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Movers
C&C Group shares boosted by appointment of new CEO David Forde
Forde, currently Heineken’s UK MD, will join the FTSE 250 brewer and wholesaler “no later than early 2021”
Michael O’Loughlin made COO at SimplyFresh in ‘transformation’
The appointment means a change of role for co-founder Kash Khera, who will become business development director
Alex Russo to take over as B&M chief financial officer in November
Russo will become CFO and executive director of the company on 16 November following a handover from Paul McDonald
City snapshot: C&C Group names Heineken UK boss David Forde as CEO
C&C Group has appointed Heineken UK MD David Forde as group CEO, joining in 2021.
Joanna Allen steps in as new CEO of Graze
Allen has taken over from Anthony Fletcher, who spent nine years leading the business
Rentokil CFO Jeremy Townsend joins Morrisons as non-executive director
Townsend will step into a non-exec role with immediate effect, replacing Belinda Richards, who is leaving after five years
Kerry Foods' Duncan Everett named Noble Foods CEO
Everett starts his new job on 2 September
Sarah Smart moves to UK in Collective Dairy management reshuffle
The Collective has shaken up its management team as part of a new growth strategy
Accolade Wines names Caroline Thompson-Hill as Europe MD
Thompson-Hill previously held the title of European marketing director
Jerome Saulet appointed Noble Foods’ commercial director
Saulet joins the Happy Egg producer from Andros UK
Ruth Hussey to take over as deputy chair at FSA
The former chief medical officer for Wales replaces Laura Sandys as FSA deputy chair
John Lewis poaches Co-op deputy CEO for executive director role
Pippa Wicks will fill the final seat on the new seven-person executive board at JLP
Rogier Gerritsen to take over as DS Smith recycling MD
Gerritsen’s current position is cluster director for DS Smith’s paper division
Finnebrogue Artisan appoints Andrew Nethercott as new MD
He replaces Brian McMonagle, who left in March 2019
Amazon UK chief quits to head Natural History Museum
He will start work at the museum later this year, replacing current director Sir Michael Dixon
Jonathan Bunting named permanent CEO at Connect Group
Bunting was appointed as interim boss in November as Jos Opdeweegh stepped down
Ex-Mars exec Paul Stephenson appointed new John West MD
He takes over from Thai Union Europe boss Paul Reenan, who will now concentrate on his position with John West’s parent
Gareth Cooke made Wessanen UK commercial director
Cooke has over 14 years’ experience in the food and drink sector
Divine Chocolate CEO Sophi Tranchell leaves the business
Tranchell is departing after helping to secure a new owner for Divine to ensure it was ‘left in good hands and well-supported for the future’
PLMA appoints Peggy Davies as acting president
Davies takes over leadership of the private label association following the death of long-standing president Brian Sharoff