DFS Furniture plc announced that Ian Durant will retire as Chair of the Company and from the Board at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on 4 November 2022 and will not therefore seek re-election at the 2022 AGM. Following the conclusion of an externally led recruitment process the Board announced that, subject to his re-election by shareholders at the AGM, Steve Johnson will succeed Ian as Chair on that date. Steve joined the Board in December 2018 and is currently the Chair of the Remuneration Committee.

He has considerable retail experience having previously held several senior roles with major UK retailers, starting his career with Asda and most recently Matalan.