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GUS Plc.

GUS is in the Financial Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$13.3B
  • Public
  • UK
Dow Jones Description

The rating is high for this retail and services giant. Founded in 1900 and headquartered in London, UK, GUS plc (London: GUS) is a retail and business services firm. The company sells general merchandise through its Argos and Homebase brands, which have 650 and 300 locations, respectively. Its Experion division deals in business services and information. The company has annual revenue of about $13.2 billion and employs about 73,000 people. In 2005, it sold a majority stake in Burberry and Wehkamp, its last remaining home shopping business. It acquired ClarityBlue, a leading provider in the UK of marketing database solutions for major companies; Catalist, a leading international provider of information on the retail petroleum and garage forecourt market; PriceGrabber.com, a leading provider of online comparison shopping services; and LowerMyBills.com, a leading online generator of mortgage and other loan application leads in the United States.

Vice President, Marketing
Chandos Quill
Number of Employees 27,551
Contact Information

One Stanhope Gate

London W1K 1AF

www.gusplc.co.u...

(44) 2074950070

NAICS Code Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers: 524126

News & Analysis

gus plc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Chandos Quill Vice President, Marketing
Gus Malezis Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Fay Dodds Director, Investor Relations
Terry Duddy Director
Gordon Bentley Secretary
Paul Cooper Assistant Secretary
Robin Sibley Head, Group Communications

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Andy Hornby Board of Directors
Don Robert Board of Directors
Frank N. Newman Board of Directors
John Coombe Board of Directors
John W. Peace Board of Directors
Oliver H.J. Stocken Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
GUS plc Vice President, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
GUS plc Vice President, Worldwide Sales Current

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GUS plc Director, Investor Relations Current
GUS plc Director, Investor Relations Former

Organization Position Status
Argos Limited CEO Current
Home Retail Group Plc CEO Current
Home Retail Group Plc Chief Executive Current
GUS plc Director Current
Home Retail Group - Annual Report Board of Directors Current
Home Retail Group Plc Board of Directors Current
GUS plc Board of Directors Current
Home Retail Group - Annual Report Chief Executive Former
International Data Group Managing Director Former

Organization Position Status
GUS plc Secretary Current
GUS plc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
GUS plc Assistant Secretary Current

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GUS plc Head, Group Communications Current

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GUS plc Board of Directors Current
Bank of Scotland Former
University of Oxford MA in English Former

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Experian Chief Executive Officer Current
First Advantage Corporation Board of Directors Current
First Advantage's Litigation Director Current
Internet Tax Group Director Current
Compass Group Plc Board of Directors Current
Backtrack Reports Director Current
Experian Board of Directors Current
GUS plc Board of Directors Current
Experian Chief Executive Officer, North America Former
First American Corporate President, Consumer Information & Services Group Former
Credco President Former
First American Corporate Executive Vice President, Mortgage Origination Services Former
The First American Corporation Group Executive Former
Oregon State University B.A. Business Administration Former
Oregon State University degree in Business Administration Former
Chapman University member Former

Frank N. Newman is chairman and chief executive officer of Shenzhen Development Bank, China. He is also chairman emeritus of Bankers Trust Corporation, following his tenure as chairman and chief executive officer of Bankers Trust Corporation and its principal banking subsidiary, Bankers Trust Company. Before joining Bankers Trust, Mr. Newman was deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department and its chief operating officer. Mr. Newman oversaw domestic and international economic policy matters, as well as financial services industry issues. Previously, Mr. Newman spent six years with BankAmerica Corporation, where he was chief financial officer and vice chairman of the board of directors. Prior to joining BankAmerica, Mr. Newman was executive vice president and chief financial officer at Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco. Mr. Newman holds a B.A. in economics from Harvard University.

Organization Position Status
Shenzhen Development Bank Co., Ltd. Chairman & CEO Current
GUS plc Board of Directors Current
Promontory Interfinancial Network, LLC Board of Directors Current
Wells Fargo Bank Chief Financial Officer Former
Wells Fargo & Company Chief Financial Officer Former
Wells Fargo Bank Executive Vice President Former
Wells Fargo & Company Executive Vice President Former
BankAmerica Former
BankAmerica Corporation Former
Shenzhen Development Bank Co., Ltd. Acting Chairman Former
Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Board of Directors Former
U.S. Treasury Department secretary Former
Harvard University BA in economics Former

Organization Position Status
GUS plc Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Nottingham Trent University Chairman Current
Standard Chartered plc Chairman Current
Experian Chairman Current
Burberry Group plc Chairman Current
The Campaign for Leadership Board of Directors Current
GUS plc Board of Directors Current
The First American Corporation Board of Directors Current
GUS plc CEO Former
Standard Chartered plc Board of Directors Former
The Work Foundation Board of Directors Former
The Work Foundation Chairman Current

Organization Position Status
GUS plc Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Home Retail Group Sees Fiscal Year Profit Consensus Upgrades Thursday

    Morningstar.com - 9/10/09 - View Story

  • 2nd UPDATE: Home Retail Raises Fiscal Year Hopes, Kesa Still Sluggish

    Morningstar.com - 9/10/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE: Home Retail 2Q Sales Trends Improve, Sees Flat 1st Half Profit

    Morningstar.com - 9/10/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 3-Home Retail, Kesa add to recovery hopes

    Reuters - 9/10/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Sales top hopes at UK's Home Retail

    Reuters - 9/10/09 - View Story

  • Sales at Home Retail Beat Hopes

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 9/10/09 - View Story

  • An American in China

    Reuters - 8/13/09 - View Story

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