Jollyes adds Tesco and Sainsbury’s directors to its leadership team

Card Factory chief commercial officer Adam Dury will join the board of the petcare retailer in January as its new chief operating officer. 

Dury has been in the Card Factory role for five years, prior to which he was in commercial roles at Tesco and M&S.

Jollyes senior leadership team will see three new hires from this month. After over 20 years in buying and merchandising roles at Tesco, Anne Galloway will join the team as trading director. 

Sainsbury’s head of data science Matt Johnston will also join the retailer this month as chief technology officer and later this year, Hobbycraft customer director Katherine Paterson will join as its new chief marketing officer. 

Earlier this year, Jollyes hired former Coca-Cola finance director Richard Willan as its chief financial officer. 

Jollyes chief executive officer Joe Wykes said: “It’s a measure of the progress we’ve made that we’re now able to attract some of the best talent in British retailing to join our team.

“And while we’ve had a tremendous couple of years, continuing to fulfill our ambitious growth plans will depend on us hiring, nurturing, and supporting people who can build great careers at Jollyes. We’re determined to be first in line as great people look for great roles, whether that’s in the boardroom or on the shop floor.

“I’d like to welcome my new colleagues to the business as we continue our exciting journey serving pet parents across the UK.”

The petcare retailer was acquired by TDR Capital in February this year in a move that would support the retailer’s “significant potential to grow even more ambitiously”, according to a statement released by the private equity firm at the time. 

Jollyes has been on a significant store expansion plan, growing its store estate by 50% in the last three years. It’s set to open a further three stores in November with more planned in the new year.