All People articles – Page 423
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Tesco Telecoms adds 100 jobs in Liverpool
Tesco has announced the creation of 100 new jobs in Liverpool with a new customer service hub for its phone and broadband business.
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Other Movers 5/9/09
Booker CEO Charles Wilson started a one-year term as president of Sweet Charity this week. Wilson, formerly vice-president, replaces Cadbury's sales director Dave Pogson.
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Arla pay plan prompts threat of strike action
Staff at Arla Foods UK are considering strike action over proposals for a company-wide pay freeze.The Danish dairy giant last month proposed a pay freeze for the 3,000 unionised and non-unionised employees across its UK operation as part...
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Tesco to outsource buying admin roles to India office
Tesco is consulting with staff on proposals to outsource some buying administration roles to India. In an email seen by The Grocer, David Chamberlain, Tesco's business change manager, said he was exploring "transitioning some of the...
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Evans steps in as Amin moves up
Richard Evans has been named PepsiCo UK and Ireland president after Salman Amin was promoted to executive vice-president of sales and marketing, based in New York.Evans has been general manager of Walkers Snack Foods since 2007 and at...
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Curley’s staff join Belfast Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury's opened its largest supermarket in Northern Ireland this week, a 69,000 sq ft store at the Kennedy Centre in west Belfast. The superstore is on the site of a former Curley's supermarket, and many of the 250 Curley's staff have...
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Careers File: Business knows best how to invest in training
Training is for dogs, I was once told. Sounds a bit drastic? Especially when the person that said it was someone I would have described as a trainer.
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On the Crest of a wave
The Kiwis don't like him much, but closer to home Mark Allen is something of a dairy hero. Michael Barker reports
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Other Movers 29/8/09
Former Sainsbury's non-food trading director Keith Evans is the new CEO of British Retail Consortium Trading. Evans was most recently at DSGi, where he held senior positions including commercial director for Currys.
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Careers File: God leaders don't just shout loudest, they ask the best questions
In any group of people, it never takes long before a natural leader emerges. You only have to watch an episode of Big Brother or...
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Departure of Cavendish leaves major gap to fill
The imminent departure of Will Cavendish as director of health & wellbeing at the Department of Health has caused doubts over the future direction of the government's health strategy.Cavendish, who was named the top influencer in The...
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A hard days' night
Supermarket night staff used to work in splendid isolation - but not any longer. In recent years the big four have shaken up their night shifts in a bid to enfranchise workers and boost availability. Chloe Ryan and Joanne Grew joined night workers at Tesco and Asda to see how the changes are going down
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Other Movers 22/8/09
Premier Foods has confirmed that its group finance director Paul Thomas will be leaving the company on 31 August. He has worked at Premier Foods since June 2002.
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Diageo makes Almond Baileys brand director
Diageo GB is on the hunt for a new marketing director after promoting Philip Almond to a global role.Almond will become the global brand director for Baileys, one of Diageo's leading spirits brands, which ships more than 95 million...
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Gray appointed the new retail director of Henderson Group
Northern Ireland wholesaler and retailer Henderson Group has appointed Nigel Gray as its retail director.Gray, who started in his new role last week, was formerly Marks & Spencer regional manager for Northern Ireland and the Isle of...
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Careers File: Rediscover the joy of beating your personal best every day
Q: I used to enjoy every day at work and I know it's a cliché, but I really did jump out of bed on a Monday morning.
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Picture This... Face of iceland is left out in the cold
Iceland had just finished filming its next ad campaign with Kerry Katona when allegations emerged that she had abused cocaine and it was forced to drop her. The frozen food specialist is now going back to the drawing board to see how much of the ads...
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Sainsbury’s expands placement schemes
Sainsbury's increased the number of places available on its graduate programme by 30% as it began recruitment this week for 2010. The retailer has 85 positions available, up from the 2009 intake of 65. It is also tripling the number of...
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Other Movers 15/8/09
Poul Christensen has been named as the government's preferred candidate for the vacant post of chair of Natural England, the independent body which conserves, enhances and manages the natural environment.
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Parfett names successor as he plans exit in 2012
Wholesaling veteran and independent retail champion Steve Parfett, MD of Parfetts Cash & Carry, this week confirmed plans to hang up his boots in October 2012, naming finance director David Grimes as his successor.The outspoken MD,...