Gary Kibble

Gary joined the Wickes Group in January 2020. Gary has been in retail for the duration of his career in a variety of commercial, marketing and digital roles for some of the UK’s largest retailers. Most recently, Gary was Chief Marketing Officer at Sainsbury’s Argos having spent the previous ten years leading the digital transformation of the Very Group (formerly Shop Direct Group).

Whilst at the Very Group (the UK’s largest pure-play digital retailer), Gary was the executive director accountable for the launch of Very.com, holding a variety of marketing and digital roles and latterly was the group’s Business Transformation Director. He started his career at W H Smith where he progressed from a marketing graduate trainee to Business Commercial Director.

Gary believes that creating a balanced and diverse organisation benefits both colleagues and customers alike and enhances the Wickes’ brand and overall performance. Gary is the Executive Sponsor of the ‘Balance for Better’ network whose aim is to create a more gender balanced workforce at all levels and to allow all colleagues to reach their full potential by having access to the same opportunities, allowing Wickes to retain and attract talent.