Archive of all profile articles – Page 30
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ProfilesAldi: We are Discounter 2.0
Hours after Aldi was crowned The Grocer of the Year, we caught up with joint MDs Matthew Barnes and Roman Heini.
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ProfilesAllan Leighton, former Asda CEO
Leighton joined Mars as a management trainee, which was “the making” of him, he says…
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ProfilesHumphrey Singer, former Coca-Cola Enterprises finance VP
Singer’s first job in retail was in the finance department of Cadbury Schweppes in 1987…
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ProfilesJames Hall: Keeping it in the family after 150 years
Old age hasn’t slowed James Hall. As the wholesaler notches up 150 years, the business is gearing up for the next 50…
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ProfilesPeter Bamford, former group exec and trading director, Tesco
As well as Tesco, Bamford has worked for Fine Fare and Kingfisher, with a brief stint at Woolworths…
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ProfilesABP: A fresh start after 'Horsegate'
In his first interview since ‘Horsegate’, ABP CEO Paul Finnerty spells out what went wrong in his company…
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ProfilesWhere Are They Now? Richard Hodgson, formerly of Morrisons
Hodgson worked at Asda for a number of years in various trading roles…
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ProfilesWhere Are They Now? John Coombe, formerly of GSK
Coombe held senior financial roles at Charterhouse Group and Charter Consolidated before joining Glaxo Wellcome…
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ProfilesJohn Lovering, former chairman of Somerfield
Lovering boasts a distinguished career in retail, having held chairmanship positions at prominent retailers…
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ProfilesOn the hunt for Kelly's heroes
Others may beg to differ but Dexter Kelly is adamant: “Everybody loves food and if it’s organic, people will buy it”…
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ProfilesColin Graves, former chairman of Costcutter
Graves joined Spar in 1968 and by the age of 37 had worked his way up the ranks to sales director…
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ProfilesPeppadew takes on the olive
A familiar face is the new pretender to the dinner party snacks throne. Step forward the reinvigorated Peppadew…
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ProfilesNigel McNally swoops on Kestrel
The drinks industry veteran is breathing new life into neglected brands, starting with old Scottish & Newcastle brand Kest…
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ProfilesManvinder (Vindi) Banga, formerly of Unilever
Banga joined Unilever India in 1977 and during his career with the company worked in a number of senior roles…
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ProfilesSimon Herrick, former CFO at Northern Foods
Herrick was formerly group finance director and subsequently acting CEO at Northern Foods…
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ProfilesJohn Allan, former director of Fine Fare
After studying mathematical sciences at Edinburgh University, Allan started his career in marketing at Lever Brothers…
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ProfilesNigel Northridge, former CEO, Gallaher Group
Northridge enjoyed a 32-year career with the Gallaher Group, working in both sales and marketing roles…
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ProfilesWhere are they now? Dean Moore, former CFO, T&S Stores
Where are they now? Dean Moore, former chief financial officer, T&S Stores…
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ProfilesThe Collective: going gourmet in the yoghurt aisle
The Collective’s gourmet yoghurt has made a big splash. Now it’s launching new flavours and looking beyond yoghurt…
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ProfilesWhere are they now? Former Asda director Paula Minowa
Minowa studied at the University of Hull where she graduated in 1989 with a BA in business studies and German…