JD Sports appoints new non-executive director
JD Sports has appointed Sarah Kuijlaars as a non-executive director.
Having taken up her role on 10 November, Kuijlaars has joined both the audit and risk committee and the nomination committee. She will succeed Ian Dyson as chair of the audit and risk committee on 1 June 2026. Dyson, who has held the position on an interim basis since July, will remain on the committee.
Kuijlaars is currently serving as chief financial officer of Tate & Lyle and has previously been chief financial officer of De Beers Group and Arcadis NV. Prior to that, she was deputy chief financial officer at Rolls-Royce and held a number of senior finance leadership roles during a 25-year career at Shell.
Andrew Higginson, JD Sports non-executive chair, said: “The board are delighted to welcome Sarah to the JD board and we are very pleased that Sarah has agreed to become audit and risk committee chair.
“Sarah’s valuable experience from serving as a finance leader in public companies, along with a deep knowledge of accounting and disclosure requirements and experience of a wide range of governance matters will further strengthen the existing Board for many years to come.”
He added: “The board is grateful to Ian Dyson for fulfilling the interim role as chair of audit and risk committee and would like to thank Ian for his commitment to the role during this time.”
