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How to be a CEO

B&Q CEO Graham Bell's blueprint for the future

Oct 31, 2023
25:32

Graham Bell took the reigns at B&Q in 2018, and has seen the company through a rapid evolution.


In this episode we talk about: 

  • His first day on the job and what his priorities were
  • How the Covid pandemic turbocharged their development
  • What the company's priorities are now
  • How customer demands led to them opening smaller stores
  • Why he's grateful to the person who bought the diy.com URL all those years ago


For more interviews, news and analysis, go to standard.co.uk/business




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