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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Aug- 2021 -17 August
Asos confirms exit of chairman Adam Crozier
Asos has confirmed the exit of chairman Adam Crozier, as the head jumps ship to take up the same role at telecommunications company BT. In a statement made to investors, the online retailer said that Crozier informed the board that he “intends” to step down from the position he served…
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13 August
Bestway names Tim Fairs director of marketing
Bestway Wholesale has announced the appointment of Tim Fairs as director of marketing in the group’s retail arm. In the role, Fairs will be responsible for supporting strategic growth and innovation across Bestway Retail’s operations. Reporting to Kenton Burchell, trading director at the company, Fairs will be tasked with leading…
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12 August
B&M to appoint Paula Makenzie as non-exec director
B&M European Value Retail has announced that Paula MacKenzie is set to join the group’s board as a non-executive director. Effective 9 November 2021, MacKenzie will serve within both the audit and risk and nomination committees at the variety retailer. MacKenzie has spent the last decade working a number of…
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5 August
Wickes appoints new technology chief
Wickes has announced that it has appointed Mohamed El Fanichi as chief information technology officer (CITO), effective from September 1. This newly created role follows the demerger of Wickes from Travis Perkins in April. El Fanichi will report directly to CEO David Wood and be a member of the Wickes…
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4 August
Mike Ashley set to step down as CEO of Frasers Group
Mike Ashley is reportedly planning to step down from his role as the CEO of Frasers Group and hand over control to his prospective son-in-law, according to The Telegraph. The Sports Direct boss is reportedly expected to assume the role of deputy chairman following the move, which could be confirmed…
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4 August
Ted Baker appoints two new non-executive directors
Ted Baker has announced the appointment of Fumbi Chima and Meg Lustman as independent non-executive directors of the company. Fumbi Chima is currently executive vice-president and chief information officer at BECU, the US-based credit union. She has also previously served similar roles at Adidas, Fox Network Group, Burberry, Walmart Asia’s…
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Jul- 2021 -15 July
Burberry non-exec director Dame Carolyn McCall resigns
Burberry has announced that Dame Carolyn McCall is set to retire as a non-executive director at the company. McCall will step down from her role on the board following the close of the financial year on 2 April 2022. Currently the chief executive at ITV, McCall, has also served a…
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7 July
Cox & Cox names Paul Strudwick as marketing director
Cox and Cox, a luxury homeware brand, has announced the appointment of Paul Strudwick to its senior leadership team as marketing director. Strudwick joins from Sofa.com, where he headed the group’s marketing department for three years. Prior to this, he also held roles at s BskyB and Charles Tyrwhitt. In…
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6 July
Asda names KFC executive as COO
Asda has confirmed that KFC’s chief marketing officer, Meghan Farren will join the group as chief customer officer (COO) in October. Farren replaces Anna-Maree Shaw, who returned to her native Australia in January 2021. Since her departure, Preyash Thakrar, Asda’s chief strategy officer has provided leadership support to the customer…
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2 July
JD Sports shareholders vote out remuneration director
Shareholders at JD Sports have voted to remove the company’s remuneration director Andrew Leslie following the unpopular decision to award executive chairman Peter Cowgill a £4.3m bonus. The decision was made at the company’s AGM yesterday (1 July) after JD failed to convince enough institutional investors to vote for Leslie…
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