisher and Home Retail Group over an 18 year period, latterly as HR & OD director of Argos leading the people and organisation aspects of the digital transformation. She has also worked in the IT and manufacturing sectors, starting her career as an Industrial Engineer with Courtaulds Chemicals before making the move into HR before she joined IBM.

Sonia is passionate about making Wickes a more inclusive and diverse place to work. She oversees the leader led, grassroots fed ‘Making Wickes Inclusive Programme’ and is Executive Sponsor of the Wickes ‘Wellbeing’ network which aims to support the financial, mental & physical wellbeing of colleagues and create a supportive and caring environment for all.

Gary joined the Wickes Group in January 2020. Gary has been in retail for the duration of his career in a variety of commercial, marketing and digital roles for some of the UK’s largest retailers. Most recently, Gary was Chief Marketing Officer at Sainsbury’s Argos having spent the previous ten years leading the digital transformation of the Very Group (formerly Shop Direct Group).

Whilst at the Very Group (the UK’s largest pure-play digital retailer), Gary was the executive director accountable for the launch of Very.com, holding a variety of marketing and digital roles and latterly was the group’s Business Transformation Director. He started his career at W H Smith where he progressed from a marketing graduate trainee to Business Commercial Director.

Gary believes that creating a balanced and diverse organisation benefits both colleagues and customers alike and enhances the Wickes’ brand and overall performance. Gary is the Executive Sponsor of the ‘Balance for Better’ network whose aim is to create a more gender balanced workforce at all levels and to allow all colleagues to reach their full potential by having access to the same opportunities, allowing Wickes to retain and attract talent.

Helen joined the Wickes Group as General Counsel and Company Secretary in January 2020 having previously been Deputy Company Secretary within the Travis Perkins Group. Prior to that she held a variety of roles in Tesco over a 25 year period, including roles in finance and HR and latterly as Deputy Company Secretary.

Mark joined the Wickes Group in September 2017 as Chief Commercial Officer. Mark has worked in the Home Improvement Retail sector for over 30 years.

Mark joined the Wickes Group after 14 years with Kingfisher and before that 15 years with Homebase. His last roles at Kingfisher included Group Sales & Pricing Director and leading B&Q’s Trade proposition as TradePoint Director. Before that he held senior roles across the Commercial Categories in B&Q.

Mohamed joined the Wickes Group as Chief Information and Technology Officer in September 2021.

Prior to joining Wickes he spent four years as the group CIO and member of the Executive Board at Landmark Group in Dubai and before that held a number of leadership roles for the Kingfisher Group where he worked from 2009 until 2017 as a Business Systems Director and the President of Kingfisher IT services in France.

Sarah joined the Wickes Group as Property Director in September 2022 and was promoted to Chief Property & Services Officer in April 2024, joining the Executive Board. Prior to joining Wickes, Sarah held a number of senior leadership roles within retail, including the Director of Purchasing for the leading retailer in the British Virgin Islands. She has also held a number of senior leadership roles at Homebase, Morrisons and Aldi.

Sarah is passionate about creating an inclusive and diverse workplace and was included in the 2024 Women to Watch in Retail Index.