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...Higginson added that the retailer was “in fine health”, with a brand that is loved by consumers, “and with the financial resources to deliver further expansion”....
...Other names such as former WHSmith and SSP boss Kate Swann, who lost out to White last time, or Andrew Higginson, the former Morrisons and current JD Sports chair, have been suggested by two headhunters....
...Higginson now has an interest of 458,646 shares, still just 0.01 per cent of JD’s issued share capital....
...Higginson dismissed the claims, but there was a minor investor rebellion against his re-election the same year....
...Higginson added that some emergency departments were in a “complete state of crisis”, warning that doctors were now “unable to provide care at the standard” they would like....
...settled the terms of [Cowgill’s] departure and more importantly, to have secured a seamless handover and access to his decades of experience, whilst best protecting our commercial interests,” said chair Andy Higginson...
...Higginson said sales were up about 8 per cent in the first six weeks of the second half before the impact of recent acquisitions....
...Andrew Higginson, who was appointed chair in July after Peter Cowgill was ousted, said sales were up around 8 per cent in the first six weeks of the second half before including the impact of recent acquisitions...
...Higginson chaired Wm Morrison from January 2015 until its takeover by private equity firm CD&R in November....
...Kwasi Kwarteng, business secretary, is expected to ask for a meeting with Morrisons chair Andrew Higginson in coming weeks, according to people familiar with the situation, seeking reassurances over jobs...
...“Peter did an amazing job,” said Andrew Higginson, the former Wm Morrison chair who was appointed to the same role at JD in July. “His legacy is that the business is trading very strongly....
...His appointment comes a month after Andy Higginson replaced Peter Cowgill as chair of the trainer and streetwear retailer, after he left following clashes with the UK’s competition regulator over its decision...
...Last month Andy Higginson, the former chair of supermarket chain Wm Morrison, was appointed non-executive chair of JD....
...He has been replaced in a non-executive capacity by Andy Higginson, the former chair of supermarket group Wm Morrison, while an announcement regarding a permanent chief executive is due imminently....
...All three, along with Morrisons former chair, Andrew Higginson, previously worked at Tesco under Sir Terry Leahy, who is a senior adviser to CD&R and now chairs Morrisons....
...Andrew Higginson, who chaired Morrisons during the protracted takeover saga, has been a senior adviser at Shore since 2016....
...Andrew Higginson, non-executive director at Morrisons, said he could not confirm Leahy would be appointed chair....
...The disagreements are understood to revolve around the role of Andrew Higginson, Morrisons’ chairman since 2015, and his perceived closeness to chief executive David Potts....
...“We remain confident that CD&R will be a responsible, thoughtful and careful owner of an important British grocery business,” said Higginson....
...Dr Ian Higginson, vice-president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said a survey the body had carried out of its members in recent days suggested emergency departments were typically losing up...
...Andrew Higginson, Morrisons chair, said: “We have looked very carefully at Fortress’ approach, their plans for the business and their overall suitability as an owner of a unique British foodmaker and shopkeeper...
...Morrisons’ existing non-executives, including chair Andrew Higginson and senior independent director Rooney Anand, will step down once the deal has completed in late October, having orchestrated a bidding...
...Morrisons’ chair Andrew Higginson previously worked alongside Leahy at Tesco. Fortress manages about $53.1bn in assets and is best known for its work in credit and distressed investing situations....
...Morrisons’ chair Andrew Higginson said the company’s board was “pleased that the trustees and CD&R have engaged constructively and have now reached an agreement, which safeguards the interests” of scheme...
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