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Movers
Emma Hynes to return to Greencore in role of chief financial officer
Hynes spent more than 11 years with Greencore
Stuart Pann made CEO at aisle-roaming robot maker Bossa Nova
Bossa Nova’s eight ft tall robots autonomously map large-format grocery stores and scan the shelves
Poundstretcher COO Burcu Kerpicci out as business considers restructure
Retailer’s full-year accounts are more than two months overdue at Companies House
B&M names Alex Russo as exec director and chief financial officer
The former Asda CFO is to succeed Paul McDonald
Food & Drink Sector Council faces shake-up following ‘fragmented’ concerns
The FDF and the NFU have agreed to provide more funds to keep the council going while a rethink is carried out
Budweiser promotes Coverdale to new wholesale controller role
Coverdale took up her new role this week, and will lead a team of six
What will George Eustice bring to the role of Defra secretary?
His appointment has been welcomed by the industry. Can he push food higher up the agenda?
Iceland appoints David Devany chief customer & digital officer amid restructure
Meanwhile marketing and merchandising director Neil Hayes has resigned
Tesco shuffles drinks buying team as John Wootton is promoted
John Wootton has been appointed as category buying manager in grocery after three years leading the wine team
Tesco to take more direct role in Booker buying process
The shake-up has been triggered by the retirement of Booker commercial director Andrew Thompson
Reg Smith to join Noble Foods as agriculture director
Smith brings 30 years’ experience having held key roles at Atlantic Poultry and Faccenda Foods
Ben Stimson to retain Waitrose-focused digital role in JLP management shake-up
Stimson is the only remaining member of the old Waitrose food board who will report directly to JLP chairman Sharon White
City snapshot: Heineken CEO to step down as it posts 5.6% annual sales growth
Heineken has announced its CEO is to step down as it posted a year of solid revenue growth as sales volumes and prices both rose. Plus, Ahold Delhaize earnings rise on sales growth and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
Wilko appoints CEO plus retail and trading directors in transformation drive
Jerome Saint-Marc has been promoted from the joint roles of group transformation director and MD of Wilko.com
Andrew Turner moves from Heineken to take up St Austell Brewery role
Independent Cornish brewer St Austell Brewery has appointed Andrew Turner to the newly created role of MD for beer and brands.
Katie Bickerstaffe appointed M&S chief strategy and transformation director
Bickerstaffe, currently an M&S non-executive director, fills the role left by Melanie Smith, who was named CEO of Ocado Retail last year
Neil Turton resigns as Sugro MD
The former Nisa CEO is set to leave on 1 May following the completion of a three-month notice period
Iceland appoints new stores and operations director
Ian Williams has moved from the role of new business and international director for the frozen food specialist
Nina Bhatia joins JLP board as strategy director
Former British Gas executive Bhatia will report to chairman Sharon White
Typhoo Tea to cut jobs to ‘safeguard future of the company’
The tea maker said the move was necessary amid an increasingly challenging trading environment