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Jan- 2024 -31 January
H&M announces new CEO as Q4 sales dip
H&M has today (31 January) announced the appointment of its new CEO, Daniel Ervér, as the group struggled to maintain profitability in Q4 2023. Former CEO Helena Helmersson has decided to step down after four years, saying that the role has been personally demanding, although leaving the position has not…
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30 January
Secret Sales appoints new chief technology officer
Secret Sales has announced the appointment of Anthony Farrow as the online marketplace’s new chief technology officer. The appointment comes as a strategic move by the retailer to intensify its focus on technology investments, in tandem with its expansion efforts across Europe. Prior to joining Secret Sales, Farrow held the…
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25 January
N Brown Group appoints new chief people officer
N Brown Group, the fashion and homeware digital retailer, has appointed Natalie Rogers as the business’ new chief people officer. Rogers will lead the People function and team, with a focus on fully embedding the group’s agile operating model as it continues an enterprise wide agile transformation across all relevant…
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24 January
B&M chair to step down this year
The chair of B&M, Peter Bamford, has confirmed he is set to retire this calendar year, having been in the role since March 2018. The company said an executive search firm has now been appointed and a recruitment process for a new chair will begin “with immediate effect”, and be…
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23 January
Boohoo appoints new CFO as McCabe steps down
Boohoo has announced the appointment of Stephen Morana as its new CFO, following the resignation of current CFO Shaun McCabe, who has stepped down from his role “by mutual agreement and with immediate effect”. Morana, who “is widely recognised for his ecommerce expertise”, will assume the role on 19 February…
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18 January
Paula Nickolds to leave Sainsbury’s to become CEO of The White Company
Sainsbury’s has revealed its General Merchandise Commercial director, Paula Nickolds, is set to leave the business to become CEO of The White Company. Over the past three years, Sainsbury’s said Nickolds has led much progress across its ‘Brands that Deliver’ strategy, making Argos, Habitat and Tu “considerably stronger” and more…
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15 January
Morrisons owner appoints ex-Tesco CEO Dave Lewis as operating advisor
Morrisons owner Clayton, Dubilier and Rice (CD&R) has today (15 January) announced the appointment of Sir Dave Lewis as an operating advisor to CD&R funds. Lewis will draw on his more than 30 years of leadership experience within the global consumer goods and retail sectors to support the firm in…
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12 January
John Lewis appoints department store and operations directors
The John Lewis Partnership has announced the appointment of Peter Ruis as executive director of the retailer’s department stores and Naomi Simcock the new operations director. A former John Lewis director, Ruis will rejoin the executive team on 15 January, having more than 30 years of leadership experience at a…
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9 January
N Brown appoints new director of supply chain
N Brown Group has announced the appointment of Clare Empson as its new director of supply chain. According to N Brown, the appointment is in line with existing “succession” plans for the group’s current director of supply chain, Phil Barnes, who confirmed last year that he will retire in the…
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3 January
Asda appoints new chief digital officer from Morrisons
Asda has appointed Matt Kelleher as its first chief digital officer with the aim to evolve how it uses data to improve its customer offer, as part of its long-term ambition to be the UK’s second largest grocery retailer. Kelleher will join the supermarket in July from Morrisons, where he…
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