2012 Speaker Panel
The speaker panel of retail leaders at World Retail Congress
2012 included:
Marc Bolland, Chief
Executive, M&S plc
Appointed in May 2010. Marc began his career at Heineken NV in
The Netherlands in 1987, occupying several Marketing and Sales
management roles. In 1995 he was appointed Managing Director for
Heineken in Slovakia, becoming Managing Director for Heineken
Export Worldwide in 1999. Marc was then appointed to the Board of
Heineken NV in 2001 with responsibility for Western Europe, US,
Latin America, Northern Africa and Global Marketing. In 2005 he
became Chief Operating Officer. He joined Morrisons in September
2006 as Chief Executive Officer. Marc is currently non-executive
Director of Manpower Inc US, and has previously held non-executive
Director roles at Hotel de I'Europe, The Netherlands (2003-2006),
Quilmes, Argentina (2001-2003).
Dave Cheesewright, President and CEO, EMEA Region,
Walmart International
Dave Cheesewright is the President and Chief Executive Officer
for Walmart EMEA. He leads Walmart's retail operations and
oversees business development in Europe, the Middle East, Africa
and Canada.
Dave's career spans more than 20 years across the international
retail and manufacturing sectors. Prior to his current role,
he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart's Canadian
operation, and previously Chief Operating Officer of ASDA,
Walmart's operation in the United Kingdom. He joined ASDA in
1999, holding senior positions over a nine-year period.
Before his careers with ASDA and Walmart, Dave held a range of
leadership positions in the United Kingdom with Mars Confectionery,
the world's leading confectionary company
Philip Clarke, CEO,
Tesco
Philip Clarke was appointed to the Board on 16 November 1998.
Prior to his appointment as CEO in March 2011 he was Asia, Europe
& IT Director. Philip began his career with Tesco in store
during 1974 and continued to work part-time through school and
university. After graduating with a degree in Economic History, he
joined the Tesco Management Training Programme and then spent nine
years in store management before holding a number of roles in
commercial and marketing. In 1994 he was appointed Stores Director
and a year later promoted to Regional Managing Director, before
joining the Tesco PLC Board as Supply Chain Director and a year
later adding Information Technology to his responsibilities.
Rick
Darling, President, Li & Fung US
Rick Darling is the President of Li & Fung USA, and an
Executive Director of Li & Fung Trading Limited, the world's
leading consumer goods sourcing company managing the supply chain
for retailers and brands worldwide. Headquartered in Hong Kong, and
with more than $6.0 billion in shipping, Li & Fung maintains an
unrivaled sourcing network servicing its customers globally, with
over 65 offices in 38 countries.
Sir
Philip Green, Owner, Arcadia
Andrew Jennings, CEO, Karstadt Warenhaus GmbH,
Germany
Andrew Jennings began his retail career in London with Debenhams
and has held senior positions at premium department and specialty
stores such as Stuttafords and Greatermans in South Africa, Harrods
Ltd - London, House of Fraser in the UK, Brown Thomas - Southern
Ireland, Holt Renfrew - Canada, Saks Fifth Avenue - New York and
most recently Group Managing Director of Woolworths (Pty) Limited
in Cape Town - South Africa. Andrew joined Woolworths in December
2006. As Group Managing Director, he is responsible for the day to
day business including buying, selling, marketing, store design and
franchise operations.
Charlie Mayfield, Chairman, John Lewis
Partnership
Charlie Mayfield became the Partnership's fifth Chairman in
March 2007. He joined the Partnership in 2000 as Head of Business
Development, responsible for business strategy and development for
both John Lewis and Waitrose. Charlie joined the Board as
Development Director in 2001 and was responsible for developing the
Partnership's online strategy. He became Managing Director of John
Lewis in January 2005 prior to taking up his appointment as
Chairman of the Partnership in March 2007.
Charlie began his career as an officer in the army. He joined
SmithKline Beecham in 1992 and became Marketing Manager for the
Lucozade brand, before moving to McKinsey & Co in 1996, where
he worked with consumer and retail organisations.
Charlie is a Government appointed Commissioner of the UK
Commission for Employment and Skills and chairs Business in the
Community's Business Action on Economic Renewal Leadership Team. In
June 2011 he became President of the Employee Ownership
Association.
Nick
Robertson, CEO, ASOS.com
Nick started his career in 1987 with the advertising agency
Young and Rubicam and in 1991 moved to Carat, the UK's largest
media planning and buying agency. In 1995 he co-founded
Entertainment Marketing, a small marketing services business and in
2000 he co- founded ASOS.com, a pure play online fashion and beauty
retailer.
Full speaker list for the 2012 Congress
For a
full list of speakers at the 2012 congress, please click on this
link.
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SPEAKING AT THE 2013 CONGRESS?
The World Retail Congress annually attracts over 120 C-level
expert retail speakers. The 2013 congress will be bigger than ever
before. The full 2013 programme will be announced shortly. For the
preview programme, to suggest speakers and advise on core topics,
please contact Lucy Van Den Heede (Head of Content) at lucy.vandenheede@i2ieventsgroup.com.
