Paul Cannon has taken on the role of Chief Information Officer at Park Holidays UK, one of the largest providers of holiday parks covering England, Scotland and Wales.
He joins from Homebase, a home improvement retailer and garden centre with stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland, where he spent almost six years, first as Head of Information Technology before becoming Director of Information Technology.
Cannon’s CV also includes stints as Head of Retail IT at Wickes and Business Development Systems Manager/Store Technology Proposition Manager at B&Q.
In a LInkedIn post, dated Friday, 31st May, he said: “So this is my last week at Homebase, and what a five and half years it’s been. I leave behind such a phenomenal team, who have delivered so much and made the business so much better and easier to be part of.”
He added: “Thanks you to everyone that has made it so much fun, and thank you to my team for being absolutely incredible and thank you for the most random but brilliant leaving gift ever, ensuring that I won’t ever forget you all. My next adventure in a completely different industry starts on Wednesday!”
