Board
This coverage highlights board-level developments shaping the UK retail industry, from executive appointments and leadership reshuffles to governance strategy and corporate direction. Retail Sector reports on boardroom changes across major retail brands, supermarkets, and e-commerce operators, analysing how leadership decisions influence company performance, culture, and market positioning. Coverage includes director appointments, succession planning, governance best practices, and strategic decision-making at the highest levels. For retail professionals, these insights illuminate how leadership dynamics drive operational change, investor confidence, and long-term growth across the sector.
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Aug- 2021 -25 AugustPeople Moves
Capri Holdings names Joshua Schulman as Michael Kors CEO
Capri Holdings has named Joshua Schulman as the new CEO at Michael Kors, effective immediately. The group also revealed that Schulman will take over the role of CEO at Capri, who also owns Versace and Jimmy Choo, following John Idolโs move to executive chairman in September 2022. As CEO at…
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25 AugustPeople Moves
Asda eyes former M&S boss for chief exec role
Asda is reportedly looking to Lord Rose of Monewden, the former boss of Marks and Spencer, as its new chief executive.ย According to The Times, the Issa brothers, owners of Asda, are considering Rose after Roger Burnely completed an early resignation earlier this month.ย Rose, who served as M&S chief…
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24 AugustPeople Moves
Former Amazon VP joins Ocado as non-executive director
Ocado has announced that former Amazon vice president Nadia Shouraboura will join the group as an independent non-executive director.ย Shouraboura, who will take up the role at the start of September, will also be a member of Ocadoโs nomination committee. Shouraboura joined Amazon in 2004, before exiting in 2012 to…
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23 AugustSupermarkets
Morrisons eyes ex-Tesco boss Terry Leahy as chairman
Morrisons is reportedly considering appointing former Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy as its next chairman if a ยฃ7bn takeover bid from Clayton Dublier and Rice (CD&R) is successful.ย According to The Telegraph, Leahy, who is also a senior advisor to CD&R, is being considered for the role due to his…
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23 AugustClothing & Shoes
Gerry Weber appoints first female CEO
Gerry Weber has announced that it has appointed its first female CEO Angelika Schindler-Obenhaus to the group. Schindler-Obenhaus succeeds Alexander Gedat who took over the role on an interim basis in February 2020. She has been a member of the managing board since August 2020 and now forms a dual…
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20 AugustSupermarkets
Morrisons accepts ยฃ7bn offer from CD&R
Morrisons has revealed it has accepted a new ยฃ7bn offer from US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier and Rice (CD&R). In a statement, the big four grocer revealed it had accepted the deal which values the business at 285p per share, an increase of 13p per Morrisons Share and ยฃ332m…
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18 AugustSport & Leisure
Angling Direct sees 19.5% H1 revenue rise
Angling Direct, the fishing tackle and equipment retailer, saw revenues rise 19.5% year-on-year to ยฃ38.4m in H1 FY22. The figure for the six months ended 31 July 2021 represents a 44.8% spike when compared to H1 FY20โs ยฃ26.5m revenues. Physical retail sales comprised 51.8% of total group sales during the…
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17 AugustPeople Moves
Asos confirms exit of chairman Adam Crozier
Asos has confirmed the exit of chairman Adam Crozier, as the head jumps ship to take up the same role at telecommunications company BT.ย In a statement made to investors, the online retailer said that Crozier informed the board that he โintendsโ to step down from the position he served…
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16 AugustSupermarkets
CD&R looks to counter Fortress bid for Morrisons
Clayton Dubilier and Rice (CD&R), an American private equity company, is believed to be gearing up to place a counter bid on rival Fortressโs ยฃ6.7bn offer for Morrisons before its deadline on Friday (20th August).ย According to The Times, Clayton Dubilier and Rice will have to raise its bid to…
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12 AugustPeople Moves
B&M to appoint Paula Makenzie as non-exec director
B&M European Value Retail has announced that Paula MacKenzie is set to join the groupโs board as a non-executive director. Effective 9 November 2021, MacKenzie will serve within both the audit and risk and nomination committees at the variety retailer. MacKenzie has spent the last decade working a number of…
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