Alan Giles
Musical Artist
Who is Alan Giles?
Alan Giles is Chairman of Fat Face, the active lifestyle retailer.
He was chief executive officer of HMV Group, owner of record shop HMV, which he joined in 1998, from March 1999 until September 2006.
HMV Group is also the owner of UK book chain specialist Waterstones, which bought another book chain Ottakars in 2006. HMV and Waterstones suffered a decline in sales in the financial year 2005-2006. Alan stated that the internet, including music downloading, and supermarket competition, contributed towards HMV's decline in sales.
On 24 July 2013 David Currie, the Chairman Designate of the new Competition and Markets Authority, announced Giles's appointment as a non-executive director of the Authority.
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