BT is shifting group marketing and brand director Tim Evans to the role of chief customer officer, in a move insiders say will erode his “power base” at the telecoms giant. Evans’ new position is understood to be a new, over-arching strategic role, which will include research as one of his main remits. It is […]
Plans by Cadbury to launch a major new brand have been thrown into disarray this week after the recall of 1 million Dairy Milk bars over fears they have been contaminated with salmonella.
Sainsbury’s has denied reports it is helping Jamie Oliver, the TV chef who stars in its ad campaigns, and the Department of Health to devise a national healthy eating drive to persuade families to spend more mealtimes together.
Capvest, the private equity firm that owns seafood firm Young’s Bluecrest, is understood to be talking to a number of investment firms about forming a consortium to acquire Unilever-owned frozen-food brand Birds Eye.
Visa is planning to test a contactless payment card on UK high streets next year as part of its strategy to encourage people to pay for purchases with plastic. The move follows rival MasterCard’s trial of its PayPass system with Royal Bank of Scotland (MW 9 March).
Pfizer, the pharmaceutical group, dropped plans to locate its European headquarters in Britain due to “bureaucratic planning laws”, according to a report commissioned by the Treasury.
Unilever has pledged to improve the diversity of its board of directors by adding more women and people from ethnic backgrounds. Chief executive Patrick Cescau says the board does not reflect the diversity of the Anglo-Dutch company’s staff.
Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest has hired two creative teams.
Sporting Index, the spread-betting group, has appointed Nick Irens as chairman and Chris Akers as non-executive director. The appointments come as the group prepares to expand overseas.
The Button Group, an experiential marketing agency, has appointed Julian Baker as group creative director. He was previously design director at Imagination, working with clients including Diageo, BAA, BA and Orange.
BSkyB sales controller Steve Brown is believed to have been made redundant following a shake-up at Sky Media.
News Magazines, News International’s magazine publishing arm, is establishing a regional sales office in Manchester, with former Times Newspapers senior sales executive Nicola Morris as regional ad manager.
Kraft Foods has appointed Irene Rosenfeld as chief executive to replace Roger Deromedi, who is leaving the company to pursue other interests. Rosenfeld was previously chairwoman and chief executive of PepsiCo-owned Frito-Lay.
Energywatch is ramping up its efforts to lobby the Government and Ofgem to introduce an accreditation scheme for green energy tariffs.
National Lottery operator Camelot has partnered with Walt Disney for the first time, as part of the launch promotion for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. It is launching a themed instant-win game online at www.national-lottery.co.uk as part of the initiative. Camelot has tied-up with films to launch games before, but it is the […]