Hazel Smith

Hazel Smith is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in financial leadership roles across various industries. Currently serving as Group Finance Director and Group Finance Transformation & Shared Services Director at DFS since February 2023, Hazel previously held the position of Executive Finance Director UK&I & CFO Continental Europe at Hallmark Cards from February 2020 to June 2022. With a substantial tenure at Asda from 2002 to February 2020, Hazel contributed as Group Finance Controller, Internal Audit Director, and Head of Corporate and Trading Audit, among other roles. Earlier experience includes a position as Corporate Accounts Manager at Asda and an auditing role at Arthur Andersen Leeds. Hazel holds a BA Hons in Economics and French from The University of Sheffield.