Dunelm announced the appointment of Ajay Kavan and Daniel Taylor as Non-Executive Directors with effect from 1 March 2024. Both Ajay and Dan will be members of the Audit and Risk, Remuneration and Nominations committees. Ajay is a senior advisor to the global investment firm, KKR, and a member of the advisory panel to Piper Private Equity.

He serves in a non-executive capacity on the board of Rohlik Group, a European technology leader in e-grocery and an Index Ventures-backed unicorn, and he is Vice Chair at the Prince of Wales' charity, In Kind Direct. Ajay brings extensive retail experience having been CEO of Matches Fashion from 2020 to 2021 and an Amazon Vice President from 2011 to 2020, where he scaled multiple categories and held global roles including launching Amazon Fresh in Europe/Asia. Prior to this, he held executive roles at Kingfisher and Home Retail Group.

Dan has very strong experience in digital, consumer-facing brands. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer - Flutter International, at global betting and gaming company Flutter Entertainment plc, where he is responsible for all of the Group's international brands, a role he has held since 2020. Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive Officer of PaddyPowerBetfair, where he has also held the roles of MD, UK & Ireland and MD, Retail.

Dan has also held roles as Managing Director of Teletext Holidays and Director of Strategy and Commercial Development at DMG Media.