Friday, 7 June 2013

The UK Knack Group Reviews Today’s Events …… 7th June 2013

Management Moves
Finance Director and Chairman Appointed – Co-operative Group
The Co-operative Group has appointed Richard Pennycook as group finance director and Richard Pym as chairman. Turnover £6,366m | 85,000 Employees | 4,300 Locations | 11 Subsidiaries
Marketing Director Appointed - Asda
Asda has appointed Chris McDonough as marketing director as part of a restructure of its marketing team. Along with the restructure CMO Steve Smith has also introduced a new planning and strategy function to improve the marketing division’s front-end processes. Turnover £21,848m | 175,000 Employees | 383 Locations | 7 Subsidiaries
Technical Specialist Appointed – Matrix Capital Limited
Matrix Capital Limited, the charted financial planners based in Shropshire, has appointed Matthew Smith as their new technical support specialist, as they add to their growing team. The company will also expand their services thanks to Mr Smith’s pension experience
Fund Manager Appointed - Enterprise Ventures
Enterprise Ventures has appointed Stewart McCombe as manager for the new £15m North West Fund for Mezzanine. The sub-fund provides investment of £750,000 to £2m for fast-growing businesses. It was created in early 2013 as part of the overall £155m North West Fund. Turnover £4.8m | 37 Employees | 1 Location | 1 Subsidiary
Penny Winter – The UK Knack Group
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