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Kingfisher has announced the appointment of Sue Harries as group ecommerce director. Harries joins from Screwfix, a Kingfisher Group company, where she has served for 15 years, most recently as director of ecommerce.

During her time at Screwfix, she increased online sales by 80% and over a third of all Screwfix sales are now transacted online. In this new role, a key part of Harries' responsibilities will be to significantly drive ecommerce sales across the Group.

JJ Van Oosten, chief customer and digital officer at Kingfisher, said: “We are always especially proud to promote colleagues from within the business, so I’m delighted to announce Sue’s new role. She has played a key part in growing Screwfix’s digital channels, and now the full Group will benefit from her drive and expertise.

“Sue is a great example of how we nurture talent at Kingfisher, rising through the ranks at Screwfix supported by leadership programmes and secondment opportunities.”

Sue Harries, said: “Our customers love shopping in our stores and online, so providing a seamless experience across all of our digital channels is really important. We achieved this at Screwfix and I’m excited to build on this success in my new Group role.

“My priority is to create a diverse team with the right balance of skills and talent to drive our digital capabilities and ecommerce sales forward, together with our retail banners. I can’t wait to get started.”