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...When the day comes to find a successor, Francine McKenna writes for the FT, the company will be better off split into pieces....
...Others named by the regulator on Wednesday include reality show stars Millie Mackintosh and Megan McKenna, and Zoe Sugg, better known by her YouTube moniker Zoella....
...Ms McKenna is now chief operating officer for Walmart US, responsible for its more than 4,000 retail stores. The search comes at a delicate time for Asda....
...A number of senior Asda directors, including former finance director Judith McKenna, pictured, have recently been elevated to roles at the US group....
...However, Simon Morris of law firm CMS Cameron McKenna expressed scepticism over whether the FCA study could be of any benefit to consumers....
...Asda said it would make several changes as a result of Ms McKenna’s move....
...Judith McKenna, its chief operating officer, is expected to move to a strategy role within the international arm of Asda’s parent Walmart, based in the US. Asda declined to comment....
...Meanwhile at Asda, Andy Clarke, chief executive, has a ready-made successor in the form of Judith McKenna, its highly regarded chief operating officer, if there were to be any changes at the Walmart-owned...
...“Mums have one eye on balancing the day-to-day, and the other firmly on the future family events – and Christmas is top of their list,” said Judith McKenna, chief operating officer at Asda....
...Judith McKenna, Asda chief operating officer, said: “It’s getting tougher. Mums have one eye on balancing the day to day and the other on the future and what it holds for their kids.”...
...“Its all around Christmas on a budget,” says Judith McKenna, chief operating officer at Asda. “People are more strapped for cash than they have ever been.”...
...Andrea Raphael, a Goldman Sachs spokeswoman, said the bank had been negotiating to sell the stake since early March....
...Judith McKenna, chief operating officer, said: “When you are working on a cash budget for the week, actually you can’t necessarily afford to buy a multi-pack of something when you have got to the end of...
...In another move, Asda has chosen Richard Mayfield, head of the shared services division at the John Lewis Partnership, as finance director, replacing Judith McKenna who became chief operating officer in...
...However, people close to Asda dismissed speculation that Ms McKenna was being lined up to succeed Mr Clarke....
...In July, Judith McKenna, Asda’s finance director, was appointed chief operating officer, providing her with broader management experience....
...The appointments follow the promotion of Judith McKenna from finance director to chief operating officer....
...caused not a penny loss to anybody, shows how the FSA is positioning itself [and its successor] as a zero-tolerance regulator of the UK financial markets,” says Simon Morris, of the law firm CMS Cameron McKenna...
...“The VAT increase coupled with the rise in the cost of many raw materials means that retailers are working even harder to deliver value to our customers on groceries and everyday items,” said Judith McKenna...
...Judith McKenna, Asda finance director, told the Reuters Consumer and Retail Summit this week: “In terms of our underlying performance, we’re all roughly in the same place....
...Others include Andy Clarke, Asda chief operating officer; David Cheesewright, who runs Walmart’s Canadian business; Judith McKenna, Asda finance director; and Darren Blackhurst, its trading director....
...“Its just like the 1970s with The Generation Game and Morecambe and Wise,” Ms McKenna said....
...Judith McKenna, finance director of Asda, has predicted this year will be the “most competitive Christmas for a decade”....
...Judith McKenna, finance director at Asda, the UK’s second biggest grocer after Tesco, said the supermarket was continuing to win customers....
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