All People articles – Page 487
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Attwood takes charge of Sainsbury's c-stores
Sainsbury's has appointed Mike Attwood as head of trading for convenience. He replaces Richard Lancaster, who last month was named as the new UK MD of discounter Netto from 2 January. Attwood has worked at Sainsbury's since 1975,...
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New MD for Burn Stewart
Scotch whisky producer Burn Stewart Distillers has promoted Fraser Thornton to managing director. Thornton, who has worked at Burn Stewart since 1996, was previously marketing director. He has held a number of senior commercial roles at...
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Samson chief exec at East of England
East of England Co-operative Society has appointed Richard Samson as its chief executive. Samson has taken over following the retirement of Chris Blanchett last month. Samson was chief executive of the former Ipswich and Norwich...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get to where you are today? By tasting loads of fantastic new chocolates. I started out as a sales representative with Decca Records in Manchester. After a few years I moved into food and became Supercook's sales representative for...
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Thompson new MD at Inter Link Foods
Chris Thompson is the new MD of cake manufacturer Inter Link Foods, replacing Paul Griffiths who stepped down last month to pursue charitable interests. Thompson rises from group finance director, a role he has held since 2004....
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Q&A with Henri Henriques manager of the week
How long have you worked for Morrisons? I'm a real old timer. I joined Safeway more than 35 years ago and have been a store manager for the past 24. In that time I have managed eight stores mainly within the M25 area and opened two, including the...
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Dunn rises for Fray Bentos
Premier Foods has promoted Julian Dunn to the position of commercial director for convenience and spreads. Dunn joined Premier Foods in 2004 as general manager for its convenience foods business. Prior to this he held a number of...
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Bridge to play a major part in levy board
John Bridge had been appointed chair designate of the UK's new statutory agricultural and horticultural levy board. He will play a leading role in setting up the new board, which is set to replace five existing levy boards - the British...
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Co-op boss retires from 'restructured' business
Martin Beaumont is to retire as chief executive of the Co-operative Group in October 2007. Beaumont, 57, has been at the helm of the UK's largest co-operative society for the past five years. He said that, after a sustained period of...
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From Russia comes Man with Mission
Ian Job is Mission Foods' new European marketing director, replacing Judith Denby who has moved to a new role at Krispy Kreme. Job joins the tortilla and wrap manufacturer from German company Bahlsen Snacks, where he was marketing...
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Moves at the top in Danone UK reshuffle
A company reshuffle at Danone UK has resulted in the appointment of two new senior executives. Marnix Eikenboom has joined Danone Dairy UK as managing director, succeeding Marc Gosselin who, after six years during which the company's...
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Q&A with David Sherlock Manager of the Week
Have you had any initiatives to get customers through the store faster? Since I got here, I have been stressing customer service and availability, so it was good to see that we succeeded at that. It really reflects a team effort from all...
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Kellogg chief to step down after 22 years
Alan Harris, chief marketing and customer officer and executive vice president of the US-based Kellogg Company, has said he will retire at the end of January 2007. Harris has worked for the Kellogg Company for 22 years, having...
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In Brief: Fresh appointment; FSA confirms CEO; Moore's sweet role; Atlantic crossing; Cash and carry brief; ATM chair resigns; Board appointments
Fresh appointment The Fresh Produce Consortium has recruited business consultant Anthony Levy to be chairman of the 'Eat in Colour' campaign board. Levy has held a number of roles within the health sector, and is currently the...
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Pritchard gets non-food job in Asda restructure
Asda has undergone a major restructure, resulting in the appointment of a long-awaited new non-food director and the axing of its regional MD posts. Peter Pritchard, the former store development director, has been promoted to the...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get to where you are today? I've got here through a combination of hard work, determination and persistence, allied to the good fortune of working for some significant and dynamic brand owners and distributors that provide that...
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Climbing the ladder
How did you get where you are today? It's been quite a journey. My first working experience was in retail management within House of Fraser. This was followed by a spell in recruitment and then on to Kraft Foods, where I achieved my first...
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Dairy Farmers picks Potts for key sales role
Dairy Farmers of Britain has appointed David Potts as its new group commercial director, replacing Andrew Cooksey, who was promoted to chief executive at the beginning of the year. Potts joins Dairy Farmers of...