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Movers
Neil Nugent joins Firestorm to back AI food trends predictor project
Firestorm is also planning to pilot a consumer-facing shopping app before Christmas
Leighton Paul takes over as finance boss at Faith in Nature
Paul most recently spent four-and-a-half years as head of finance at The Original Factory Shop
David Butcher returns to Carabao for second spell as MD
Butcher was Carabao UK & Ireland MD for seven months until November 2017
Sean Toal to take over as WH Smith managing director
Former Co-op director Toal left his previous role at Wilko in January
Geoff Bradman leaves commercial director role at Westons
Bradman was promoted from head of sales to commercial director in 2015, credited with having increased the company’s turnover by 40% and upped its market share
Andrew Walker steps down as chief executive of Eat
Chief finance officer Mike Rainer will assume the role of managing director
Dan Lowe steps down as CEO of Fourpure
The past years have seen Fourpure transform from a small player into one of the leading brands in the craft beer category
Neil McGuigan steps down as CEO of Australian Vintage
McGuigan was CEO for nine years, having joined the business in 2004 as GM of wine supply
BrewDog ‘CEO of beer’ departs after five months in role
BrewDog hired Shaw in February, to lead its global sales and marketing operations
Des Kingsley takes over as chief executive at Typhoo Tea
Kingsley fills the vacancy left by Somnath Saha who stepped down last August
Pret a Manger appoints M&S’s Kate Stein as global tech director
Stein has been with M&S for 20 years – most recently as head of food technology for convenience
Young’s hires Seachill boss Simon Smith as its new CEO
The appointment follows the acquisition of Young’s earlier this month by Karro Food Group
Pladis names Unilever veteran Sridhar Ramamurthy as CFO
He assumse responsibility for leading financial management and other related functions
Nick Read takes over as Post Office chief executive
Read stepped down as CEO at Nisa amid takeover talks with Co-op
Sainsbury’s buying director James Bailey to leave amid restructure
A replacement has not yet been announced but The Grocer understands this is likely to be an internal appointment
Chapel Down names TWE’s Martin McGowan as sales director
McGowan worked at the Blossom Hill owner for almost eight years
FSA appoints Emily Miles as new CEO
Miles joins the regulator from Defra, and replaces Jason Feeney, who retired last month
Tony Holmes among three directors to leave Bestway in shake-up
Two other directors Edward Smeaton and Carolyn McMenemie have also left the business
Peter McBride chosen to join Spar International executive committee
The group gathers twice a year for a two-day meeting, and at congress during the shareholders’ meeting of Spar International
Mark Given made chief marketing officer of Sainsbury’s Argos
Argos marketing director Garry Kibble to leave the business