Martin Healy, the acting CEO of Threshers owner First Quench Retailing, has resigned to "pursue other business interests". Chairman Johan Van de Steen steps up to become executive chairman. Martin Boden has been appointed chief financial officer.

Andy Colley has joined Constellation Europe as senior national account manager for Tesco. He joins from SC Johnson, where he was business account manager, and has also worked for Anheuser-Busch Europe and Whitbread. Michelle Norman has joined as PR and events controller for Europe. She joins from Anheuser-Busch, where she was UK PR & communications controller.

Eric Foss, the current chairman and CEO of Pepsi Bottling Group, has been named as CEO of PepsiCo Bottling North America - the company that will be formed when Pepsi Bottling Group and PepsiAmericas merge within the next few weeks.

Robin Sharpe, a former sales director for Procter & Gamble, has joined cleaning products company Spotless Punch as MD.

GlaxoSmithKline has appointed non-executive director James Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corporation, Europe and Asia, as a member of its remuneration committee.

Delyth Davies has been named as the new head of dairy development in Wales for DairyCo. Davies joins DairyCo from Menter a Busnes, where she was involved in project development, She has also worked for the Welsh Development Agency.

Kevin Lane is the new CEO of the Irish Dairy Board. He will take up the role on 4 January when he replaces interim CEO Dr Sean Brady.

Jaya Kumar has been appointed president of PepsiCo's Quaker Foods & Snacks division. Kumar has 18 years of brand management and sales experience with consumer goods companies including Kraft.

Robin Drysdale has been appointed sales director for the Asda Media Centre at Publicis Blueprint. He will be responsible for all media revenue generation across the Asda portfolio including Asda's in-store customer magazine, point of sale barkers, outdoor, national and local press.

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