Terry Duddy
Home Retail Group is a leading home and general merchandise
retailer. They sell products under two complementary brands - Argos
and Homebase - that are household names in the UK.
Chief Executive
Home Retail Group
Terry Duddy began his career at Letraset in 1978, initially in
personnel management and later in product management. He
joined the Dixons Stores Group in 1984, where he held various
commercial positions, including Sales Director of Currys, Product
Marketing Director of the Dixons Stores Group and, latterly,
Managing Director of PC World.
Terry Duddy joined GUS in August 1998 as Chief Executive of the
newly acquired Argos, becoming a director of GUS later that
year. In 2000 he was appointed Chief Executive of the Argos
Retail Group and in December 2002 Homebase was acquired and brought
into the Group. Following demerger from GUS, the newly named
Home Retail Group entered the FTSE100 in October 2006.