The Works retailer is in a dispute with investment firm Kelso over the appointment of an additional company director to its existing board of five. A shareholder questions the chair’s New Zealand residency and home-working arrangements, raising governance and suitability concerns.
The reports focus on the chair’s personal location and working model rather than changes to the retailer’s trading performance. The disagreement centers on Kelso’s push to add another director, while other shareholders express reservations about how the chair’s residency and remote work fit with expectations for corporate leadership. The Independent highlights the challenge to the chair’s New Zealand home and remote working setup in the context of the board expansion proposal. The Belfast Telegraph presents the same issue, emphasizing the shareholder questioning of those arrangements as part of the broader contest over board composition.
Across outlets, the key point is that the dispute is procedural and governance-focused, with differing emphasis on why the chair’s arrangements are being scrutinized, but agreement that the controversy is linked to the planned addition of a director.
