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Michael Roney named Non-Executive Chair of Waterstones Barnes & Noble holding company

Michael, who is currently Non-Executive Chair at Next, will join WBN, the holding company for 1,139 bookstores across the US, UK and Europe, on 1 July. WBN is owned by Elliott Advisors and includes Barnes & Noble and Waterstones.

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