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- 2019 -19 July
Capital and Regional appoints former Debenhams director
Retail property investors Capital and Regional, has appointed former Debenhams director of group property as its new commercial director. Prior to taking the role, he worked at the company as a consultant, and has since been working alongside its senior leadership team to support the company’s community strategy. Hadfield will…
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18 July
Shop Direct appoints Boots exec as group trading director
Shop Direct has appointed Guy Farmer as group trading director, and will join the business in September and report to managing director for retail Sam Perkins. Farmer is currently vice president and global retail own brand director at Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). During eight years at WBA, Farmer has led…
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4 July
Superdry appoints former John Lewis and New Look CFOs
Fashion retailer Superdry has appointed Helen Weir and Alastair Miller to its board as non-executive directors, taking the role of senior independent director and chair of the audit committee respectively. Weir was most recently CFO of Marks and Spencer, a role she held from 2015 to 2018. Prior to this…
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3 July
Sports Direct retail chief leaves after 28 years
Sports Direct’s head of retail operations, Karen Byers, is stepping down from her position with immediate effect after 28 years, the Press Association has reported. Byers joined Sports Direct soon after it was founded by Mike Ashley, and has been described by him as the person who “runs Sports Direct”.…
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2 July
Hammerson appoints UK and Ireland operations director
Shopping centre owner Hammerson has appointed Howard Ebison as its new operations director. Ebison will drive the operational performance of its flagship destinations across the UK and Ireland, overseeing the delivery of “excellent” consumer experiences, and creating “commercially compelling” venues for Hammerson’s brand partners. According to the group, he has…
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Jun- 2019 -27 June
Kingfisher appoints former Carrefour boss as new CEO
DIY retailer retailer Kingfisher, which owns B&Q, has appointed Thierry Garnier as its new chief executive officer. Garnier will be appointed to the board as an executive director and will take over from Véronique Laury as CEO. He will be based at Kingfisher’s headquarters in London and will join Kingfisher…
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17 June
Jigsaw appoints new board members
Retail brand Jigsaw, has appointed four new members to its board, after £20m investment saved the company last year. Despina Don-Wauchope, a former head of finance at property group Land Securities, has been appointed as the company’s new finance director. Richard Walker, a non executive director at car dealership chain…
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7 June
New Look founder to step down
Following completion of its restructuring transaction announced on 3 May 2019 New Look’s founder, Tom Singh, has decided to retire at the end of June. Singh founded the fashion retailer in 1969 turning a single store in Taunton into a high street regular with around 400 stores across the UK…
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7 June
John Lewis Partnership appoints Sharon White as chairwoman
The John Lewis Partnership has announced the appointment of Sharon White as the group’s sixth chair. She will take up the role when current chairman Charlie Mayfield steps down in early 2020. Since March 2015, White has been the CEO of Ofcom, the UK’s communications services regulator. Before joining Ofcom,…
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4 June
Intu appoints new CFO
Intu has appointed Robert Allen as it new chief financial officer with effect from Monday, 10 June 2019. Allen served as group CFO of Crest Nicholson Plc for two years until 2018. From 1998 to 2016, he held a number of senior finance roles at British American Tobacco Plc including…
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