Steven Sharp, Marks & Spencer's long-serving marketing chief, is set to retire from the business and replaced by Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, the former Estée Lauder group president.
Virgin Atlantic marketing director Simon Lloyd has left the airline after less than a year, with marketing responsibilities to be taken on by the brand's global sales director Maria Sebastian.
Fashion brand Barbour has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of Paul Wilkinson as head of marketing.
Yahoo has agreed a deal to buy social blogging platform Tumblr for more than $1bn (£720m).
Jane Shields, the group sales and marketing director of Next, has been promoted to the retailer's board as an executive director.
Ladbrokes is parting company with its top marketer Stephen Vowles as it restructures to move its digital marketing operation to Israel.
Chris Moriarty from The Chartered Institute of Marketing outlines five trends in marketing pay and rewards to watch out for this year
Dylan Williams (below) is a partner and chief strategy officer at Mother. He also sits on the Technology Advisory Board at 10 Downing Street.
09 May 2013
| by Staff
BT has thrown down the gauntlet to Sky with the launch of its new BT Sport service, promising an "affordable and exciting" new service which will challenge the dominance of Sky Sports.
House of Fraser has appointed Wickes marketer Tony Holdway to the newly created role of director of brand.