People Moves: Currie promoted
06 Jun 2007
Aberdeen Asset Management has promoted Piers Currie to head the group's marketing. Currie, who has worked at the company for 12 years, will retain responsibility for investment trust investor relations.
Nick Read, board marketing director of Hand Picked Hotels, has been appointed marketing director of The Alternative Hotel Group's new De Vere Collection, with a brief to raise its profile.
Aberdeen Asset Management has promoted Piers Currie to head the group's marketing. Currie, who has worked at the company for 12 years, will retain responsibility for investment trust investor relations.
Soup firm Baxters has promoted brands controller Kerr Arthur to board-level marketing director. Arthur, who joined last year from Scottish & Newcastle, will report to chairman and chief executive Audrey Baxter.
Ken Daly, deputy managing director of JML, has been promoted to managing director of the homewares company. He replaces founder John Mills, who becomes chairman.
Newcastle Building Society has hired Michael Boyle as internet marketing manager. He joins from Home Furnishings, where he was e-commerce manager.
Vanessa O'Farrell has joined baby-food company Plum as senior brand manager. She moves from Manor Bakeries, where she was senior brand manager for seasonal products.
Angela Nottage is taking up the role of director of sales and marketing at The Grand hotel in Brighton, an Alternative Hotel Group property. Previously she was sales director for the London regional team at Marriott UK.
Cresta Holidays commercial manager Ian Ackland has joined HotelConnect as head of its combined sales, marketing and pricing team.
Furniture company Halo has promoted Kate Hardcastle from head of marketing to marketing director.
Geraldine Hardy has been named marketing manager of Air Charter, the cargo and passenger service. She was previously at a communications agency in Madrid.