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...Read the full story It is Kingfisher’s last set of results under Véronique Laury....
...But Kingfisher stressed its continued commitment to DIY retailing, despite new chief executive Véronique Laury’s plans to close about 60 B&Q shops....
...Analysts were not surprised by Mr O’Byrne’s departure, given that he lost out on the top job to Ms Laury....
...Ms Laury has “inherited a business with quite a lot of challenges”, said Ms Calvert....
...Ms Laury said the collapse of the Mr Bricolage deal was disappointing....
...Ms Laury takes the number of female FTSE 100 chief executives to five....
...But Ms Laury must also deal with exiting China, where the business was hit by a slow down in the property market....
...A former showjumper, who still enjoys horse riding, Ms Laury has three children, a girl aged 20, and two boys, 19 and 16....
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