Halfords names Waitrose's Woodhouse as finance chief

LONDON (Reuters) - British bicycles to car parts retailer Halfords <HFD.L> on Friday named Loraine Woodhouse as its new finance chief, succeeding Jonny Mason, who is going to electricals retailer Dixons Carphone <DC.L>.

Halfords said Woodhouse, finance director at upmarket supermarket Waitrose [JLPLC.UL] since 2015, will start as chief financial officer on Nov. 1. Mason will depart on July 31.

Halfords warned on profit in May.

(Reporting by James Davey; editing by Jason Neely)