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Oct- 2019 -4 October
Gant promotes Eleonore Säll to its global management team
Gant has promoted Eleonore Säll to the role of executive VP global brand and will also join the company’s top executive management team. The retailer said the aim of incorporating the role into the management team is to “increase the focus on consumer insights and innovative marketing activities” to strengthen…
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3 October
Burberry appoints new chief supply chain officer
Fashion retailer Burberry has announced that Jerome Le Bleis has been appointed chief supply chain officer, effective 1 January 2020. Le Bleis will join Burberry from Lacoste in Paris, where he is currently executive vice president of group operations. He has previously held senior positions at Carrefour and Nestle and…
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2 October
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis to step down next year
Tesco has announced its group CEO Dave Lewis is to step down from his role next year after five years at the supermarket giant. He will be replaced by Ken Murphy who has held a number of senior roles at Walgreens Boots Alliance, most recently as chief commercial officer. Lewis…
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1 October
Sainsbury’s Argos CEO to exit
The CEO of Sainsbury’s Argos, John Rogers, has announced he is leaving the business to become the CFO of advertising and public relations company WPP. Rogers will leave the business on 31 October 2019 with Argos’s retail and logistics teams reporting to Simon Roberts, its retail and operations director. Argos’s…
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Sep- 2019 -23 September
Marks & Spencer CFO exits
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has announced that its group chief financial officer, Humphrey Singer, has decided to leave the business. M&S said Singer will work with Steve Rowe, group chief executive officer, and the board to ensure an “orderly transition”. A departure date has not yet been decided and will…
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18 September
Argent appoints new retail lead for King’s Cross centre
Shopping centre developer Argent, has appointed a James Rayner as it new retail lead for its flagship project, King’s Cross centre. Rayner, formerly Leasing Executive at Capital and Regional, will bring 20 years’ experience in managing and advising on retail assets to the Argent asset team when he joins in…
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10 September
Eric Vallat to step down as Richemont’s head of fashion
Richemont has revealed Eric Vallat, its head of fashion and accessories, will step down from his current position and from its senior executive committee on the 26 October 2019. The luxury goods group, which owns brands such as Cartier, Montblanc and Yoox-Net-A-Porter, said that Vallat was leaving his role due…
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10 September
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield appoints new MD for UK and Italy
Shopping centre operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URM) has appointed Scott Parsons as regional managing director for the UK and Italy. Parsons will take up the position on 13 November, reporting to Michel Dessolain, COO of Europe at URW. He will be responsible for the group’s asset portfolio and development projects in the…
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5 September
M&S appoints new head of menswear design
Marks and Spencer has appointed Burton head of design Karen Hall as its new head of menswear following the departure of James Doidge. Hall will be working with former Burton managing director Wes Taylor, who was appointed menswear director in March last year. She joins the retailer following three years…
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3 September
Arcadia COO resigns after 25 years at the group
Arcadia has confirmed that COO David Shepherd has resigned following 25 years at the group. He had begun his career on the shop floor before working his way up to oversee the running of Topman. He took on the COO role in 2012. According to a filing on Companies House,…
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