Kingfisher has appointed former TNT Worldwide CFO Bernard Bot as its CEO . CEO Thierry Garnier said Bot 's role in transformations at Travelport and at TNT Express made him well - placed to succeed at TNT . Bot recently served as CFO at travel technology firm Travelport Worldwide, where he oversaw a restructuring of the company from a traditional content distributor to a digital-led commerce platform. The change follows the resignation of former CEO Veronique Laury in September . Laury ’s two - year plan to transform Kingfisher was unsuccessful , with the share price 40 % lower than two years ago .
Kingfisher has appointed former TNT Worldwide CFO Bernard Bot as its CEO . CEO Thierry Garnier said Bot 's role in transformations at Travelport and at TNT Express made him well - placed to succeed at TNT . The change follows the resignation of former CEO Veronique Laury in September . Laury ’s two - year plan to transform Kingfisher was unsuccessful , with the share price 40 % lower than two years ago .