Education Eton College Name Sebastian James Children 3 sons and 1 daughter | Spouse(s) Anna Occupation CEO, Dixons Carphone Role Executive | |
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Born 11 March 1966 (age 58) ( 1966-03-11 ) Parents Christopher James, 5th Baron Northbourne Alma mater Magdalen College, Oxford, INSEAD Similar People Charles Dunstone, Charles Kalms, David Ross | ||
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Sebastian Richard Edward Cuthbert James (born 11 March 1966) is a British business executive who has been CEO of Dixons Carphone since the July 2014 merger.
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Early life and education
The son of Christopher James, 5th Baron Northbourne, he was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford where he was a member of the Bullingdon Club with David Cameron and Boris Johnson. He earned an MBA from INSEAD in 1991.
Career
James started his career at Bain & Co, including being project leader with focus on retail and investment banking systems and transaction management. He has served as the Chief Executive of Synergy Insurance Services Limited and as strategy director responsible for developing and implementing the turnaround strategy at Mothercare.
He joined Dixons Retail in 2008 as development director managing its Currys transformation programme, becoming group CEO in 2012.
James was appointed CEO of Dixons Carphone on 6 August 2014 following the merger of Dixons Retail with Carphone Warehouse. He was recognised as the mobile industry person of the year for his achievements with the merger.
James is also a non-executive director of Direct Line Insurance Group plc and trustee of the charities Save the Children and Techknowledge for Schools.