Long reads – Page 210
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Analysis and FeaturesMatthew Barnes, UK CEO, Aldi (2)
Having masterminded Aldi UK’s reinvention and rapid growth, Barnes is nearing the end of his first year as CEO
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Analysis and FeaturesPaul Polman, CEO, Unilever (3)
Polman reported a 4.1% growth in sales at the global brand owner last year with core operating profits up 12%
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Analysis and FeaturesRonny Gottschlich, UK MD, Lidl (4)
Another move up the list for Gottschlich, who continues to evolve Lidl for the better
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Analysis and FeaturesDave Lewis, Tesco CEO (5)
After an auspicious start to the year, 2015 was a hugely challenging one for Tesco and its CEO
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Analysis and FeaturesMike Coupe, Sainsbury's CEO (6)
The true success of Coupe’s ‘successful’ £1.3bn offer for HRG will only be known in the mid term
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Analysis and FeaturesAlan Clark, CEO, SAB Miller (7)
SAB Miller’s South African-born boss showed nerves of steel in negotiating the £71bn sale of his company to AB InBev
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Analysis and FeaturesGeorge Weston, ABF CEO (8)
Sugar has been the biggest blight on ABF’s fortunes in recent years, but the malaise has spread
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Analysis and FeaturesRichard Cousins, CEO, Compass (11)
Cousins continues to push Compass Group hard, building on its impressive global reputation
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Analysis and FeaturesDavid Potts, CEO, Morrisons (12)
Appointed on 25 February last year, Potts didn’t waste much time flexing his muscles
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Analysis and FeaturesMatt Davies, UK CEO, Tesco (14)
His track record in pulling off a £100m rescue of Halfords will surely stand him in good stead
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Analysis and FeaturesAndy Clarke, CEO, Asda (15)
Clarke has pledged an extra £500m in price cuts on top of £1bn already allocated
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Analysis and FeaturesAndy Higginson, chairman, Morrisons (18)
Selling the new vision of Morrisons as a plucky British underdog
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Analysis and FeaturesIvan Menezes, CEO, Diageo (19)
The UK is Ivan Menezes’s safe place. Sales are booming. The bigger picture is less cheerful
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Analysis and FeaturesChristine Tacon, Groceries Code Adjudicator (20)
She’s been dubbed ‘Take On Tacon’. And who can doubt her resolve after her damning report into Tesco?
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Analysis and FeaturesRichard Pennycook, group CEO, The Co-operative Group (21)
It’s no exaggeration to say Pennycook saved The Co-op
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Analysis and FeaturesJason Tarry, Tesco chief product officer (22)
It should not be underestimated just how much change Tarry has brought to the face of Tesco’s buying operation
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Analysis and FeaturesJohn Rogers, CFO, Sainsbury's (23)
Sainsbury’s response to the structural changes in the market has been calm, methodical and pretty successful
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Analysis and FeaturesTim Steiner, CEO, Ocado (25)
Ocado’s momentum is slowing in a growing online market
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Analysis and FeaturesRob Collins, UK MD, Waitrose (26)
Collins will have big shoes to fill when he takes over at Waitrose in April
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Analysis and FeaturesDame Fiona Kendrick, chairman and CEO, Nestlé UK (28)
Dame Fiona used her 30 years experience in 2015 to ensure Nestlé’s UK business weathered turbulent trading storms