JD Sports Fashion Plc announced that Dominic Platt has been appointed as a member of the Board, and is currently expected to join later this year. Dominic is currently CFO of BGL Group. He previously held senior finance roles at Darty Plc, where he was Group Finance Director and Managing Director of International Businesses, and at Cable and Wireless Plc both in the UK and internationally.

Dominic has extensive experience in international consumer-focused public and private companies, including helping to drive growth strategies and deliver successful results. He is an independent non-executive Director at N Brown Group Plc and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.