Philip Edwards

Philip Edwards has spent most of his career in retail. Philip held a number of positions with Dixons Group including those of Regional Manager, Divisional Director, Director of local Distribution centres, Community Affairs Director. He retired from Dixons in 1999.

In May 1997, Philip completed a four-year secondment as Business Advisor to the Crime Prevention Agency of the Home Office, which was funded by Dixons. During that time he worked closely with the Head of the Agency at Queen Anne's Gate, Director of the Crime Prevention College at Easingwold and the Minister of State for the Home Office. During this secondment, Philip co-authored the Home Office book, 'CCTV - Looking out for you' spoke at, or chaired some 120 conferences, and had hundreds of articles published in the press and appeared on television and radio.