People Moves
People Moves tracks leadership changes, senior appointments, and executive reshuffles across the UK retail industry. This section reports on new hires, promotions, and departures within major retail groups, suppliers, and service providers. Retail Sector’s People Moves coverage offers insight into how talent strategy and leadership dynamics influence company direction, governance, and performance — providing retail professionals with an up-to-date view of the industry’s key decision-makers.
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Nov- 2025 -10 November
Authentic Brands appoints new senior VP of Reebok
Authentic Brands Group has announced the appointment of Daniel Schachne as its new senior vice president of Reebok, tasking him with driving the sportswear brand’s global strategy. Schachne, who has more than 15 years of experience managing major consumer brands, will work with licensing partners, retailers and brand ambassadors to…
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7 November
Boots names former John Lewis exec as customer and marketing head
Boots has announced the appointment of former John Lewis executive, Charlotte Lock, as its new senior vice president for customer and marketing. Lock joins the health and beauty retailer after serving as pan-partnership customer director at John Lewis from March 2022 to June 2025. Before that, she held several roles…
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4 November
End appoints Martin Wieczorek as chief product officer
Luxury retailer End has appointed Martin Wieczorek as its first chief product officer. He joins the business after several months working with End as a merchandising and product strategy consultant. In his role, Wieczorek will support the company’s focus on brand positioning and customer experience. Before joining End, Wieczorek worked…
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Oct- 2025 -31 October
Amazon quarterly sales rise 13% to $180bn as AWS growth accelerates
Amazon reported a 13% increase in net sales to $180.2 bn (£135.2 bn) for the three months to 30 September 2025, up from $158.9 bn (£119.2 bn) a year earlier, as artificial intelligence and cloud services drove growth. North America sales rose 11% year on year to $106.3 bn (£79.7…
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31 October
Matalan appoints Ruth Golightly as head of buying for childrenswear
Matalan has appointed the former George at Asda buying and design head Ruth Golightly as head of buying for childrenswear. Golightly joins from Manchester-based Blues Group, where she spent three years as senior director for design, sales and licensing. Before that, she held a series of senior buying roles at…
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29 October
Zalando appoints Anna Dimitrova as chief financial officer
Zalando SE has appointed Anna Dimitrova as chief financial officer, effective 1 January 2026. She will join the company’s management board and take responsibility for finance and corporate governance. Dimitrova is currently group CFO at Deutsche Glasfaser and has more than 20 years’ international experience in finance, including roles at…
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27 October
Lakeside Shopping Centre appoints new centre director
Lakeside Shopping Centre has announced the appointment of Nancy Foster as centre director. Foster, who is starting at the end of October, has over 15 years of senior leadership experience and is a “highly accomplished” retail and operations leader. Lakeside said she has a proven record in managing multimillion-pound budgets…
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27 October
Puma appoints Ronald Reijmers as Global Retail VP
Sportswear giant Puma has appointed Ronald Reijmers as vice president Global Retail starting November 1, a position in which he will oversee the development of the company’s full-price and outlet stores across the world. Reijmers has almost three decades of experience in the sports industry, holding various leadership positions in…
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21 October
Laura James appoints new CEO
Homeware and interiors brand Laura James has announced the appointment of Matthew Talbot as its new chief executive officer. Talbot, who previously served as chief operating officer for four and a half years, has overseen a period in which the business more than doubled in size, with increased profitability and…
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17 October
Halfords appoints Sarah Haywood as chief information officer
Halfords has appointed Sarah Haywood as chief information officer, bringing more than two decades of experience in global technology leadership across major consumer brands. Haywood has held senior IT and digital transformation roles at Mondelēz International, Kraft Foods, Cadbury Schweppes and Carlsberg Group, where she led large-scale technology integration and…
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