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About James Daunt
- Achilles James Daunt (born 18 October 1963) is a British businessman.
- He is the founder of the Daunt Books chain, and since May 2011 has been managing director of the bookshop chain Waterstones.
- Known as "the man who saved Waterstones".
- In June 2019, he became the CEO of the US bookshop chain Barnes & Noble, acquired by Waterstones' parent, Elliott Advisors (UK) for $683m.
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