Archive of all profile articles – Page 60

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    Interview

    2006-10-14T00:00:00Z

    How did you get to where you are today? I'm Irish and started my career as a graduate trainee for CMP Dairy where I worked in the marketing department for three years, progressing to brand manager and also heading up a team of...

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    Q&A with Mark Daws Manager of the Week

    2006-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Have you had any major changes in store recently? We just finished an extension and renovation in June, which increased our selling area from 21,000 sq ft to 25,000 sq ft. We were already trading very well, but we wanted to bring the...

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    Dairy Farmers picks Potts for key sales role

    2006-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Dairy Farmers of Britain has appointed David Potts as its new group commercial director, replacing Andrew Cooksey, who was promoted to chief executive at the beginning of the year. Potts joins Dairy Farmers of...

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    Climbing the ladder

    2006-10-14T00:00:00Z

    How did you get to where you are today? I've got here through a combination of hard work, determination and persistence, allied to the good fortune of working for some significant and dynamic brand owners and distributors that provide that...

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    Climbing the ladder

    2006-10-14T00:00:00Z

    How did you get where you are today? It's been quite a journey. My first working experience was in retail management within House of Fraser. This was followed by a spell in recruitment and then on to Kraft Foods, where I achieved my first...

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    In Brief: Fresh appointment; FSA confirms CEO; Moore's sweet role; Atlantic crossing; Cash and carry brief; ATM chair resigns; Board appointments

    2006-10-14T00:00:00Z

    Fresh appointment The Fresh Produce Consortium has recruited business consultant Anthony Levy to be chairman of the 'Eat in Colour' campaign board. Levy has held a number of roles within the health sector, and is currently the...

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    Pearce takes NFU food role

    2006-10-07T00:00:00Z

    The National Farmers' Union has promoted Kevin Pearce to the role of head of food and farming with immediate effect. He replaces Robin Tapper who stepped down from the post in July. Pearce has worked for the NFU since 1985 and, in the...

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    Lowman succeeds Rae as c-stores' champion

    2006-10-07T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Convenience Stores has appointed James Lowman as its new chief executive, replacing David Rae who is set to retire from the role. Lowman will leave his current position as director of public affairs at the ACS on 1...

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    Q&A with Neil Barber Manager of the Week

    2006-10-07T00:00:00Z

    Do you attribute this week's award to any particular programme or drive? I must say I am delighted and proud of my team and I'd like to thank them. This is a testament to the hard work and consistency they have put in. I think the team...

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    Climbing the ladder

    2006-09-23T00:00:00Z

    How did you get where you are today? I got here via an interesting mix of working within the food, pharmaceutical and nutritional sectors for almost 20 years. Initially, I was in sales and marketing roles, then focused primarily on...

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    the art of no-gotiation

    2006-09-23T00:00:00Z

    According to Samuel Johnson, treating your adversary with respect serves no purpose. Many retailers appear to subscribe to this view when it comes to their dealings with suppliers, seemingly preferring to force through cost reductions or...

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    My Favourite Things Gina Hall, group marketing and product director, Hill Station

    2006-09-09T00:00:00Z

    What's your favourite ­restaurant? The Harrow at Little Bedwyn, Wiltshire. The owners' love of all things Spanish comes through in their dishes, and the friendly yet professional manner in which they run the front of house. Do you prefer...

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    Climbing the ladder

    2006-09-09T00:00:00Z

    How did you get where you are today? I initially trained as a chef and travelled extensively on board the QE2. At 26, I moved from being a chef into sales and marketing for food manufacturers. From there I moved into high-performance packaging...

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    interview

    2006-09-02T00:00:00Z

    How did you get to where you are today? I have always been a baker. After leaving school in the mid-1970s my dad's bakery, Catlins in Grantham, Lincolnshire, was short staffed so I started working there. After studying bakery on...

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    Vawda gets new Christian Salvesen role

    2006-08-26T00:00:00Z

    Logistics giant Christian Salvesen has appointed Sarah Vawda as corporate development director. Vawda joins Christian Salvesen from steel company Corus Group, where she was deputy director with responsibility for M&A and corporate...

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    Cousens to manage Champagne brand

    2006-08-26T00:00:00Z

    Pernod Ricard UK has appointed Lucy Cousens as senior brand manager for its Champagne brand GH Mumm Champagne.  Cousens joins Pernod Ricard UK from The Boots Group, where she worked for seven years, most recently as senior product manager...

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    Pappas to replace Ball at Costco UK

    2006-08-26T00:00:00Z

    Steve Pappas is set to replace Francis Ball as managing director of the UK arm of US C&C giant Costco. A spokeswoman said that Pappas would take up his new role in the next couple of weeks. He has worked for the company for a number of...

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    Nooyi is first woman CEO of PepsiCo

    2006-08-19T00:00:00Z

    Indra Nooyi has been appointed the first female chief executive officer of soft drinks giant PepsiCo. Nooyi, who has worked at PepsiCo since 1994, takes up her new role on 1 October, replacing Steve Reinemund. She moves up from the...

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    SABMiller appoints Pyman to top role

    2006-08-19T00:00:00Z

    SABMiller has appointed Helen Pyman as group marketing development director from 4 September. Pyman joins the brewer from Brand Learning Partners, where she was marketing capability director. In this role she worked with major blue chip...

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    Superquinn names purchasing director

    2006-08-12T00:00:00Z

    Irish supermarket chain Superquinn has appointed Sheena Forde as its new purchasing director. Forde replaces Tom Nolan who left the company last month after just a year in the role. She joins Superquinn from...