All People articles – Page 437
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Blakemore appoints ex-Somerfield man as trading director
AF Blakemore has appointed Mike Boardman as trading director, replacing David White, who retired due to ill health.Boardman joins from Somerfield, where he was head of ambient trading, following the supermarket group's acquisition by The...
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Clarke to drive growth plan for Burton Foods
Burton Foods has appointed former Kraft executive Ben Clarke as its new CEO, having completed a restructure of its ownership.Investment groups Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Apollo Global Management have taken a controlling stake...
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News'This is not a popularity contest,' says Euler Hermes's Desnos
Euler Hermes was vilified by the food and drink industry after the trade credit insurance crisis plunged the supply chain into chaos last September. A year on, its defiant UK boss, Fabrice Desnos, tells James Ball why he took such a hardline stance - and warns he'll do it again if he has to
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NewsHealy quits First Quench as Van de Steen takes reins
Martin Healy, the acting chief executive of Threshers owner First Quench Retailing, is to leave the business.
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Other Movers 3/10/09
Reckitt Benckiser has named Richard Cousins, group CEO of catering giant Compass Group, as a non-executive director. He replaces David Tyler, who last month was announced as the new chairman of Sainsbury's.
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Careers File: Happy New Year! After the summer lull, let's make the most of fresh beginnings
Happy New Year? Has the man gone mad, I hear you ask. That was also my reaction when a business associate bound in to the office...
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Sainsbury’s creates new roles in non-food revamp
Sainsbury’s has revamped its non-food management team in preparation for a massive sales push.
The retailer, which launched a non-food website this July featuring 4,000 lines, hopes to grow its total floor space by 5% by the end of the… -
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DBC headhunts four new directors in top team restructuring
DBC Foodservice has restructured its senior management team to help it take on market leaders Brakes and 3663.The wholesaler, which was bought by Iceland boss Malcolm Walker and two members of his board in May, has headhunted four new...
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Other Movers 26/9/09
Michael White the chief executive and vice chairman of PepsiCo International, in charge of all PepsiCo's operations outside the US and Canada is to retire later this year. Zein Abdulla will take over as head of PepsiCo Europe, while Saad...
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Tesco adds Holmes’ homegrown talent to executive board
Colin Holmes, Tesco's commercial director for fresh foods, has been promoted to its executive committee.Holmes is a Tesco veteran, having joined the company in 1988. He hit the headlines in April 2007 when he was granted a rare...
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Former FWD DG Jackson passes away
Len Jackson, former director general of the FWD and "a huge influence in wholesale and retail in the 1970s", died this week.Jackson, a former managing director of symbol group operator Harvey, Bradfield and Toyer, was awarded an OBE for...
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Bain Capital starts hunt for McKay’s successor
Frank McKay, CEO of foodservice giant Brakes, is to retire in just over a year, parent company Bain Capital revealed this week as it launched a search for his successor.The American private equity owner confirmed it had started a...
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Northern Foods names Herrick as new FD
Northern Foods has appointed Simon Herrick as its new group finance director.
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Other Movers 19/9/09
Lees Foods chairman and CEO Raymond Miquel who stepped in to rescue the business in 1993 when it was close to bankruptcy has left the company. Lees said a new board structure would be announced later this month.
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Hughes to head up global marketing for Mars cat brands
Mars has named Fiona Hughes its new global pet care marketing director for cat brands including Whiskas and Sheba.Hughes, who takes up the newly created role from 2 November, will be based in Mars' Brussels office and will focus on...
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Careers File: Feedback is the food of champions, so tuck in
My boss would like to begin 360 degree feedback, inviting not only my direct reports but also my peers across the business and get...
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Woodeson is named as Cavendish’s successor
The Department of Health has announced the successor to Will Cavendish, who left his role as director of health and wellbeing last Friday.Liz Woodeson, director of health protection, will take over the role once someone is found to fill...
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Other Movers 12/9/09
Richard Greenhalgh has announced his retirement as chairman of farmer-owned co-op First Milk. He will depart at the agm on 29 October. Last week The Grocer reported that Robert Shearlaw had quit as vice chairman.
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2 Sisters says suspensions not related to racist abuse
Chicken supplier 2 Sisters has hit back at "misleading and inaccurate" claims by union Unite over its handling of a worker dispute.Unite claimed 2 Sisters had suspended employees last week for staging a sit-in protest to defend their...