{"id":9463,"date":"2023-05-27T20:57:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T20:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/matalan-appoints-former-primark-exec-as-chief-trading-officer\/"},"modified":"2023-05-27T20:57:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T20:57:33","slug":"matalan-appoints-former-primark-exec-as-chief-trading-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmsretail.com\/RetailNews\/matalan-appoints-former-primark-exec-as-chief-trading-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Matalan appoints former Primark exec as chief trading officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\/\/<\/span> Matalan promotes interim buying and merchandising director Ben Smith to the newly created role of chief trading officer<\/h6>\n
\/\/\u00a0<\/span>Smith has over 25 years of buying experience and has previously worked at Pep&Co, Primark and Peacocks<\/h6>\n\n

Matalan has appointed former Primark executive Ben Smith to the new role of chief trading officer with immediate effect.<\/p>\n

Smith has been the retailer\u2019s interim buying and merchandising director since March this year and will report into chief executive Jo Whitfield, Retail Week reported.<\/p>\n

His appointment comes as buying director Toni Craig and sourcing and imports director David Mellett are to step down from their roles.<\/p>\n\n

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Smith carries over 25 years of buying experience and has previously held several trading and buying roles at Primark before becoming a trading director at Pep&Co.<\/p>\n

\u201cBen\u2019s extensive and proven track record within retail and executive trading roles will benefit Matalan as we enter our next phase of growth with confidence,\u201d said Whitfield.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new senior position will enable our focus on strengthening\u00a0our commercial proposition and offering the great quality and value that our customers trust us for at Matalan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last month, the retailer tapped\u00a0former Co-op customer and community director Ali Jones for its newly created chief customer and omni-channel officer role.<\/p>\n

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