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 -1 April
VF Corp shuffles EMEA leadership team
VF Corporation, the parent company of retail brands such as Vans, Timberland and North Face, has revealed several new appointments to its EMEA leadership team. Andreas Olsson, who has been present at the company since 2009, has been appointed regional general manager for Dickies and Massimo Ferrucci has been appointed…
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Mar- 2021 -31 March
Co-op’s Matt Atkinson to step down
The Co-op has announced that Matt Atkinson is stepping down from his role as chief customer and membership officer at the group. Atkinson will leave the position at the end of June 2021, following a four year stint that saw him unify the business around the Co-op brand and position…
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31 March
Chairman of Eve Sleep to step down
Paul Pindar, the chairman of Eve Sleep, has announced his decision to step down from the role. Pindar, who has held the position as chair for five years, will be replaced by Mike Lloyd, the group’s current chief operating officer (COO). Lloyd has held executive director roles at leading consumer…
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29 March
Garry Weber appoints new CEO
Garry Weber has announced the appointment of Angelika Schindler-Obenhaus as CEO, whose role will take effect from the end of the corporation’s 2021 annual general assembly. Schindler-Obenhaus will succeed her predecessor Alexander Gedat, who assumed the role temporarily in February 2020. She has been a member of the board since…
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26 March
OnBuy hires ex-eBay director as CCO
OnBuy.com has announced the appointment of Mark Lister as its first chief commercial officer (CCO) as part of a series of C-suite hires. Lister brings over 20 years’ commercial experience to the role, including expertise in the e-commerce and marketplace sector built over the past 12 years. Prior to his…
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26 March
Tommy Hilfiger names Alegra O’Hare as CMO
Tommy Hilfiger has appointed Alegra O’Hare as chief marketing officer for Tommy Hilfiger Global. O’Hare brings over 25 years’ marketing experience to the role, having previously worked with global consumer brands such as Adidas, Bang and Olufsen, Champion, Lee and Wrangler. Most recently, she held the position of CMO at…
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25 March
Foot Locker appoints new executive VP and CFO
Foot Locker has announced the appointment of Andrew E. Page as executive VP and CFO, effective April 12, 2021. Page will join the retailer from Advance Auto Parts, where he served as senior VP chief accounting officer and controller, bringing nearly 30 years of finance and accounting experience in retail,…
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22 March
Browns CEO to move into the role of chair
Browns has announced some managerial changes within the company which included the moving of Holli Rogers, CEO, into the role of chair with effect 1 April 2021. As part of the changes, Paul Brennan, COO, will be moving into the newly created role of managing director for where he will…
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19 March
Asda CEO Roger Burnley to step down
Asda has confirmed that CEO and president Roger Burnley will step away from the business next year, once the supermarket has fully transitioned to new ownership and his long-term successor is in place. Burnley has been CEO since January 2018, having joined the business in 2016 as deputy CEO. A…
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19 March
L Brands founder steps down from board
Les Wexner, the founder of L Brands, has announced that he and his wife Abigail will not stand for re-election to the company’s board in May 2021. Wexner, who created the company in 1963, also stepped down from the role of chief executive last year, after a deal which would…
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