27 Apr 2005
Stephen Sunnucks, former chief executive of New Look, has been poached by Gap to be its European president. Sunnucks, who will start at the end of June, will be Gap's first president outside the US, signalling the growing importance of its business in the UK and France. Before joining New Look, Sunnucks...
27 Apr 2005
Claire Dove, former director of advertising at Mirror Group, has been appointed publisher at Conde Nast's contract publishing division, whose clients include Harrods and Littlewoods. Before joining Mirror Group, Dove was group advertisement director at IPC.
27 Apr 2005
Louise England, marketing director at music and video retailer MVC, has been hired by Sainsbury's as director of store brand and events. England has been handed the role following a review of the supermarket's business led by chief executive Justin King. She has previously held senior marketing roles...
27 Apr 2005
John Mangan has joined L'Oreal in the new role of sales director for its Prestige and Collections brands in the UK and Ireland. He will take responsibility for a team of 23, as well as 135 in-store consultants, controlling brands such as Ralph Lauren, Cacharel and Giorgio Armani fragrances and cosmetics.
27 Apr 2005
Roger Walkden has been promoted to vice-president of UK, emerging markets, European marketing and media planning at video games company Activision. He was previously UK general manager Adam Wright, former chief executive of Moss Bros, has been named chairman of Fox Kalomaski. His appointment marks the...
27 Apr 2005
Martin Corke, group advertising director of IPC Innovator (the publisher's inserts division), has been named commercial director of Associated New Media. Corke will be responsible for developing revenues across Associated's brands. He replaces Mark Milner, who became the group's chief operating officer...
27 Apr 2005
Mike Melling has been appointed to the new role of customer sales director at mortgages and loans provider GE Consumer Finance Home Lending. Melling has spent the past 21 years at American Express, working most recently as head of international customer management and cross-sell. He will manage a sales...
27 Apr 2005
Paul Keen has been appointed finance and commercial director of the Lawn Tennis Association. Keen, who joins from Fish4, will take charge of sponsorship and Tennis GB, and report to chief executive John Crowther. He replaces commercial director Steve Curzon and finance director Robert Carter-Shaw.