Debenhams has appointed veteran retailer Terry Duddy as a non-executive director, Britain's second-largest department store has said.
Mr Duddy, 59, was chief executive of Home Retail Group, Britain's biggest household products group, for eight years before quitting last year.
Home Retail is the parent company of Argos and Homebase.
Debenhams has 14 stores in Ireland and around 164 in Britain and Denmark, as well as a network of franchised businesses around the world.
The company has had a tough time in recent years, however with a profit warning at Christmas 2013 and disappointing trading at Christmas 2014 adding to the pressure on chief executive Michael Sharp, whose strategy has come under scrutiny.
The firm will report interim results on 16 April.
