Executive Committee

Fredrik Tønnesen became Group Chief Executive on 3 August 2026. Before that, he was Nordics Chief Executive Officer since March 2023. Fredrik joined the Group in 2006 and has built a strong track record in Commercial, Operations and as the Managing Director for Norway where he delivered four years of growth in sales, profits, colleague engagement and customer satisfaction.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in Management from the Norwegian School of Management(BI).

Bruce is an accomplished business leader with more than 30 years’ experience and a strong track record in the successful delivery of large complex business transformations across rapidly changing environments. He joined Currys as Group Chief Financial Officer in July 2021, with overall responsibility for group finance, tax, treasury, planning, analysis, and strategy and property, amongst others.

Bruce was previously at multinational supermarket Tesco plc, where he served as Finance Director for UK & Ireland for six years and played a pivotal role in the business’ revitalisation. Before that, he was at home improvement retailer Kingfisher plc, where he was Managing Director of Kingfisher Future Homes and Group Strategy Director.

He also previously held a number of senior finance roles at Dixons Retail plc, working his way up from Commercial Finance Manager in 1995, through to Regional Finance Director in 2008.

Bruce is passionate about the retail industry, the use of data and analytics to drive performance and streamlining organisations, and has extensive experience leading high-quality finance teams, maintaining robust financial controls and improving planning and performance.

In addition to his role in Currys, Bruce is a non-executive director of DFS Furniture plc and is Chair of the Audit Committee, and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Bruce lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and has two adult sons.  His main passions are sport, particularly golf and football, as well as travel.

Lindsay is a recognised retail and supply chain leader with 30+ years’ experience of building customer-centric retail operations in the UK and internationally.

As Currys COO, Lindsay leads the customer sales and service functions, with responsibility for stores, online, customer service and after sales operations. Lindsay moved into the role of COO in early 2022, having joined the technology retailer in 2020 as Chief Supply Chain Officer leading its supply chain and end-to-end customer experience.

Prior to Currys, Lindsay worked at international home improvement Group, Kingfisher plc, where she built the ‘One Kingfisher’ supply chain function as Global Supply and Logistics Director. Before that, Lindsay was Supply Chain & Operations Director at Screwfix, enabling the business’ strong growth in sales, profitability and customer satisfaction – delivering a step-change in supply chain capacity and performance, and an industry leading customer proposition.

She has also held a number of senior roles in the UK and Europe at logistics giant Wincanton and started her career with Tibbett & Britten.

Lindsay is passionate about transforming business culture and performance, and holds a diploma in Management & Business Administration from Henley Business School. She is married with two sons, speaks fluent French, enjoys travelling and playing golf.

Ed joined Currys in May 2020, having gained over twenty years of commercial experience in the retail industry from several leading household names like John Lewis, Tesco and Kingfisher.

At Currys, Ed is responsible for Purchasing, Sourcing and Stock Control, Marketing, Services, Credit and our own mobile network, iD.

Before joining Currys, Ed was Group Strategy Director & Director of Ventures at the John Lewis Partnership where he launched a number of innovative, digital and customer-focussed propositions. He also held various other senior commercial leadership roles at John Lewis including that of Commercial Director on the JL Management Board and, before that, Buying Director of both the Fashion & Beauty and the Electricals & Home Technology trading divisions.

Ed lives in North London with his wife and daughter.  In his spare time he enjoys anything sport related, most notably football, tennis, squash and running.  He is also obsessed with technology, especially smart home tech and over the years has amassed an armoury of small kitchen gadgets.

Paula is Currys' Chief People, Communications and Sustainability Officer, a role she has held since 2019, when she joined with the ambition to build and lead a world-class People Team that could shape and drive the business' cultural transformation. This team now also provides vital counsel to the CEO and the Executive Committee.

Paula has extensive experience in managing global transformation programmes and organisational design having amassed over two decades of HR experience. She is passionate about developing and attracting top talent, enabling the success of happy, engaged and skilled colleagues and a champion of flexible working. 

Before joining Currys, Paula held several leadership roles at McDonald's. Most recently, she was Global Chief People Strategy Officer, where she was responsible for nearly two million colleagues and had a global remit that spanned the business' youth opportunity programme, employer reputation, digital engagement, change management, organisational design and people analytics and insight. Prior to this, Paula was Chief People Officer for Europe and the International Lead Markets. Before her career at McDonald's, Paula held a range of senior people roles at PepsiCo in the UK and Europe. 

She began her career as a HR Manager after graduating from the University of Cardiff with a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the University of Birmingham. She lives in London with her partner and two children.  

Niclas became Nordics Chief Executive Officer on 1 August 2026. He was the Managing Director for Elgiganten Sweden since 2012, responsible for all commercial activities in Sweden. He previously held the role of Operations Manager in Sweden. Niclas first joined the company in 1995 and has held several key positions within sales and retail management. Niclas holds a degree in Engineering from the Norrköping Institute of Technology.

Dean has over twenty years of commercial, sales and marketing experience with Currys, having joined the group in 2004 as part of our graduate intake programme, following his time studying Business & Economics at Birmingham University.

At Currys, Dean is responsible for Services & Credit, and Currys Business, where we help small and medium businesses grow with the latest tech.

Dean has led a variety of teams across the group during his time at Currys, spanning commercial roles in Computing & Consumer Electronics, marketing and various business development and transformation programmes. He is passionate about the technology we sell, and providing a fantastic service to our customers - whether they are buying for themselves or their business.

Dean lives in Hertfordshire with his wife, son and daughter, and in his spare time is passionate about all things sport, particularly football and boxing, and is a season ticket holder at Watford Football Club.

Nigel is the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary where he leads the Legal, Governance & Risk teams and is a trusted advisor to the Board. He previously held senior legal roles at BT Group, including General Counsel of its Consumer division and Head of Competition & Regulatory Law. Nigel began his career at international law firm, Linklaters as a M&A lawyer. He holds a MA from Trinity College, Oxford and a MBA from the Open University. He enjoys tennis, hill walking, theatre and supporting Arsenal.

Marius Rødde became Group Chief Information Officer on 3 August 2026. He served as the Chief Technology Officer of Elkjøp Nordic and has been a key part of the company for the past 10 years. After holding various roles across finance and project organization he transitioned into the management team to lead the company’s technological development. Before joining Elkjøp, Marius worked in consulting, with large-scale transformation projects within the retail and pharmaceutical sectors. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics.