All People articles – Page 472

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    Greencore appoints chief financial officer

    2008-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Geoff Doherty has taken on the role of Greencore's chief financial officer, which was vacated when Patrick Coveney was promoted to chief executive last month.Doherty, who has been with the convenience food manufacturer since 2001, will...

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    Riley named Beam Global sales director

    2008-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Beam Global UK has appointed Mark Riley as sales director. He joins Beam from Yoplait, where he was grocery sales controller. Prior to that he held sales management positions with Diageo. He replaces Paul Elliott, who has been acting...

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    Blackhurst is tipped for Cheesewright job

    2008-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Darren Blackhurst is emerging as the most obvious internal candidate to replace David Cheesewright as Asda's chief operations officer.Blackhurst joined Asda's executive board as food trading director in January 2006 from Tesco, where he...

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    In Brief: Payzone chiefs' exit; Bruno joins Booths; Scots Wrap director

    2008-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Payzone chiefs' exit  John Nagle and John Williamson, chief executive officer and chief financial officer of payment network provider Payzone, have left the company. Chairman Bob Thian will assume executive responsibility of the company with...

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    on the shoulders of giants

    2008-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Irwin Lee has a big pair of boots to fill. He's following in the footsteps of Gianni Ciserani, the highly charismatic Procter & Gamble boss who did so much to transform the UK business and to whom Lee reports following Ciserani's promotion to...

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    Saunders takes key role in S&N strategy

    2008-01-21T00:00:00Z

    Scottish & Newcastle has appointed a new head of off-trade customer marketing as part of its strategy to grow the off-trade long alcoholic drinks category by £300m over the next five years. Carol Saunders has been promoted to the position...

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    My Alternative CV - Sean Uprichard, CEO, Suso

    2008-01-14T00:00:00Z

    What's your nickname? "Updik" like my father and his father before. When you really think about it, it could have been a lot worse!  Who was your first teenage crush and why? Gabriella Sabatini - that Argentinian beauty of the tennis world. I...

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    LFI appoints Berryman CEO

    2008-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Leatherhead Food International has appointed Dr Paul Berryman as the new chief executive. Previously LFI's research director, Dr Berryman replaces John Bevington, who retired as CEO after six years in October 2007. In his former role, he...

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    Fabulous Bakin' Boys builds for future by buying supplier

    2008-01-14T00:00:00Z

    The Fabulous Bakin' Boys has bought its supplier out of administration and has appointed former Inter Link Foods director Robin Mountain to head the new operation as manufacturing director. The deal was done just before Christmas after...

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    Briddon to oversee north-west co-ops

    2008-01-14T00:00:00Z

    John Briddon has been appointed chief officer of The Co-operative Group's new north-west region, covering 553 food stores. The region, which stretches from Newcastle to Sheffield and from Rhyl to Hull, was the former trading area of...

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    Gadsby's exit worsens Oddbins staff morale

    2008-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Oddbins sales director Andy Gadsby has left the beleaguered high street off-licence chain after 14 years with the company. Gadsby had been charged with implementing the controversial strategy of switching selected Oddbins stores to the...

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    Harkjaer heads new umbrella group for Findus and Young's

    2008-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Seafood giant Young's and frozen food group Findus are to be brought together under a new umbrella structure by owner CapVest next month. The Foodvest Group, which will have a turnover of £1.1bn making it one of the largest seafood and...

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    Sainsbury's adding weight to property development team

    2008-01-07T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's has strengthened its property management team with the appointment of a second head of property development. The supermarket plans to increase floor space by 10% to more than 19 million sq ft by March 2010 and has...

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    Evans to succeed Walkers' Campbell

    2008-01-07T00:00:00Z

    Walkers UK general manager Neil Campbell has been promoted to president of Tropicana USA and will be replaced by Richard Evans, PepsiCo commercial vice-president in the Middle East and Africa. Campbell has been with PepsiCo UK for more...

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    Scots wholesalers elect new president

    2008-01-07T00:00:00Z

    Iain Hill has been elected vice president of the Scottish Wholesale Association (SWA). Hill is managing director of Ayrshire-based wholesaler Iain Hill, which delivers crisps, snacks, soft drinks and confectionery to independent retailers...

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    New Year Honours recognise top grocery industry figures

    2008-01-07T00:00:00Z

    Marks & Spencer CEO Stuart Rose may have grabbed the headlines after being knighted, but he was just one of a raft of senior industry figures to appear in the New Year Honours List.

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    My Alternative CV - Shaun Bye, sales director, Natures Table

    2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

    What's your nickname? Bobs. Some people think I look like Bobby Davro - you decide.  Who was your first teenage crush and why? Sabrina from Charlie's Angels. She was hot to a 10-year-old lad.

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    Greencore financial officer Coveney is appointed CEO

    2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Convenience food manufacturer Greencore has announced that chief financial officer Patrick Coveney will replace chief executive David Dilger when he retires next March. Dilger has been chief executive for 12 years and was credited by...

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    Wal-Mart Canada gets Cheesewright as boss

    2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

    The departure of Asda's chief operating officer David Cheesewright on 4 January will come as a huge blow to the retailer, say analysts. Cheesewright is taking over as president and CEO of Wal-Mart Canada from Mario Pilozzi, who is...

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    Morrisons recruits own label execs

    2007-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Morrisons has poached two senior executives from Asda and Tesco to spearhead a product development drive to transform own label.It has appointed head of Asda brand product Simon Mitchell and Tesco's Central European product development...