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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Mar- 2021 -18 March
Studio names new transformation director amid expansion plans
Online value retailer, Studio.co.uk has strengthened its senior team as it looks to increase its presence with the appointment of James Le Brocq to the role of transformation and operations director. Studio said Le Brocq brings with him a “wealth of business transformation experience” across financial services and retail sectors,…
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8 March
Kate Spade creative director departs amid company restructuring
Kate Spade brand has announced it will undergo a new creative organisational restructuring which will see Nicola Glass, creative director, depart the group on April 1, 2021. As part of the restructuring, Kristen Naiman who has served as SVP, brand creative at Kate Spade for the past seven years was…
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8 March
BCC appoints new director general
The Board of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has announced the appointment of Shevaun Haviland as its new director general. She will succeed Dr Adam Marshall who will step down on Wednesday 31 March after five years at the helm and 12 years with the organisation. Haviland joined the…
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Feb- 2021 -25 February
N Brown Group chairman to step down
N Brown Group has announced that Matt Davies will step down as chairman with effect from 31 March 2021 to spend more time on his other business activities. The board said it would like to thank Davies for his contribution over the past three years and for guiding the business…
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24 February
British Land appoints new non-executive director
The British Land Company has announced the appointment of Loraine Woodhouse as a non-executive director, with effect from 1 March 2021. Woodhouse will chair the audit committee from 31 March 2021 at which time her predecessor Preben Prebensen will step down from his role as interim chair of audit but…
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17 February
Knomo appoints UK country manager
London-based accessories retailer, Knomo has appointed Oliver Strickland as country manager for the UK. In his new role, Strickland will oversee the brand’s positioning and wholesale accounts in tandem with Dan Shaw, managing director at the company. Formerly country manager at Pepe Jeans Group, Strickland has also undertaken leadership roles…
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11 February
Co-op launches major apprenticeship initiative to improve diversity
Co-op is calling on employers across the UK to help create a £15m fund that will support the creation of thousands of new apprenticeship opportunities for underrepresented groups. The group will pledge an initial £500,000 towards the fund’s creation, which has been designed for “maximum reach and flexibility” and will…
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3 February
Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO
Amazon has announced that founder Jeff Bezos will step down from his role as CEO in Q3, and instead transition to the role of executive chair. Bezos will be succeeded by Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy who has been with the company since 1997. The news follows Amazon’s latest…
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Jan- 2021 -28 January
Hugo Boss appoints new chief sales officer
Hugo Boss has announced the appointment of Oliver Timm as chief sales officer. In his role, he will be responsible for delivering a “premium shopping experience” for the retail group customers across all consumer touch-points − from retail and wholesale to e-commerce. Among Timm’s top priorities will be the implementation…
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27 January
Estée Lauder Companies supply chain VP to step down
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has announced that after nearly 13 years with the company, Gregory F. Polcer, executive VP, global supply chain, has made the decision to retire, effective from 1 July , 2021. Roberto Canevari will succeed his predecessor and will assume the role with effect 1 May,…
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