All Appointments articles – Page 19
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OpinionOpinion: Retail diversity shouldn’t hinge on one chief executive
This week, Card Factory chief executive Karen Hubbard will leave the business after four years at the helm.
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AnalysisProfile: Pippa Wicks – the new John Lewis director unafraid to stare down the barrel
As John Lewis faces some of the biggest challenges in more than a century of trading, it has called in not a department store executive but a restructuring specialist to take the helm.
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NewsSosandar appoints new finance director
Sosandar has appointed Stephen Dilks as its new finance director, to replace head of finance James Bowling.
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OpinionOpinion: How to sustain team culture while home working
The office dynamic cannot be replicated entirely at home, but businesses can take steps to ensure people continue to feel engaged and valued
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OpinionOpinion: How to ace a virtual job interview
It barely needs repeating that retail is entering a ‘new normal’. Some changes, such as social distancing in shops, will hopefully be temporary, while others are set to become a permanent feature of the new business landscape.
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NewsDoug Gurr to leave Amazon for role at Natural History Museum
Amazon UK boss Doug Gurr is set to step down from the retail giant to become director of the Natural History Museum in London.
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OpinionOpinion: Retail leaders need to think big post-lockdown
When non-essential stores reopen their doors from Monday, almost three months will have passed since the UK went into lockdown.
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OpinionMove of the Week: New Sainsbury’s boss Roberts sets out his stall
Quick decision making is a business necessity in the current climate as retailers respond to the evolving coronavirus crisis. New Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts has certainly wasted no time in shaking up his top team, marking his first day in the job with a duo of significant promotions.
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NewsSainsbury’s new boss Roberts reshuffles senior leadership team
Sainsbury’s new boss Simon Roberts has reshuffled his senior leadership team on his first day at the helm.
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NewsMcColl’s appoints new chief financial officer as it bolsters board
McColl’s has made new appointments to its executive and non-executive board including Giles David as chief financial officer.
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NewsMarks & Spencer raids Asda’s George for online clothing boss
Marks & Spencer has hired a vice-president of Asda’s George brand to head its online clothing business as it pivots further to be a digital-first retailer.
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NewsTed Baker poaches Topshop director to drive brand revival
Ted Baker has snapped up Topshop design boss Anthony Cuthbertson for the role of global creative director.
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NewsM&S launches sale as it brings forward start date for new fashion boss
Marks & Spencer has announced a 50% sale on clothing, on the same day it bought forward the start date of its new clothing and homewares boss Richard Price.
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NewsStudio poaches Dixons Carphone director to helm trading division
Studio has strengthened its senior team by appointing Rupert Nichols as its new trading director.
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NewsHolland & Barrett poaches McColl’s finance boss
Holland & Barrett has snapped up McColl’s chief financial offer Robbie Bell for the same role.
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NewsIntu drafts in restructuring expert in battle for survival
Intu has drafted in a chief restructuring officer in a bid to beef up its turnaround efforts.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Waitrose's Bailey is the kind of leader you want in a crisis
When James Bailey left Sainsbury’s in October it’s unlikely he would have imagined his next role to be leading a rival grocer’s response to the biggest public health crisis in a century.
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NewsWaitrose appoints former Sainsbury’s executive as new food boss
Waitrose has appointed a former Sainsbury’s executive to head up its food operation and steer it through the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
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NewsBRC names Tony DeNunzio as chair to succeed Richard Pennycook
The British Retail Consortium has appointed former Asda boss Tony DeNunzio as its new chair to succeed Richard Pennycook.
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NewsTed Baker snaps up former Next chair John Barton
Ted Baker has appointed easyJet chair John Barton as its new chair, with the experienced executive set to join the struggling fashion retailer’s non-executive board in July.