Smiggle parent names replacement for Mark McInnes.

 

Premier Investments, owner of fashion stationery retail chain Smiggle, has appointed JB Hi-Fi CEO Richard Murray as the new boss of Premier Retail.

 

Murray succeeds Mark McInnes, who announced his resignation from the Premier group earlier this year.

 

Murray's planned exit in late August follows 18 years of service to the electronics and entertainment retailer

 

Terry Smart, JB Hi-Fi's managing director of The Good Guys, will be promoted to the role of group CEO in Murray's place.

 

Smart was formerly the CEO of JB Hi-Fi from May 2010 to June 2014, following 10 years as chief operating officer.

 

Photo: Premier Investments chairman Solomon Lew with incoming CEO Richard Murray.