Tesco Names Jason Tarry CEO Of UK & ROI, Replacing Charles Wilson

10-Jul-2018 - Tesco plc announced Tuesday that Jason Tarry, currently Group Chief Product Officer, will become the CEO of the UK & ROI business. Andrew Yaxley, currently CEO Ireland, will be promoted to Group Chief Product Officer and join the Tesco Executive Committee. Both Jason and Andrew will report to ...

Bernhard Mix joins the management of Kräuter Mix

03-Jul-2018 - Kräuter Mix GmbH headquartered in Abtswind (Germany) has positioned itself for the future and has appointed Bernhard Mix as additional managing director. With immediate effect, Christoph Mix and Bernhard Mix as managing partners and Silke Wurlitzer as managing director form the company management ...

Starbucks Chief Financial Officer Scott Maw to Retire

29-Jun-2018 - Company has initiated search for cfo to help lead company into next phase of growth Maw will remain in role through November and support transition of new cfo Starbucks Corporation today announced that Scott Maw, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is retiring effective Nov.30, ...

Mars Wrigley Confectionery Names New Global President

Mars Incorporated’s Chief Marketing & Customer Officer Andrew Clarke to replace Martin Radvan

13-Jun-2018 - Mars, Incorporated named Andrew Clarke, currently Chief Marketing & Customer Officer, to the role of Global President ‐ Mars Wrigley Confectionery. Clarke will assume his new role in September. He will be based at Mars Wrigley Confectionery’s global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois. Since 2015 ...

Valio’s principal scientist Päivi Myllärinen receives significant innovation award from Finnish Parliament

05-Jun-2018 - Päivi Myllärinen, Valio’s principal scientist and Doctor of Food Sciences, has received a significant innovation award for women from the Finnish Parliament. Myllärinen received the award for her pioneering research and development of dairy technology. By combining nature’s own biological ...

​Jan Toft Nørgaard appointed new chairman of Arla Foods amba

25-May-2018 - TheArla Foods amba Board of Directors has appointed Jan Toft Nørgaard from Skærbæk, Denmark to succeed Åke Hantoft as Chairman of Arla Foods amba, when he steps down on July 2, after seven years in the role.The appointment of Jan Toft Nørgaard was made at the Arla Foods Board of Directors ...

Campbell Soup CEO out, strategic review under way

21-May-2018 - The top executive at Campbell Soup will retire and the company is undergoing a strategic review as it tries to revive sales that have been under pressure due to shifting American tastes. Denise Morrison, who has been has been CEO since 2011, is being replaced immediately by Keith McLoughlin, who ...

Independent Brewers Association appoints new CEO

08-May-2018 - The Independent Brewers Association (IBA) is pleased to announce that it has appointed a new CEO to take the work of the Association into a new phase of development. Since the first meeting of a group of Australian smaller brewers seven years ago, the CBIA and subsequently relaunched IBA has ...

Mark Alexander, President of Americas Simple Meals and Beverages, to Leave Campbell

20-Mar-2018 - Campbell Soup Company today announced that, effective April 2, 2018, Mark Alexander, President of Americas Simple Meals and Beverages, will leave the company to pursue other opportunities. “Mark has been an influential leader, and we are grateful for his many contributions during his nearly three ...

GEA’s CEO will not renew his contract enabling the next generation of leadership

19-Mar-2018 - Today, the long-standing CEO of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Jürg Oleas (60), has informed the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Dr. Helmut Perlet, that he is not seeking to extend his term of office beyond December 31, 2019. Furthermore, Jürg Oleas also suggested to leave from the Executive ...