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Movers
Geraint Davies made interim chair of Commons Efra Committee
Davies, who represents the Swansea West constituency, said he was “honoured” to have been elected
Neil Turton joins Alliance Stores as a non-executive director
Turton has over 35 years of experience in the wholesale and retail sector and has worked in a number of senior roles
Weetabix marketing boss Gareth Turner leaving to set up consultancy
Turner is to launch a new business called Big Black Door when he leaves the company in July 2022
Tesco online chief joins Google after ‘most intense period of my career’
Poad, MD of online at Tesco since October 2019, led the supermarket’s online teams as they tackled soaring lockdown-induced demand
Zoe Davies to step down as head of the National Pig Association
Davies joined the trade body 14 years ago and has spent the past eight as its CEO
Candidates line up to replace Parish as Efra Committee chair
Parish announced he would step down as an MP last Sunday, in the wake of a porn scandal
Huel appoints Emma Woods as independent non-executive director
Woods’ appointment was ‘another step in building a business with the experience and capabilities to support Huel in reaching its potential’, said Huel
Boughey Distribution appoints Alex Hall as new finance director
Hall joins the company having previously held senior positions at Wincanton and XPO logistics
Alex Robinson to become Hubbub CEO as Trewin Restorick steps down
Robinson will officially take over from Restorick, who has been at the charity’s helm since founding it in 2014, at the end of June
James Withers to step down as CEO of Scotland Food & Drink
Withers joined Scotland Food & Drink in 2011 after three years as CEO of NFU Scotland
Wilko recruits Post Office exec as retail director
Amanda Jones is currently retail and franchise network director for the Post Office
Holland & Barrett appoints April Preston as new global product director
Preston, who has over 30 years of experience in retail, will be responsible for leading H&B’s product and services strategy
PTF on hunt for new leadership with Kuyk and Coleshill to leave
Joint director general Angela Coleshill stepped down this week after two years at the helm
Andy Johnson made chief financial officer at babycare startup Pura
Johnson’s experience in fmcg began in 2009, when he joined Nichols as group financial controller
Superdrug reshuffles leadership team with several new appointments
Commercial director Simon Comins has been promoted to CCO after being with the business for 35 years
Asda appoints ex-Morrisons CFO Michael Gleeson as John Fallon departs
Asda said Fallon has decided to leave the business to explore new opportunities
Fyffes expands marketing operations team with appointment of Áine McElroy
McElroy will be responsible for the coordination of marketing in Ireland of bananas and pineapples
Geeta’s appoints Lucas and Bridgman to senior positions
Neil Lucas has joined as sales director, while Eleanor Bridgman has been appointed marketing director
Joanna Goff takes over as Morrisons CFO at pivotal time for supermarket’s new owners
Goff has been at the retailer for more than 10 years and replaces Michael Gleeson, who announced his departure last month
Compleat Food Group hires former Burton’s Biscuits boss Nick Field as CEO
Field will join the Addo, Winterbotham Darby and Wrights Food Group owner as CEO in June