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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Apr- 2021 -26 April
Ex-Post Office chief exits Morrisons and Dunelm boards
Paula Vennells, the ex-chief of the Post Office, has announced she is leaving the board of Morrisons and Dunelm – after the High Court cleared the name of 39 post office workers who were falsely accused of accounting fraud, due to failure in the company’s security system. Vennells, who is…
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23 April
Hammerson names new chief development and repositioning officer
Hammerson has announced that Harry Badham has been appointed to the role of chief development and asset repositioning officer. Badham joins from AXA IM Alts where he was UK head of development. During his time here he led £3.5bn of “major” investment, development and repositioning projects from start to completion…
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16 April
Retail leaders join forces with retailTRUST to support workers’ wellbeing
Over 20 retail leaders and experts have joined forces with industry charity retailTRUST to champion the health and wellbeing of its workforce next month following the reopening of non-essential shops across the UK. Morrisons’s chief executive David Potts will be among those taking part in retailTRUST’s ‘Championing the health of…
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14 April
Naked Wines welcomes new non-executive director
Naked Wines has announced that Darryl Rawlings will join its board as an independent non-executive director. In an announcement, the pure play e-commerce wine retailer has said that Rawlings will also succeed Ian Harding as chairman at the next annual general meeting in August 2021. This comes after Harding previously announced…
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13 April
John Lewis Partnership appoints financial services director
The John Lewis Partnership has announced the appointment of Amir Goshtai as director of financial services at the firm. Commencing the role on 14 June 2021, Goshtai will be tasked with delivering the growth of the firm’s financial services products. The group is set to commit £100m over five years…
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9 April
OnBuy hires new CFO
OnBuy has announced the appointment of James Watts as its new chief financial officer. Watts brings 12 years of experience in financial services to the online retail marketplace, having previously worked for Deloitte, WPP Group and most recently, Richmond Group. This hiring represents one of many within the company, following…
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7 April
New Balance appoints MADE in USA creative director
New Balance, the global athletics footwear and apparel brand, has announced the appointment of Teddy Santis to creative director of the group’s MADE in USA franchise. Through the partnership, Santis will be tasked with showcasing premium product and quality design, while expanding the brand’s platform on a global scale. The…
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7 April
Joules names Caroline York as CFO
Joules announced the appointment of Caroline York as its new chief financial officer (CFO), who joins the group “no later” than September 2021 from her current role as finance director at Moneysupermarket Group. Her appointment followed a “thorough” search process, according to the clothing brand. Prior to Moneysupermarket, York held…
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6 April
Waitrose names Emma Isaac as marketing head
Waitrose has announced the appointment of Emma Isaac as the group’s new head of brand marketing and marketing planning. Isaac’s most recent role was brand marketing director at NatWest Group, while she has also held a senior marketing position at Barclays. Commencing her career at British Airways, Isaac then formed…
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1 April
John Lewis Partnership appoints non-executive director
The John Lewis Partnership has announced that Nish Kankiwala will join the board as a non-executive director. Kankiwala will succeed Laura Wade-Gery who will step down from the board when her term ends on 30 April 2021. Kankiwala will bring 40 years’ experience in retail and consumer brands such as…
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