All People articles – Page 431
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Director general of NFU announces he will resign in 2009
Richard Macdonald is to stand down as director general of the National Farmers’ Union later this year after nearly 13 years.“It is a huge privilege to hold this job and I have greatly enjoyed all of my 13 years,” he said. “However, I have...
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Clarke made Asda COO in executive shake-up
Asda has promoted Andy Clarke to the role of chief operating officer and changed the titles of several other senior executives to bring it in line with parent company Wal-Mart. Clarke, who was formerly retail director, has had logistics added...
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Reckitt Benckiser's Le Goff stands down
Reckitt Benckiser, the company behind Cillit Bang, Harpic, Vanish, Veet and Finish, has promoted senior vice president for developing markets Amedeo Fasano to executive vice president for supply chain. Fasano replaces Alain Le Goff, who is to...
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Careers File: Now is not the time to be blaming others for the job market
The other morning, while stuck in yet another snow-induced traffic jam, I was listening to Nicky Campbell’s radio...
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NewsHartington closure brings 150 job losses
Long Clawson has confirmed it will close its Hartington Creamery with the loss of 150 jobs. The news comes after the Competition Commission gave the green light to Long Clawson's acquisition of the business last month. The...
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NewsTesco axes 170 jobs in depots and call centre
Tesco has made 170 workers redundant across the country in distribution centres and a call centre as it continues to cut costs. At its Middlewich distribution centre, 40 staff were asked this week to volunteer for redundancy as part of a...
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Alan Hempton retires after 45 years with ABI
Allied Bakeries Ireland MD Alan Hempton has retired after a 45-year career with the company.Peter Henry is expected to take over the Irish arm of Allied, which produces Kingsmill, working at general manager level.Hempton joined ABI...
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Careers File: Gestures are good, territory sales managers, but don't give everything away
Territory sales managers may occasionally give away a little gift as a thank-you to customers - but some will question your motives, warns Philip Hesketh
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Coppola role boosts technical innovation at Northern Foods
Northern Foods has appointed John Coppola to the new role of group technical innovation director as the food manufacturer bids to increase its NPD. Coppola joins Northern, which makes products including Goodfella's pizza and Fox's biscuits,...
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The pension drag
Retailers and manufacturers have seen their pension deficits soar over the past year. But is the burden as heavy as it seems, asks Chloe Smith
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EUK games man Stanhope handed Tesco buying role
Tesco has signalled plans to ramp up its presence in the video games market with the capture of former EUK games chief John Stanhope.
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Other Movers 7/2/09
Five new recruits have been appointed to Sainsbury's book buying team. Phil Carroll, the retailer’s former newspapers and magazines buyer, will head the new team and will be joined by Sharon Gurney, Shelley Roberts, Louise Ward, Nick Pullan and...
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New Netto chief aims to accelerate sales growth
Charles Kay has replaced Richard Lancaster as MD at Netto, The Grocer can reveal.The former European trading director for AMS Sourcing, an international buying group with 11 members including Morrisons and Netto’s parent company Dansk, has...
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Careers File: Keep smiling, be inventive and set a positive example in tough times
Q: How can I motivate myself and my team? We are all feeling stale and are finding it difficult to get things...
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Tague chosen as MD for Seabrook Crisps
Premium crisps manufacturer Seabrook Crisps has named John Tague as its new managing director.Tague moves up from the role of commercial director. He joined the company in May last year from Dextra Solutions, Europe’s largest distributor of...
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Morrice joins David Sands as non-exec
Stanley Morrice, former MD of McLeish Brothers, the upmarket Scottish deli chain that slipped into administration last month, has been appointed as a non-executive director of independent convenience store group David Sands.Morrice will...
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Other Movers 31/1/09
Rob Gater has been appointed senior national account manager of Merchant Gourmet. He joins from independent coffee roaster Matthew Algie & Co, where he looked after clients including Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury's and Prêt A Manger.
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Careers File: Do your sums before resorting to unnecessary redundancies
Startling job loss figures are not as bad as they first appear, argues Sian Harrington
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Jamie loses Fresh Retail Ventures MD
While Jamie Oliver has been out saving the British pig industry, there has been major upheaval at Fresh Retail Ventures, the company behind his range of branded food and non-food products. The Grocer has learned that MD David Page has made an...
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FWD lines up potential successor for Murphy
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has expanded its senior management team as it gears up to “better represent” the needs of delivered wholesale and foodservice members.The organisation has appointed journalist James Bielby to the new...