Jollyes strengthens leadership team with new appointments
Pet retailer Jollyes has made two new appointments within its leadership team as it continues its UK expansion.
Sean McGinty has joined Jollyes as chief marketing officer from Dunelm, where he was marketing director. In his new role, he will have direct responsibility for Jollyes’ customer, marketing, digital, and loyalty proposition. Prior to Dunelm, he was marketing director at Aldi UK and has also held senior marketing roles at Debenhams and Asda.
Subscribe to TRBMeanwhile, David Stokes will join the business in May as retail and supply chain director, taking on responsibilities held by Adam Dury, who was promoted to chief executive designate last October.
Stokes has worked for the last six years at Gregory Group, a third-party logistics provider in the South West of England. Before that, he spent 16 years at Lidl in senior roles across retail, supply chain, and logistics in both the UK and Europe.
Dury said: “It’s no secret that Jollyes is growing at a significant pace as we open new stores right across the UK.
“Those growth ambitions will be fuelled by talented retailers and that’s why I’m delighted to welcome Sean and David to our leadership team as we bring our unique combination of low prices and pet expertise to more customers.
“David’s hands-on retail leadership and supply chain expertise and Sean’s retail marketing experience will be real assets to the business as we continue to shake up the UK pet retail market.”
Jollyes will be opening three new locations this month in Ponders End, Hartlepool and Whitehaven. Last month, the retailer reported that it had delivered 6% like-for-like sales growth in the three weeks to Christmas Eve.
