In January 2008, he was appointed as group chief executive of
Kingfisher plc In 2012, Cheshire won
The Guardian Sustainable Business Leader of the Year award." He was
knighted in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to business, sustainability, and the environment. In September 2014, it was announced that
Véronique Laury would replace Cheshire as CEO of Kingfisher from February 2015. In January 2016, he was hired as chairman-elect of
Debenhams. On 7 April 2016, he succeeded
Nigel Northridge. He was voted off the board on 10 January 2019. Cheshire was also chair of the Barclays UK retail bank from 2017 to 2020. Cheshire was appointed chair of
Spire Healthcare in March 2021, and of
Land Securities in May 2023. In July 2025, Cheshire was named as a commissioner on the Government's Pensions Commission. He is expected to become Chair of
Ofcom in 2026. ==References==