All People articles – Page 2
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NewsAF Blakemore CEO Carol Welch steps down
She joined in 2023, succeeding Jerry Marwood, having previously been Odeon MD for UK & Ireland and Europe commercial officer for six years
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NewsCo-op appoints new managing director of retail
The new hire will be focused on accelerating Co-op’s food retail growth, strengthening the customer proposition, and supporting innovation across stores and digital channels
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ProfilesWho Gives A Crap’s Jessica Hook on Dolly, rescue dogs and tipsy job interviews
‘I foster rescue dogs and live with a whole menage of different animals at home (ranging from sheep to tortoises) so my threshold for chaos is quite high!’
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NewsMcDonald’s UK & Ireland appoints new chief people officer
The new hire brings more than 12 years of experience within the McDonald’s system to the role
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NewsCaffè Nero appoints head of new channels development from Starbucks
He brings more than 15 years of experience leading channel development across hospitality and beverage brands
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NewsYakult appoints national sales manager to drive growth
The new hire will lead Yakult’s sales strategy in the UK and Ireland, focusing on strengthening existing retail partnerships, supporting sustainable category growth and increasing the brand’s availability across a wider range of channels and more consumption occasions
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NewsGeneral Mills appoints CEO to succeed Jeff Harmening
Harmening, who joined the Cheerios and Old El Paso maker in 1994 and has held numerous roles during his 32-year tenure, will become executive chairman of the board
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NewsPoundland bosses joined by Andy Bond in management buyout talks
A team formed by Poundland leadership and Andy Bond, the former CEO of Asda and Pepco Group, is in advance talks over a management buyout funded by one of the bidders in the auction for Poundland
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NewsUnitas CEO John Kinney to step down after six years
The leadership changes form part of a planned succession process designed to ensure continuity
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InterviewsHow Here We Flo is taking the shame out of period care
Susan Allen and Tara Chandra are on a mission to tackle the stigma around period care
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Comment & OpinionMake preparations to get the most out of top-level meetings
Too many top-to-top meetings fail to deliver meaningful value. Here’s why – and how to fix it
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NewsFyffes updates sustainability strategy with new gender target
Among the commitments is the target to achieve gender parity in senior leadership and at least 30% female representation in supervisory operational roles by 2035 in its own operations
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Brookwood’s deputy manager: our colleague base is our point of difference
Jonathan Sellen tells The Grocer how the store wins trade from its more upmarket competition, why innovation is Sainsbury’s hidden weapon and what’s changed most during his 22 years in retail
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NewsLidl commits to supporting five million people in ‘hyper-localised’ campaign
It comes after warnings that pockets of severe deprivation – often streets away from visible affluence – were being missed by supermarkets taking a broad brush approach to charitable efforts
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ProfilesLa Vie CEO Nicolas Schweitzer on lardons, dragons and sweaty Metros
‘I sell plant-based lardons and have a lot of fun doing it’
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NewsMorrisons appoints first chief artificial intelligence officer
The newly created role will establish a central data science and AI function for the supermarket
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NewsHovis Avonmouth strike suspended as workers vote on new pay offer
Around 60 delivery drivers at Hovis’ Bristol site were due to walk out today
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NewsVocation Brewery makes three senior hires as growth ramps up
Andrew Winning, Greg Levens and Steve Pickles have all been selected for roles at the West Yorkshire business
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NewsDiageo reveals new CFO to replace Nik Jhangiani in 2027
Joanne Wilson, currently CFO at WPP, will take up the role from “some time in 2027”
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Louis Hockton de Castañeda, senior partnerships specialist, Too Good To Go
‘Seeing first-hand the impact the app could have on a single bakery gave me a much more tangible understanding of the business’