Ed Connolly headshot

Ed joined Currys in May 2020, having gained over twenty years of commercial experience in the retail industry from several leading household names like John Lewis, Tesco and Kingfisher.

At Currys, Ed is responsible for Purchasing, Sourcing and Stock Control, Marketing, Services, Credit and our own mobile network, iD.

Before joining Currys, Ed was Group Strategy Director & Director of Ventures at the John Lewis Partnership where he launched a number of innovative, digital and customer-focussed propositions. He also held various other senior commercial leadership roles at John Lewis including that of Commercial Director on the JL Management Board and, before that, Buying Director of both the Fashion & Beauty and the Electricals & Home Technology trading divisions.

Ed lives in North London with his wife and daughter. In his spare time he enjoys anything sport related, most notably football, tennis, squash and running. He is also obsessed with technology, especially smart home tech and over the years has amassed an armoury of small kitchen gadgets.