Martyn Phillips Named New WRU Chief

The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) has unveiled Martyn Phillips, a former head of B&Q, as its new group chief executive. Phillips, 46, was previously CEO of the £4bn home improvement giant which employs some 33,000 people across its UK stores and which is part of Kingfisher, one of Britain's FTSE 100-listed companies. During his time as CEO and retail director B&Q's annual profit almost trebled to £238m. The ex-Wales schoolboy rugby international, who is currently a director of the Leading Edge management and leadership consultancy, will take up his new role at the WRU in the autumn. He …