PEOPLE NEWS
Poundland boosts senior team
Building Supplies Online appoints first digital marketing apprentice
Building Supplies Online has announced that Jack Harper has joined as its first digital marketing apprentice. The initiative enables the company to proactively develop and augment the pool of specialist ecommerce skills that are essential to its future, while supporting young job seekers in its local community. As a company with strong ethical values and a commitment to its community, Building Supplies Online has said it has been looking at how best to gain the skills and talent that it requires, in a way that aligns with its values and ethos. Exploring the Government’s national apprenticeship scheme, the company realised that it could easily provide the digital marketing expertise, mentoring and learning support demanded by the scheme, to meet its talent objectives and also offer real opportunities to young job seekers in the local community.
Poundland has announced the appointment of a new trading director and finance director to complete its senior team. Tim Bettley will begin his new role at Poundland at the start of the new year. He joins from The Original Factory Shop where he has was commercial director since November 2015. Mr Bettley has previously had senior roles at Morrisons and Peacocks; demonstrating his experience with the retail sector.
At Poundland, Bettley will be responsible for trading, the marketing teams, and stock control. He will report in to UK and Ireland managing director, Barry Williams, who held the role of trading director before he was promoted last year. Dave Williams joined the Poundland senior team earlier this year as finance director. During his career he has held similar roles across a variety of companies including The Original Factory Shop and JD Sports.
Stax strengthens sales team
The DIY wholesale supplier has announced details of two major new appointments, which have been made to further strengthen the growing team based at Stax’s Manchester branch. Richard Cartwright and Andy Dilworth have joined the company as area sales representatives, with Mr Cartwright taking on responsibil- ity for North Wales and Merseyside, whilst Mr Dilworth will focus on the rest of the North West region. Mr Cartwright has recently been involved in sales of various gardening and outdoor product lines from well- known names, such as Gardman, AFK, Leisuregrow, Henri Studio and Deco Pak. Mr Dilworth brings a similar wealth of sales talent and expertise to the 650-strong Stax team, having held section management and buyer roles at the Stax Leeds branch.
Andy Dilworth Wilko appoints new chief
commercial officer Wilko is pleased to announce that Andrew Moore will be joining its senior management team as chief commercial officer and executive board director. Andrew was most recently senior vice president and chief merchandising officer at Asda in charge
of a multi-billion-pound portfolio of merchandise across all Asda trading divisions. Prior to that, he was executive managing director for George where he was instrumental in developing the clothing label into a global brand. Commenting on the appointment, Lisa Wilkinson family director, said: “Andrew’s breadth of commercial experience strengthens and complements our existing leadership team and we’re looking forward to working with him to further develop our ambition to put great product at the heart of everything we do.” Andrew has more than 30 years’ experience of commercial leadership in retail including Marks & Spencer where he held several senior positions including director of general merchandise. Mr Moore joined Wilko at the beginning of December.
Richard Cartwright
6 DIY WEEK 14 DECEMBER 2018
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