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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Jul- 2020 -24 July
Naked Wines chairman to step down
Naked Wines chairman, John Walden, has announced he will step down from the position. Walden has informed the board of his intention to step down as chairman of the group and leave the board after the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 6 August due to “personal reasons”. Walden said: “It…
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22 July
Tapestry CEO resigns after company launches investigation
Tapestry, the parent company of Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman, has announced its chairman and CEO Jide Zeitlin, has resigned from the company and its board of directors due to “personal reasons”. However, sources told The Wall Street Journal that Zeitlin resigned from the company after the board launched…
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15 July
Karen Mackay appointed Wilko CFO
Wilko has announced the appointment of Karen Mackay as group chief financial officer and executive board director. Mackay joins Wilko from Optegra International Limited where she has been group chief financial officer for the last five years. She will succeed Alex Russo, who was appointed CFO and executive director of…
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10 July
Alex Russo appointed B&M CFO
Discount retailer B&M has appointed Alex Russo as CFO and executive director, with effect from 16 November 2020. Further to the announcement made on 3 March 2020, Russo will join the company as the CFO designate on 5 October 2020. He succeeds Paul McDonald, who will retire from the board…
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6 July
Morrisons appoints Jeremy Townseand as non-exec director
Morrisons has announced the appointment of Jeremy Townsend as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Townsend will also be appointed to the audit, corporate compliance and responsibility, nomination and remuneration committees. He will be appointed as chair of the audit committee with effect from 10 September 2020. Townsend currently holds…
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3 July
Shoe Zone appoints Peter Foot as finance director
Shoe Zone has announced the appointment of Peter Foot as finance director, effective 6 July 2020. Foot will replace Jonathan Fearn whose resignation has been accepted with effect from 31 July 2020. It is intended that Foot will be appointed to the board of Shoe Zone subject to the completion…
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1 July
Kingfisher appoints ex-Travis Perkins CFO as non-executive director
Kingfisher has announced the appointment of former Travis Perkins CFO, Tony Buffin, as a non-executive director with effect from 1 December 2020. Buffin joined Holland and Barrett as CEO last year, prior to this, he held the position as chief operating officer and chief financial officer at Travis Perkins. He…
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Jun- 2020 -29 June
Estée Lauder Companies promotes Stéphane de La Faverie as group president
Estée Lauder Companies has announced the promotion of Stéphane de La Faverie to the position of group president. La Faverie was named global brand president of Estée Lauder and Aerin in July 2016 and will continue in his role of global brand president following the promotion. He will report directly…
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26 June
Card Factory CEO announces departure
Card Factory has announced the departure of CEO, Karen Hubbard, after four years in the role. During her time as CEO, Hubbard supported the transition of Card Factory from a recently listed company to an established plc. Prior to joining the card retailer, Hubbard held senior positions at B&M Retail,…
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25 June
The Mall Maidstone appoints Gavin Cockayne as general manager
Capital and Regional and The Mall Maidstone have announced the appointment of Gavin Cockayne as the new general manager, succeeding Andy Davy, who is retiring from the company after 11 years. Cockayne has over 20 years experience in the retail industry, working with a number of major UK retailers in…
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