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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Sep- 2022 -9 September
AO.com appoints former Pets at Home CEO as NED
AO World has announced it has appointed Peter Pritchard as an independent non-executive director of the company and a member of both the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee with effect from 1 October 2022. Pritchard was until recently CEO at Pets at Home plc, leading its transformation into the UK’s…
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7 September
Ocado Retail names Hannah Gibson as CEO
Ocado Retail Limited has unveiled the appointment of Hannah Gibson as its new CEO, effective from 20 September. Having spent more than 10 years at Ocado Group, Ocado said Gibson brings “extensive experience” from a range of senior customer, commercial and technology roles. She is currently chief product officer for…
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6 September
Unbound Group CFO to step down
Unbound Group has announced that chief financial officer (CFO), Dan Lampard, will step down from the role and the board, effective 1 October 2022, to take up the position of CFO with another business. In his place, Gavin Manson, currently a non-executive director of the company, will take over as…
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2 September
Not On The High Street appoints Leanne Rothwell as CEO
Not On The High Street has announced its chief commercial officer Leanne Rothwell is to succeed Claire Davenport as its CEO. Davenport is set to step down as CEO of Not On The High Street after three years leading the company. Rothwell will step into the role of CEO starting…
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Aug- 2022 -24 August
Card Factory appoints non-executive director
Card Factory has announced the appointment of Indira Thambiah as non-executive director, effective 1 September 2022. Thambiah has been appointed a member of each of the company’s remuneration committee, audit and risk committee and nomination committee. She is an experienced multi-channel retail executive and consultant, with previous roles including head…
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23 August
M&S strengthens womenswear team with two appointments
Marks and Spencer has welcomed Emma Fox as its new head of buying for womenswear and will join in October later this year. Fox will report to Maddy Evans who was promoted to director of womenswear earlier this year. She joins from The White Company where she was head of…
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23 August
Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted to step down in 2023
Adidas AG has announced that it has initiated a CEO transition as its current chief executive, Kasper Rorsted, will step down and hand over the position in 2023 in order to “pave the way for a restart”. The search for a succession has started, and Rorsted will remain CEO until…
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18 August
B&M names former KPMG-head as non-executive director
B&M has appointed Oliver Tant as a non-executive director, effective 1 November 2022, and he will succeed Ron McMillan as chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at the conclusion of the Company’s AGM in July 2023. The appointment is subject to shareholder approval, and by this time, McMillan will…
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17 August
Pandora appoints Mary Carmen Gasco-Buisson as CMO
Pandora has announced it has appointed Mary Carmen Gasco-Buisson, currently Global VP at Unilever, as its new chief marketing officer, reporting to CEO Alexander Lacik and serving on Pandora’s Executive Leadership Team. It said Gasco-Buisson holds an “extensive” track-record of growth and transformation across consumer brands in categories such as…
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17 August
Asos COO and CFO Mat Dunn to step down
Asos has revealed that its chief operating officer (COO) and chief financial officer (CFO), Mat Dunn, will step down from his roles as the company restructures its executive team. Having agreed a phased plan, Dunn will continue in his role and as a member of the board until at least…
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