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John Lewis Partnership announces succession plan for chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield

John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has begun the search for a successor to Sir Charlie Mayfield, who will step down as JLP’s fifth chairman in its nearly 100 year history during 2020. The new chairman will be announced in the second half of 2019. The retailer said the selection process has …

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Andy Martin to join John Lewis Partnership board

John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has announced the appointment of Andy Martin as a non-executive director of the JLP board and chair of the audit and risk committee. Andy succeeds Baroness Sarah Hogg who joined the board in 2011 and whose term of office ended on June 30. He has worked …

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John Lewis Partnership posts festive trading results

John Lewis Partnership “traded well” over the six weeks to December 30, according to chairman Sir Charlie Mayfield. Gross sales totalled £1,962 million – up 2.5% on last year – with 3.6% growth for John Lewis and 1.4% for Waitrose. John Lewis Partnership operates 49 John Lewis shops across the …

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John Lewis appoints trading director

Department store group John Lewis has recruited Simon Coble to the role of trading director. He will take up the position on January 15 and will join the John Lewis management board, reporting to managing director Paula Nickolds. Simon joins from The Body Shop, where he was managing director UK, …

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Laura Wade-Gery joins John Lewis Partnership board

John Lewis Partnership, has appointed Laura Wade-Gery as a non-executive director to its board. John Lewis Partnership is the parent company of department store group John Lewis and supermarket chain Waitrose. Laura previously worked for Marks & Spencer as multi channel executive director for five years until September 2016. Before …

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