GENERAL MERCHANDISE NEWS
John Lewis announces board changes
18 June, 2015 | by Retail Bulletin
John Lewis Partnership has announced that Patrick Lewis, its managing director of partnership services, is to become group finance director.
Due to take up his new role in September, Lewis will succeed Loraine Woodhouse who was appointed acting group finance director last December.
The retailer said Tom Athron will join the board as group development director in October with Woodhouse replacing him as Waitrose finance director.
In a separate announcement, John Lewis Partnership said that Berangere Michel will become finance director for John Lewis on 1 September, taking over from Rachel Osborne who is leaving the partnership.
