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- 2018 -13 July
Wilko appoints Craig McGregor as new retail director
Homeware retailer Wilko has announced that former Topshop retail director Craig McGregor will be joining its senior team to help tackle the “changing retail environment”. McGregor joins Wilko with over 15 years’ senior leadership experience from across the UK, US and Europe, including retail director roles at Topshop/Topman and Matalan…
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10 July
Tesco UK boss Charles Wilson resigns due to cancer diagnosis
Charles Wilson, CEO of Tesco UK and Ireland, has announced that he is to step down from the board after being diagnosed with throat cancer. Tesco said the diagnosis was found following an operation to remove his tonsils in April of this year, and that Wilson had been undergoing daily…
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4 July
Wilko appoints former Asda CFO as finance chief
Family business Wilko has appointed Alex Russo, a former Asda CFO as its new chief financial officer and executive board director. Russo held the Asda post for five years, but has also held senior roles at Tesco, Kingfisher and Boots, in the UK and abroad, gathering more than 20 years’…
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3 July
ASOS appoints former ITV boss Adam Crozier as new chair
Online fashion retailer ASOS has announced that it has appointed Adam Crozier as its new chair and non-executive director. Crozier will replace Brian McBride, who steps down on 29 November 2018 following the company’s next AGM, after six years in the role. He has extensive boardroom experience, with directorships of…
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2 July
Retail job losses make up almost half of 50,000 lost this year
Almost half of the 50,000 jobs lost in the UK this year have been in the retail sector, new figures suggest. Data from the Press Association shows that around 50,000 have seen their jobs cut or have had their positions threatened during the first half of the year, while additional…
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Jun- 2018 -26 June
Clarks CEO resigns following conduct that ‘fell short’ of company expectations
The CEO of family-owned footwear retailer Clarks has resigned after his “conduct, conversations and expressions fell short” of company expectations. Clarks said that it has accepted Mike Shearwood’s resignation “following an investigation into complaints that breached the company’s code of ethics on a number of occasions”. Shearwood joined Clarks as…
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21 June
Moonpig appoints new managing director
The online cards retailer Moonpig has announced its decision to appoint its new managing director. Ecommerce entrepreneur Nickyl Raithatha will start from 2 July, replacing former MD James Sturrock, who doubled the size of the online cards retailer after delivering three years of double-digit growth, making Moonpig the UK’s number…
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11 June
Notonthethighstreet e-commerce director steps down
Ollie Scheers, the e-commerce director for online gift retailer Notonthehighstreet has announced his resignation. Scheers, who stayed at the online retailer for four years, now works for Huel, a powdered food producer, in the same role. Scheers began in his position last February. Barrie Seidenberg became CEO in April 2018…
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7 June
Sainsbury’s promotes Clodagh Moriarty to new digital role
Sainsbury’s has promoted Clodagh Moriarty to its operating board as group chief digital officer with immediate effect. Moriarty will create and lead the supermarkets giant’s digital strategy and will be tasked with ensuring customers experience an integrated and seamless digital experience across Sainsbury’s, Argos, Sainsbury’s Bank and Nectar. Moriarty has…
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1 June
Pension Regulator’s Lesley Titcomb to step down
The chief executive of The Pensions Regulator (TPR), Lesley Titcomb, is to step down at the end of her contract this February, it has been announced. Titcomb has been the head of the watchdog for the past four years and in that time has used anti-avoidance laws to force companies…
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