John Hudson

Appointed July 2015

John Hudson is the Chief Financial Officer at Home Group having joined in June 2015 from Port of Tyne, one of the UK’s major deep-sea ports, where he had been CFO since 2009.

His earlier career started in Science and Engineering after gaining a PhD in Solid State Physics from Durham University and a BSc (Hons) in Physics from the University of Leeds, which lead to research roles within British Nuclear Fuels and British Gas.

At the age of 26, and after developing a strong interest in business and management, he embarked upon a career change and completed his chartered accountancy qualification with Deloitte in 1998. 

Since then, John has enjoyed senior finance roles within Black & Decker, taking the finance lead in relocating their largest European manufacturing plant, before moving on to the private equity owned radiator and boiler manufacturer Ideal Stelrad Group.