UK retailer Marks and Spencer has poached Morrisons’ executive Chris Taylor to head its Simply Food convenience stores.
Taylor will head M&S’s Simply Food, franchise and hospitality operations next month. He replaces Neil Hyslop, who is moving to the newly-created role of director of space planning and development.
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The announcement of Taylor’s appointment comes a little more than a year after M&S chief executive Marc Bolland formerly joined the business from Morrisons.
An M&S spokesperson said: “We’re delighted to confirm that Christopher Taylor is joining Marks & Spencer as director of Simply Food, franchise and hospitality. Christopher joins us on 3 May and we’re looking forward to welcoming him to the team.”
The announcement comes in the wake of a series of high-profile appointments for M&S, as the retailer looks to update its UK operations and drive international expansion.
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The retailer appointed former Inditex Russia executive Jan Heere as international director and appointed former Tesco executive Laura Wade-Gery as head of its multi-channel e-commerce operations in February.
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By GlobalDataMorrisons did not respond to requests for comment as this article went to press.
