Shop Direct appoints ex-Clarks executive as group CFO

UK’s online retailer Shop Direct has appointed former European president of Clarks Shoes, Ben Fletcher, as group CFO. The company said in a statement that he will join on January 6, 2020 and report to group CEO, Henry Birch, as a member of Shop Direct’s executive board. He will assume the position currently held on an interim basis by Dominic Appleton, who will remain with Shop Direct as finance director.