MOVERS AND SHAKERS
17 NOVEMBER 2023 ASIAN TRADER 9
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Fri-Jado important new
sales appointment
Keeping up with the latest industry
moves and promotions
Movers and Shakers
Manchester based Kellanova –
the new name for the company
that owns Kellogg’s – has
appointed Gemma Wisniewski
as its new legal director.
She replaces Carmel Samimi,
who remains with Kellanova
in her new role as general
counsel for Kellanova
AMEA.
Wisniewski brings
with her almost 20
years’ experience
working in FMCG, having
most recently held the role of
legal and corporate affairs
director EMEA & APAC for
Molson Coors. During her time
at the beverage company, she
oversaw divisional legal and
government affairs matters.
Prior to joining Molson
Coors, Wisniewski spent 12
years working for the dairy
giant Müller, where she was
appointed to the role as legal
counsel. She completed her
legal qualifications whilst at
Müller through distant learning
and night school, studying at
Staffordshire University.
As part of her new role
at Kellanova, Wisniews-
ki will lead the legal
team in delivering the
business’ legal strategy
across the UK, Ireland,
Scandinavia, and Eastern
Europe.
“We’re thrilled to have
Gemma join our team as she
steps into the role of legal
director. She brings with her a
wealth of experience and will
continue to support and drive
commercial strategy ,” Chris
Silcock, Kellanova UKI
managing director, said.
Kellanova UKI appoints new
legal director
Following a year of growth,
Fri-Jado – known around the
world for supplying state-of-
the-art hot and cold food
display equipment and
rotisserie ovens – has an-
nounced the expansion of its
UK team with the appoint-
ment of Sanita Rani as UK
Business Develop-
ment Manager. The
appointment
further develops
the existing sales
team as Fri-Jado
seeks to work in
increased collaboration
with both retail and food-to-
go customers nationwide.
In previous roles, Sanita
worked for several leading
customer-centric brands,
including Stella Artois,
Heineken and BMW. Bringing
with her a commitment to
developing engaging custom-
er relationships, as well as
many years’ experience in
identifying customer needs
and relevant solutions, Sanita
is looking forward to meeting
contacts old and new, as well
as working with the team at
Fri-Jado. As UK Business
Development Manager,
Sanita will play a key role
in the business as the
team seeks to further
support the distribu-
tor market, as well
as the chain and
group accounts and
contract catering
opportunities for
Fri-Jado across the whole
country.
“It’s hugely exciting to be
joining the Fri-Jado team,”
said Sanita. “The business has
a longstanding reputation for
not only offering a first-class
product portfolio but also for
exemplary after-sales
support.”
Tesco’s Jason Tarry to step
down after 33-years
After an exceptional career at
Tesco of more than 33 years, in-
cluding six as UK CEO, Jason Tarry
has decided to leave the business in
March 2024.
Jason’s leadership has guided
Tesco through its turnaround and
more recently the pandemic, re-
building its competitiveness in the
UK and putting customers back at
the heart of the business.
Tarry said, “Little could I have
imagined 33 years ago, the journey
I would go on with Tesco. My life in
Tesco has been a wonderful experi-
ence. This decision was not made
easily but this is the right time for
me to move on. I am grateful to
my amazing colleagues and the
lifelong friends I have made here.
I will continue to give my all to
being UK CEO until March, and
my determination that we give our
customers the best Christmas is
heightened knowing that this will
be my last as a Tesco colleague.”
Tesco Group CEO Ken Murphy
said, “Jason has made an immense
contribution to our business.
Under his leadership, Tesco today
is the most competitive we have
ever been, built on exceptionally
strong foundations of doing the
right thing for our customers and
colleagues.
Tarry will be succeeded as UK
CEO by Matthew Barnes, who will
join Tesco on 1 March.
Greens Retail appoints Mike
Leonard interim Head of Retail
Scotland-based retail chain Greens
Retail has announced Mike
Leonard as its new interim Head
of Retail.
Leonard comes to Greens with
a wealth of experience in
the industry, including
his most recent position
as Head of Retail at Eddy’s
Food Station, Sales Direc-
tor at CJ Lang, and Head
of Symbol Retail at United
Wholesale Scotland.
Commenting on his
new role, Leonard said
“I am very excited to be join-
ing Greens Retail in a period of
tremendous growth, with many
exciting opportunities on the hori-
zon. I’m looking forward to work-
ing with suppliers and colleagues
from across the Greens network to
grow the business further.”
Managing Director of Greens
Retail Harris Aslam congratulated
Leonard on his new role in the
business: “I am thrilled to
welcome Mike into the
Greens family. His breadth
of knowledge and experi-
ence in this sector will
give us a huge advantage
as we continue to expand
the Greens portfolio, and
venture into new services
such as home delivery.”
Currently operating 21 stores in
Scotland, Greens Retail has com-
mitted to opening a further 20+
stores spanning across Scotland
and entering the market in Eng-
land next year.