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Nov- 2022 -23 November
The Fragrance Shop appoints Peter Cowgill as first NE chairman
The Fragrance Shop has announced former JD sports boss Peter Cowgill as its first ever non-executive chairman. Cowgill suddenly quit his role at JD in May and will take up this new role with immediate effect. He will work closely with CEO Sanjay Vadera and his leadership team. The appointment…
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18 November
Marks and Spencer announces interim CFO
Marks and Spencer have announced that Jeremy Townsend is joining the business as Interim CFO on 22 November 2022. Following the announcement on 21 July 2022, M&S confirmed that Eoin Tonge will step down from the board on 9 December 2022. He will leave the business on 19th January 2023…
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14 November
Peel L and P retail parks appoints new director
Peel L and P retail parks has appointed Bruce Edmondson as associate director for retail development. Edmondson will be responsible for expanding and developing new opportunities across Peel’s portfolio. Edmondson has over 10 years experience in the role and has worked at some of the biggest property investment and development…
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8 November
John Lewis COO to leave after 30 years
John Lewis Partnership COO Andrew Murphy has announced his intention to leave the retail group after 30 years. He will leave next summer, after he revealed his decision was influenced by the milestone of reaching 30 years with the company, and the desire to pursue other opportunities. Writing on Linkedin,…
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4 November
John Lewis appoints chief transformation & technology officer
The John Lewis Partnership has announced the appointment of Zak Mian as chief transformation and technology officer, effective 7 November. In his new role, Mian will take responsibility for all of John Lewis’ technology, change and transformation activity and the teams who support it. This appointment marks the partnership’s first…
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Oct- 2022 -19 October
N Brown chief brand officer exits amid company shakeup
N Brown Group’s chief brand officer, Kenyatte Nelson, has left the company as part of a wider streamlining of the business. As first reported by Drapers, the group said that a core tenet of its strategy is the simplification of the business, and the executive team is no exception. As…
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14 October
Revolution Beauty CEO and exec chair stand down amid audit investigation
Revolution Beauty has announced that its executive chairman, Tom Allsworth, and chief executive, Adam Minto, have both voluntarily agreed to step away from the day-to-day management of the business for the time being. The company said the decision has been made to allow them to support the independent investigation being…
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13 October
JD Sports CFO to step down next year
JD Sports has announced that Neil Greenhalgh will step down from his role as chief financial officer (CFO) next year. The Nominations Committee, led by Andy Higginson, will now begin a process to recruit his successor. According to the group, Greenhalgh is committed to assist in this process to help…
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13 October
Boohoo CIO exits business after three years
Boohoo’s chief information officer (CIO), Jo Graham, has announced her departure from the business after three and a half years in the role. Yesterday (12 October) was her last day, and Graham said she is going to take time off before pursuing a new role. Previously, Graham was a technology…
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7 October
Pets at Home appoints chief people officer
Pets at Home has announced the appointment of Rachel Mooney as its new chief people officer. Prior to joining the group, Mooney held senior roles at global brands including Google and Vodafone, and was previously chief people officer at Monzo and Snow Software. According to Pets at Home, she has…
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