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JLP appoints new president of the partnership council
The John Lewis Partnership has announced the appointment of a new president for its unique governing authority - the Partnership Council. Chris Earnshaw has been a partner for 21 years
and was head of shop trading north for Waitrose & Partners and president of Waitrose & Partners Council. Earnshaw started his career as an A-level management trainee in 1998 and has worked in a number of shops, developing his career within the Partnership. Earnshaw has been head of branch for John Lewis & Partners in Liverpool and Cardiff. Running for
a three-year term, Earnshaw replaces former
Partnership Council president, Trevor Phillips and will work alongside the recently appointed independent directors, Dame Clare Tickell and Michael Herlihy.
Rob Collins to leave the John Lewis Partnership
The John Lewis Partnership has announced that, after a 26-year career, Rob Collins has set out his intention to step down as managing director of Waitrose & Partners next year. The Partnership has also
announced the Future Partnership plan, which includes the introduction of a new management structure for the Partnership. From next year there will be one executive team with direct responsibility for the performance and strategy of the whole Partnership, and there will no longer be divisional boards or separate managing directors for John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose & Partners. Some of the new executive director appointments
Kingfisher plc announces appointment of new CFO
Kingfisher has appointed Bernard Bot as chief financial officer (CFO). Bot will take up the role on 21 October 2019 and will be appointed to the Board of Directors on that date. He will also become a
member of the Group Executive team. Bot joins most recently from Travelport Worldwide, a global technology platform for the travel industry that was NYSE-listed until June 2019. As Travelport’s CFO, Bot was responsible for finance, strategy, transformation and investor relations. Bot has significant experience in large- scale transformation programmes, logistics and supply chain management, technology and digital
services. He is a seasoned CFO, having held this role at companies listed in the US, UK, Ireland and the Netherlands and has worked at international businesses throughout his career. Bot is a Dutch national, who also speaks fluent English and French, and will be based at the company’s headquarters in Paddington, UK.
Bot commented: “I’m very happy to be joining Kingfisher. The business has strong financial characteristics and significant growth opportunities. I look forward to working with the Kingfisher team to capture these for the benefit of all stakeholders.” The company has also announced that John Wartig, who joined Kingfisher as interim CFO on 8 April 2019, has been appointed to the newly created role of chief transformation and development officer.
ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE Hultafors Group Acquires Custom LeatherCraft -
the USA’s Leading ‘Work Gear’ Innovator The Hultafors Group which owns Snickers Workwear has acquired CLC.
The leading brand in the USA since 1983, CLC is North America’s premier designer, developer and marketer of ‘work gear’ for professional tradesmen and women. It’s a product range that includes softside tool carriers, nail bags, tool pouches plus personal protective equipment.
Custom LeatherCraft, or CLC as the brand is
more commonly know in the USA – and as the Kuny’s Leather brand in Canada - prides itself on developing high quality ‘work gear’ that combines innovative design and functionality as well as great value for money.
Peter Dumigan, managing director of the Hultafors
Group UK says, “We are delighted with this acquisition given that the CLC ‘work gear’ range complements the Snickers Workwear, Hellberg Safety, Hultafors Tools, Solid Gear and Toe Guard safety footwear product portfolios perfectly “. “We will now be able to offer the discerning tradesman and woman an even more extensive range of top quality premium brand products, ideally suited to the work they do on site “.
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have already been confirmed, with further appointments expected to be announced over the coming months. However, Collins has decided to step down as managing director of Waitrose & Partners and is expected to leave the Partnership in January 2020. Sir Charlie Mayfield, partner and chairman of the John Lewis Partnership, said: “Rob joined the Partnership in 1993 as a graduate trainee and has made a terrific contribution in a number of roles at both Waitrose & Partners and John Lewis & Partners. In recent years, Rob has been an outstanding leader for the Partnership in all the senior positions he has held. As managing director of Waitrose & Partners for the last four years he has made an enormous impact in modernising, strengthening and differentiating the business.”
ERA appoints new customer support manager
ERA, the leading UK home security specialist, has appointed Sumier Foster-Shah as Customer Support Manager for Smartware. Heading up a six-strong team of smartware experts, Sumier, has over 20 years’ experience in delivering customer service with high profile organisations such as Centrica, O2, Vodaphone, Talk Talk and Argos.
Sumier said: “The goal for my team is to deal with any smartware queries quickly and efficiently to a very high standard and to ensure that our customers are happy. Communication is the key for us, so we like to develop good working relationships with our customers. My role also encompasses delivering our Smartware Installer Training Programme, that ERA has developed specifically for locksmiths.”
Getting information on the new Custom LeatherCraft product range is easy – call the Hultafors Group UK Helpline on 01484 854788, checkout the website
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sales@hultaforsgroup.co.uk
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