All People articles – Page 319
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NewsLord MacLaurin: 'I told Leahy Fresh & Easy was nuts'
Lord MacLaurin warned Sir Terry Leahy that he was “nuts” to launch the retailer’s ill-fated US venture Fresh & Easy…
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NewsNew Morrisons CIO Daniel Beecham to start in January
Morrisons has confirmed the appointment of Daniel Beecham as its new chief information officer.
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NewsKevin O'Byrne, former Quaker Oats European FD
A chartered accountant, O’Byrne graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1987…
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ProfilesAldi UK bosses on stellar results: 'Our formula is working'
As Aldi’s profits soared by a stunning 124%, The Grocer caught up with Aldi UK’s joint GMDs Roman Heini and Matthew Barnes to talk about saucy fish, its business model, the central London store trial, and why Asda can’t compete…
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NewsJohn Pattison returns as sales director of Budgens
Musgrave GB has appointed former Appleby Westward MD John Pattison as sales director for Budgens…
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NewsSainsbury's choir enters BBC2's Sing While You Work
A choir made up of Sainsbury’s workers will feature on the second series of BBC2’s Sing While You Work…
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NewsTesco seeks 100 computer programmers for new technology hothouse
Tesco CEO Philip Clarke introduced the retailer’s new £119 computer tablet Hudl this week…
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ProfilesStefan Barden, formerly of Brakes and Northern Foods
Barden started his career as a graduate at Unilever and went on to work as a consultant at McKinsey…
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NewsTesco parts company with senior buyers Ewels and Grant
Steve Ewels is leaving after six years at the helm of Tesco’s ethnic foods buying and more than a decade based at Tesco’s Cheshunt HQ.
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NewsPremier Foods CFO Mark Moran to be replaced by Alastair Murray
Premier Foods has announced that chief financial officer Mark Moran is to leave the company.
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NewsAngela White and Andy Riddle take integrated Intersnack roles
Intersnack Group has named Angela White as director of sales for Intersnack UK…
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NewsSean Spellman, Tim Pugh and Sue Paetel join RH Amar
Fine food distributor RH Amar has made three sales appointments to service retail accounts…
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NewsAlastair Mathieson joins Stamford Partners
Stamford Partners has named Alastair Mathieson as partner…
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NewsJägermeister takes on 50 Cellar Trends staff for UK ops
Fifty staff are to transfer from distributor Cellar Trends to Jägermeister owner Mast-Jägermeister…
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NewsWaitrose shakes up its retail services division
Waitrose has axed almost 100 jobs in a shakeup of its retail services division…
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NewsLidl UK promotes Tim Henry to operations director
Lidl UK has confirmed the appointment of Tim Henry as operations director.
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NewsStefan Barden is back as CEO of Wiggle
Former Brakes boss Stefan Barden has resurfaced as CEO of online sports retailer Wiggle…
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NewsArla signs Asda’s Sarah Baldwin as UK marketing boss
Asda’s category director for core chilled business, Sarah Baldwin, has joined Arla Foods as vice president – marketing.
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NewsImperial Tobacco appoints Oliver Tant CFO
Imperial Tobacco has appointed Oliver Tant as its chief financial officer, replacing Bob Dyrbus, who retires on 31 December.
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NewsMartin Nederhoed is new McBride chief commercial officer
McBride has hired Martin Nederhoed as chief commercial officer and rejigged the responsibilities of the CEO and CFO…