WH Smith CEO Cowling Resigns After Probe of Accounting Error

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WH Smith CEO Carl Cowling has resigned due to an accounting error investigation, impacting the company's North American profit outlook.

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WH Smith Plc’s Chief Executive Officer Carl Cowling has resigned with immediate effect following an investigation into an accounting error that forced it to slash its profit outlook in North America earlier this year.

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Original article published by Bloomberg on November 19, 2025.
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