Geoffrey Mulcahy
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Sir Geoffrey John Mulcahy (born 7 February 1942) is a British businessman who led Kingfisher plc, the FTSE 100 Index company.
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Born in Sunderland<ref name=arc>Sunderland Arc: Biography Template:Webarchive</ref> and educated at The King's School, Worcester,<ref>Quiet knight of the five and dime world Independent, 20 March 1994</ref> Manchester University (B.Sc.) and Harvard University (MBA),<ref>Burke's Peerage Profile, preview</ref> Geoffrey Mulcahy started at Esso before moving to British Sugar and then Norton Abrasives.<ref name=arc/> He was successively Finance Director, Chairman and latterly Chief Executive of Kingfisher plc, the UK retail conglomerate. Mulcahy was responsible for the purchase of the retail chain Woolworths in 1982, as well as Comet and B&Q<ref>Former boss Sir Geoff Mulcahy sets sights on Woolworths rescue Daily Telegraph, 10 December 2008</ref> and was also the Chief Executive of Kingfisher during its subsequent sale of Woolworths in 2001.<ref>Sir Geoff Mulcahy: profile of former Woolworths boss Daily Telegraph, 10 December 2008</ref>
He retired in 2003.<ref name=arc/> He has since been appointed chairman of the specialist retail consultancy Javelin Group.<ref>Javelin Group Template:Webarchive</ref>